Body thrusting with hitchclimber and distel

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

I have and I find it hard holding my weight with it, maybe its cos its a new technique??

[Pete Mctree]

When holding your own body weight to tend the slack through the hitch, remember to Lock your arm. This takes the weight off your muscle groups & allows the joints to take the strain. Much easier & less fatiguing

[Paulfreebury]

Pointless if you ask me, your climbing on 2 hitches for no reason - the HC surely then becomes pointless and your essentially just on a prussic?... like thinking outside the box though

 

I dont understand why you cant thrust anyway? Thrust 3 times and hold weight, tail slack through.............

 

Remember the basics - no matter what hitch all your trying to do is move your body up the tree so you can comfortably pull your rope without hauling your own weight with your arms - whether you thrust, run up the tree or do frontflips wearing a thong up the tree - more about technique.

 

If you can comfortably thrust using a prussic theres nothing stopping you doing exactly the same on your HC except your arms are above the hitch.

 

Forgive me if I have missed something.

 

And I know it's two hitches but if you look at it as a way of capturing your progress!it's no different to using your Hc method its just that you don't hold your weight while tending your rope

[Paulfreebury]

I climbed on one today and liked it - dont think ill be buying one yet as I am happy with my HC set up but from what you have said it would deffinately solve your issue.

 

Until then it may be worth tying a knot that self tends, this would help you - a distel will self tend if tied on the 'sporty' side but its not ideal - but a VT deffinately will if tied correctly - theres threads on here about it

 

Just remember to set the knot before letting go! [/quote

 

 

 

Yet again having to hold your weight for longer while setting your knot! And the risk of a drop if you accidentally let go!!

[Joe Loggs]

I climbed on one today and liked it - dont think ill be buying one yet as I am happy with my HC set up but from what you have said it would deffinately solve your issue.

 

Until then it may be worth tying a knot that self tends, this would help you - a distel will self tend if tied on the 'sporty' side but its not ideal - but a VT deffinately will if tied correctly - theres threads on here about it

 

Just remember to set the knot before letting go!

 

To set the knot

You would still have to hold your weight with one arm and this is what he struggles with. I'd stick with the foot pantin it's the best solution for ascending.

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

Thats what I use at the minute and find it great for long ascents away from the stem

[Paulfreebury]

To set the knot

You would still have to hold your weight with one arm and this is what he struggles with. I'd stick with the foot pantin it's the best solution for ascending.

 

Not necessarily! Try my way you'll be surprised!!

[Tom10]

To set the knot

You would still have to hold your weight with one arm and this is what he struggles with. I'd stick with the foot pantin it's the best solution for ascending.

 

Agree but he would have to hold it for milliseconds whilst just pushing the knot up, nowhere near as long as tailing slack.

 

Just an idea until a spiderjack is bought - this IMO is deffinately your problem solver

[Old Mill Tree Care]

At the risk of upsetting you all, a better solution to this precise problem is to buy a Rope Wrench and start climbing SRT. There is never a moment when you need to thrust or hold your weight.

I'm not saying its effortless but it's much easier and smarter.

[Paulfreebury]

At the risk of upsetting you all, a better solution to this precise problem is to buy a Rope Wrench and start climbing SRT. There is never a moment when you need to thrust or hold your weight.

I'm not saying its effortless but it's much easier and smarter.

 

I've got one and I love! it but that's not what this thread is about!