Is this what you meant Mr Bullman

[Frank]

thats exactly what i meant dean. for the record im not advocating this technique. its a method i chose to use on one particular tree as the ease with which it enabled me to carry out the work far outweighed the minimal risk(in my estimation) of redirecting my anchor point in this way. I certainly wouldnt recommend this technique to a new climber as there is too much to assess as well as a sound understanding of structural properties of the wood in question.

too late I went and tried it cos you told me to. Didnt work. It hurt haha. Remeber to allocate your disclaimer at the same time( or before) telling us your hair brained ideas in future Mr. Bullman. hahahaha

[Steve Bullman]

pants

[arnoldbuchsassinger]

IN this situation I run a V rig using the hitchclimbers pulleys, got a few of them, which puts the load across two stems, that way i can even put multiple double redirect pulleys,done this a couple of times, just need to keep the ropes neat. Works well