lanyard question...

[Tom10]

I already have an answer to my own question here, however would like a cross section of answers from other climbers using the power of Arbtalk...

 

When tying the end of your lanyard rope to a krab, what knot do you use, and why?

 

Secondly, when using a distel / pulley system on the other end of said lanyard, what knot do you use at the end of the rope to stop it passing through the pulley and friction hitch?

 

On an unrelated note - those of you using a basic hitch-climber set up do you prefer the middle eye or top eye of the HC to clip your krab on your standing line to?

 

Tom

[Pedroski]

I already have an answer to my own question here, however would like a cross section of answers from other climbers using the power of Arbtalk...

 

When tying the end of your lanyard rope to a krab, what knot do you use, and why?

 

 

 

Tom

 

Anchor hitch (with additional half hitch back up), because it cinches onto the krab which prevents the krab rotating and cross loading, it's compact, it's easy to tie.

[Dan Curtis]

Fishermans and barrel knot. I don't use a hitchclimber anymore, but I would have used the top eye, with a short tied valdotain, just wraps, no braids, to keep the krab away from the top of the hitch

[Pedroski]

Beware the incorrectly tied barrel/scaffold knot: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Jt6V3XS8MJsJ:irata.org/safety_notices/Safety%2520Bulletin%25208%2520%2520Dangerous%2520knot.pdf+&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgcpCWzLbDnF3ec3QoKBfTu3h-V6c8jUbfnZFuwWzUan6ua2AQG2-Zisg35ewIlrwrvL4afN6nUIR5esiYYlS-nM2c8l9MVG-MKBVXJSznQFv_BTBAhocqPrMfZoeR69arw18hv&sig=AHIEtbT-N3QN4dT0OZ_iuT3MEGZV5DytVQ

[son of a birch]

Double fishermans for the krab, double fishermans for the stopper.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Double fishermans for the krab, double fishermans for the stopper.

 

Same. Although I'm now using an ISC Rocker - excellent.