Would this work??

[Paul Smith]

If you already climb on a VT with ddrt what would happen if you stood up using a pantin? Would you not have to push the hitch up? I used a RW this weekend and it is different to my unicender! It will only self tend with a lanyard over the shoulder.

[Steve Bullman]

If you already climb on a VT with ddrt what would happen if you stood up using a pantin? Would you not have to push the hitch up? I used a RW this weekend and it is different to my unicender! It will only self tend with a lanyard over the shoulder.

 

No my hitch slides up on it's own

[High Scale]

Yeah you do have to push the hitch up, it will not self tend unless you use the lanyard trick or I suppose some kind of chest attachment, hoping to give the RW a decent try out this week on some tallish pines.

[kevin bingham]

I think a lot depends on the harness and bridge you use. As well as the hitch you tie. I have to throw the lanyard over my shoulder with the unicender as well because it is key to eliminating slack as i climb. A hitch with RW is not as efficient as a croll or unicender on ascent but it is mainly designed to make work positioning SRT more accesible. The f8 revolver system is great but it must be removed entirely before ascending directly up the line

[DrewB]

c'mon kev-bicycle tyre chest harness!!

[Steve Bullman]

not having used one of these yet, im just speculating from what i can see.....but the rope wrench being in the horizontal position seems to be what creates the friction, and also what prevents it from ascending easily hence the need for clipping the lanyard over. but what about if instead of clipping your landyard over, if you clipped the wrench upright against the rope...would this remove the friction element and allow the hitch to smoothly advance as you footlocked?

[High Scale]

I just set it up to try out that idea Steve and as the hitch is supposed to work independently of the RW then I suppose it may work but after using the RW on a Oak, dead wood today and just clipping the lanyard over the shoulder I don't think it would be of any advantage?

 

I never, well hardly ever, climb SRT and only then for access so I had some good fun today.

[Cary Gibson]

not having used one of these yet, im just speculating from what i can see.....but the rope wrench being in the horizontal position seems to be what creates the friction, and also what prevents it from ascending easily hence the need for clipping the lanyard over. but what about if instead of clipping your landyard over, if you clipped the wrench upright against the rope...would this remove the friction element and allow the hitch to smoothly advance as you footlocked?

 

you have to have to long a tether for this, I tried it tonight

[kevin bingham]

Drew, ive been waiting for a blowout, my bikes are all in good condition at the moment, ill start riding through construction sites more. Awesome idea.

[DrewB]

i hear ya Kev, times are hard bro:)