hitch climber nightmare

[scottythepinetree]

Don't worry about too many wraps. I found that the shorter you can make it from the bottom of your braids to the top of your HC (without your rope being bunched up between the braids), the more reliable it is to grip. 3 wraps or even 2 will do it, with 2 braids. You shouldn't have it so that you forget about setting it though. Good to always either watch it or give it a little nudge as you put your weight on it.

[Rich Rule]

Exactly Scottie. My hand automatically touches the hitch to dress. Takes all of half a second and is second nature.

[chopper brown]

Really good info on the hitch climber. I'm about to renew all my climbing kit and thinking of going for a hitch climber set up as opposed to the old prussik. Am I best off buying one of the kits offered by Landmark or tree climber or buying stuff individually?

[tony053]

One little trick i have found to make ascent faster and easier is to attach a tape sling to the bottom karabiner and then to the bridge on my harness and then just pull the tail of the rope. This is also why i would like the hitch to set itself as when i first tried it i had a quick fall to the ground luckily it was on first pull so was only a couple of foot of the ground

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

crikey only use two wraps and 3 braids on my tachyon/ap!

 

do like it sporty though!

[Paulfreebury]

One little trick i have found to make ascent faster and easier is to attach a tape sling to the bottom karabiner and then to the bridge on my harness and then just pull the tail of the rope. This is also why i would like the hitch to set itself as when i first tried it i had a quick fall to the ground luckily it was on first pull so was only a couple of foot of the ground

 

Yes it's good, it does the same job as the o rig! it gets your hitch up a bit so you can body thrust you've got to be careful you don't make your hitch out of reach tho, the good thing with the o rig you can bring your hitch back down to the normal position you can't with a sling!

Edited April 17, 2012 by Paulfreebury

[ArbjobsNick]

I definitely think a shorter cord helps. the pre made e2e kits are 90cm, but i find them too long (similar problems to you, having to set the hitch for it to bite etc). experiment with different lengths!

 

STEIN have just bought out three eye to eyes at 75 cm read more about them on the fletcher stewart website.

 

Fletcher Stewart

 

Work well on 13mm tied as either Mitchegan and Schwab hitches. Nice positive lock and short sit back all makes for a nice safe feel. Your line wont tend to self feed through these as eaily as it will with a VT but you have to weigh up which you prefer.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

75cm eye1eyes are the gap in the market I've been waiting for someone to fill.

Those clever people at Stein!

 

 

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[will.morris]

I use 4-2 with 10mm beal regate on 13mm gecko. Been told it would work even better with smaller diameter prusik but I have no probs with it gripping/running .

 

P.s Blimey hamadryad 2-3 must be entertaining!

[WorcsWuss]

crikey only use two wraps and 3 braids on my tachyon/ap!

 

do like it sporty though!

 

I'm going to have to give that a whizz... sounds racy....