Valdotain Tresse VT pulley set up. Photo's

[atree]

For long ascents I use a sling between the pulley and harness, thats with a hitchclimber though

 

Tom, have you got any pics of this?i saw it in one of your vids but couldnt figure it out,

cheers

[arbogrunt]

'For long ascents I use a sling between the pulley and harness'

 

- me too, if I'm going up I use a short endless sling larksfooted on each end, between my Krab and on one sliding Dee. Once a pelvic thruster always a pelvic thruster! .

[hesslemount]

The fact that others have used a sling for longer ascents between harness and pulley pleases me ... as that's the solution I reached. I find that having to pull through the tail after advance is more cumbersome than a Blake's / Prusik hitch so will go with the sling idea. Think that's the best solution for now. Still think the only reason a vt or other self tending hitch is good is for leaving a free hand whilst branch walking; and for that it's great. Thanks guys and thanks in particular for the you.tube video of Steve Bullman on page 1 of this thread. Now I get it. Merry Christmas to all. My harness is hung up until the 5th Jan. Now where's that case of Stella?

[High Scale]

i find long tails just get in the way and look untidy

 

Apparently short tails can pull through under heavy loading, Ive started to stitch them with twine.

[old snake]

For long ascents i kind of footlock it so my legs are pulling the slack through,not as quick as actual footlocking but less exausting than body thrusting. Each to there own though. I use a lock jack or hitchclimber by the way.

 

Hope you all have a cracking chtistmas and a happy new year.

[Arborlord]

For long acents i walk up my 45ft ladders haha.

 

 

Never really get over 70-80ft so from 45 can climb with ease.

 

I think its the most efficient way possible and im not knakered when i get to tie in.

 

Once tied in with primus acents are very very easy.

 

[Bodean]

For marathon long ascents, 100' or more, I use an SRT deal.

Long ascents, 40'-80', I go Live and Direct, with Footlocking to a perch.

For long ascents with a VT/Knut or whatever, 10'-30', I footlock the tail.

 

For long body thrusts, Never do it.

Though the Knut tends slack a bit better than the VT, IN MY OPINION.

[Ian150482]

Agree, I've had that happen to me, so i now leave them that little bit longer.

[bill]

ive got a long tail on my fisherman's and in the underpants department.

[Frank]

i can tie a figure of 8 in my tail. hahahahaha (she wishes)