Valdotain Tresse VT pulley set up. Photo's

[Will Hinchliffe]

I dont bother with any kind of sling or anchor bridge. Make sure the rope bellow you is running free, not over your leg or anything and pull towards the top of the hitch rather than down and past it to the side .If your vt is set up nicely it should start to self tend then you can take longer pulls. If your rope is not running freely take three to 5 pulls then lock your arm and tend with the other. Dont then sit on the hitch carry on ascending and it should self tend.

[gazf]

Ive recentley gone to the VT and finding it ok, The problem i find is that not only it takes longer to settle once ive pulled up but that because of the length of pussik cord warped around my climbing line that has to tighten up first.

 

My main worry is that it makes my climbing line twist somehow where the wraps are. Is there anyway of stopping this

 

Gaz

[Steve Bullman]

try messing around with the braids by alternating how they cross over each other.

[gazf]

Thanks mate ill give it a try

[Jason James Gairn]

Taking abite out of the rope and clipping the Hitchclimber into it well above the attachment point on the harness means you can go hand over hand on long ascents. Once in the crown attachment resumes normal play.

[Jason James Gairn]

The Blakes hitch is so very last century. Nasty ugly knot.

[Sciadopitys]

Hi mate. I have not read all the replies to this topic as I am lazy, but thought I would draw your attention to a variation. Someone may have covered it already but I will repeat it in any case.

You mentioned you want a self feeding system? On the vid in the second or third reply you can see that the climber is pulling himself up on the line, then locking and feeding the slack through with the other spare hand when he has gone a meter or so up. well look at the photos below and follow the numbers for reference info.

 

THE V T AND KNOTS JOINING IT TO THE KARABINA ARE NOT DONE UP PROPERLY THEY ARE FOR SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY

I JUST THREW IT TOGETHER USING THE WINDOW LATCH AS A FAKE ANCHOR TO SHOW THE GENERAL JIST!

 

 

1. You can obviosly use a gadget here with a length of string to make bringing the shunt cord in a bit easier from a distance, I am just showing the principle of a friction knot.

 

2. The main line goes through the D or sliding ring (3.) (Karabina used for demo instead of slider as I have not got a harness to use right now)

 

4. Shunt cord comes from 1. and attaches onto pulley to self shunt the V T up as you ascend.

 

5. If you want to get a good pull simply hold your shunt knot and pull the system through at point 6. until the V T is away from you. You can get a reet good pull at point 7. and the V T locks, unlocks and moves it'self.

 

To branch walk or descend just pull the system to you again by reversing what I have just shown.

 

I love this system hope you do too mate,

All the best,

 

Yeah, i am using this system quite a bit with a ropeman and a small kong karabiner rated at only 600kg or something (the karabiner doesn't have to be rated to 22kn as it is not supporting your weight entirely, it is simply keeping the friction hitch in place, if it breaks the climbing line is still in a loop and you go nowhere!!).

 

It works a treat doesn't it mate! Where bouts in York are ya and where do you work? I am living in Howden just down the road, but working in Lincolnshire at the minute.

Edited April 28, 2009 by Sciadopitys

[Dave the dog]

It's not a VT but you could use one instead,i've been using this set up and it seems to work well,i doubled 2 tape slings together to get the hitch away from you (great for going up but only good for coming down if you have extra long arms to reach the knot)so i err got an old 17mm spanner, chopped it up a bit and then use this to pull the hitch down.It's a bit similar to use than the Lock Jack twin.

[Steve Bullman]

dave, nice to see you're experimenting...but i'd be more than a little concerned about that blue cord getting snagged up and releasing your v.t

[Dave the dog]

dave, nice to see you're experimenting...but i'd be more than a little concerned about that blue cord getting snagged up and releasing your v.t

 

I here what your saying,is this why you dont see the lock jack twin around anymore or do they still make it?