Valdotain tresse

[Steve Bullman]

Where applicable please could you list your chosen application for the knot in question, size cord you prefer, length of cord(or loop in some cases), pros and cons, etc etc...anything you can think of really. Thanks

[BenR]

Type of french prussic, tied with a single cord. Related to the machard tresse tied with a loop.

 

The legs alternate which one is on top at the braids, unlike the valdotain which is the same leg on top each time.

[will.morris]

I switch between using the VT & distel knot on my main climbing line and strop, both with a micro pulley and 10mm prussik.

[Timberman675]

how long does the friction hitch cord have to be?

[Daythe trees]

I guess about 30cm not including the bit need to make a loop in the end. Buy a metre put a scaffold not on one end tie the hitch with the live end and see how much you need to cut off after putting a scaffold on the other end? Personal preference comes into, amount of cross overs, rope diameter and hitch cord diameter.

Edited January 22, 2016 by Daythe trees

[Joe Newton]

Actually 70cm from eye to eye seems to be about standard.

[Starscream]

Use it on my lanyard, I like the springy legs of it. 90cm ocean polyester. I use a hitch climber pulley to tend it so that I can use it as a second climbing system if needed.

[jfc]

Use it on my lanyard, with a 75cm eye and eye. Generally 3 wraps and 3 braids, but will change that if need more or less friction.

Also use it with my hitch climber - 70cm i&i 4 wraps, 2 braids, OP 10mm onto 13mm climbing line.

+ Grips well, easy to tend slack.

- on hitch climber fixed eye on my climbing line can sometimes stop the VT from biting, but I am used to this happening occassionally and can quickly correct it one handed.

[R Mac]

I use it for SRT with a Ropewrench, 8mm Beeline at the moment.

 

Also use it DdRT with a Hitch Climber set up as an O Rig, 10mm Marlow Boa

[TIMON]

I use it as a friction hitch on ddrt with a hitch climber system occasionally and also on a work positioning soft lanyard.

 

Ocean polyester e2e 8mm is my preference.