Hitch Climber

[breffni]

Hi all ive just got a hitch climber pulley about half an hour ago. It seems very smooth. The problem is that because my rope doesn't have a spliced eye the knot I'm using(bowline) is rubbing against the the VT knot on the hitch climber. Is there anything I can do about this?

[Mick Stockbridge]

Yeah, get it spliced.....

[breffni]

Is that all I can really do??

[Tommy_B]

Use the small ring from a cambium saver. Put the legs of the friction cord through the ring. When you clip the top crab into the hitch climber, the small ring keeps the knot further away.

 

Failing that. Tie a bowline with the loop so its about 6 inches long and the knot won't bother you. You'll get loads of sticks poking into it but its swings and round abouts.

[treequip]

It works best with a splice but until you get a spliced rope you can tie the bowline with a long loop so that the bulk of the bowline is uphill of the VT and wont foul it.

[breffni]

Could I use a longer length of friction cord so that the knot is higher up?

[treequip]

If your arms will reach you can but you may have problems if your harness has a floating attachment point, the knot could go out of reach

[breffni]

Ah Ye that's makes sense il try the bowline with a long loop and see how that gets on. Thanks

[Mick Stockbridge]

Plus you can keep you're retriever ball in place with a splice. It looks good with a splice and if it looks good it will be good as they said about the Spitfire.

[breffni]

Il look into getting it spliced