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[WorcsWuss]

I'm a hoarder, if I do acquire one it'll be going nowhere.....!

 

Going to give the helical a whirl first.

But I already have a couple of Ultra-O's so it's just eye to eye cord & a pulley and I'm there.... It will happen sooner or later!

[Will Ayers]

go for it buddy a hitch climber is the way forward, i wouldnt climb on anything else! unless of course it looked more awesome!!

[SAM66S]

You dont even need the eye to eyes! I just use about 1.2m or 8mm friction cord for a distel with a couple of fishermans in the ends. That way you can eaisily get it to a length that suits you

[WorcsWuss]

You dont even need the eye to eyes! I just use about 1.2m or 8mm friction cord for a distel with a couple of fishermans in the ends. That way you can eaisily get it to a length that suits you

 

I use a length of 8mm cord to make up a VT on my lanyard, buntline each end, I guess I could use the same here... just a pulley then...

 

unless of course it looked more awesome!!

 

Right there with you...

[Treecreeper1961]

You dont even need the eye to eyes! I just use about 1.2m or 8mm friction cord for a distel with a couple of fishermans in the ends. That way you can eaisily get it to a length that suits you

 

That is going to help in making the change economically easier.

How about the spliced eye in the climbing line, can that be subbed for a knot? It says not in the hitch climber guide. It interferes with the friction hitch.

Does anyone successfully use a knot instead?

[SAM66S]

That is going to help in making the change economically easier.

How about the spliced eye in the climbing line, can that be subbed for a knot? It says not in the hitch climber guide. It interferes with the friction hitch.

Does anyone successfully use a knot instead?

 

No it seems to hold the hitch open with a fishermans

[Pedroski]

No it seems to hold the hitch open with a fishermans

Surely it's got to work with a long enough loop in a bowline for rope end, and a constriction band to keep it tidy. Look at page 14 of the Hitchlimbers Guide and you'll see what I mean. It even shows a long loop on the standing line in the. Just specifies that you need a "low profile termination" which is exactly what a long loop with constriction band is. See http://www.treemagineers.com/downloads/hitch_climbers_guide.pdf

[Treecreeper1961]

Surely it's got to work with a long enough loop in a bowline for rope end, and a constriction band to keep it tidy. Look at page 14 of the Hitchlimbers Guide and you'll see what I mean. It even shows a long loop on the standing line in the. Just specifies that you need a "low profile termination" which is exactly what a long loop with constriction band is. See http://www.treemagineers.com/downloads/hitch_climbers_guide.pdf

 

With a spliced eye costing about £20 it is a big consideration for me.

I would like to think that it could be done as you are suggesting. It seems to me though, you would need a really long loop in your terminal knot and several constriction bands.

 

[Pedroski]

With a spliced eye costing about £20 it is a big consideration for me.

I would like to think that it could be done as you are suggesting. It seems to me though, you would need a really long loop in your terminal knot and several constriction bands.

 

Dunno, I'll give it a go. But look at the link I posted and go to page 14.... seems a non-issue.