Tree motion...??

[Rupe]

Does that make the hitch climber sit sideways? A nicer way to use it, but takes away the advantage of the hitch climber design.

[Paul Smith]

i trust the ring, but dislike the metal on metal, not for safety reasons, more that it just annoys me.......i clip the krab straight on to the rope, it means the rope sits side by side on the hitch climber rather than behind, and also brings the system closer in taking more slack out of the system. all in all the ring seems kinda pointless to me.

 

I am thinking of adjusting the length of the bridge on my TM?

[Rupe]

To shorten it just put an extra over hand knot behind the original knot.

 

We played around using ropemans to adjust the bridge but it was decided that a ropeman might cut through the bridge in the event of a shock loading fall.

[Steve Bullman]

Does that make the hitch climber sit sideways? A nicer way to use it, but takes away the advantage of the hitch climber design.

 

how so rupe?

[Rupe]

What how so it sits sideways?

[Steve Bullman]

no, i mean how does it sitting sideways take away the advantge of the hitchclimber?

[Rupe]

Remember how I had a problem with it NOT sitting sideways? Well I'm over that, but only just! The idea is that the trailing end of your rope should follow you better if the HC is set upright. Then you also get the additional benefits of using it to make 3:1 's for rescue (unlikely I know).

 

The swivel means you can have it left, right or centre.

 

Personally, I think you are right, having it sit sideways, fixed either left or right, is probably best.

[Chris Cowell]

Just for info....the sliding D ring on treeMOTION is rated to 30kN. The breaking load is considerably higher. I can't imagine a climbing scenario where one can be broken. I've got one of these rings in my 'black museum' that was taken to 36kN and it's only a little deformed.

 

If you don't like putting two connectors into the ring, try putting a second ring on the bridge or attaching one karabiner directly to the bridge.

 

Chris

[Rupe]

Good timing Chris, for your fourth post!

 

So what is your take on adding a ropeman to adjust the bridge?

[Chris Cowell]

If the reason for having the Ropeman is so that the hitch can be moved in/away from the body, then I would use a Rolling Hitch. I'm pretty sure this system has been discussed here.

 

It uses a Ropeman too....but in an application where there is no concern about mantle stripping!

 

How about that for dodging the question!