hitch climber

[Mark Bolam]

What's the best way to ascend on the hitch climber?

 

Rope Wrench!

[Marc]

Rope Wrench!

 

You just had to say it didn't you, troublemaker!

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Oi! Spiderjack user stay out of this!

 

:lol: Actually, I was an LJ user but now I climb on an HC and I love it.

 

With a Rope Wrench above!

[Puulangetus]

Hi Matt

 

Whats the lengh of the e2e?

 

 

Andrus

 

 

hey mate,

 

i am the guy climbing in frictionhicthery and yes your right i did have to push up the hitch to make it fully grab but as drew mentioned it would grab under fast descent. the hitch also is a knut not a VT. we had abit loose setup on this tree, for going back up and it self tending as it did. as other wise joe would been way faster.

 

Now i use a variation of the VT, which doesn't self tend but grabs every time. can run very fast, doesn't lock up, no twisting and once it bites you can break it free with ease.

 

This will improve your climbing so much, as you know everytime your hitch will grab. yes if you set your hitch loosey it will self tend better but it will slow you down having too touch your hitch everytime and will knock your confidence in your gear holding and slow you down again.

 

my advice to you is, use a hitch that bites everytime and in doing this will make you a better, quicker and safer climber. there are ways to tend it, espically when your in a tree hold above and below hitch and walk in, pantin and groudies.

 

i attached a pic of my setup. Cheers Matt Glen