Spiking your rope.

[Mark Bolam]

Is there a foolproof method not to stick your newly honed razor sharp spikes into your (almost always shiny new) rope? Not a common problem, but it is a bitch when it happens. Usually on a really awkward descent / chog down when there is loads of other stuff to think about.

[treequip]

Clip the rope to the back of your harness with a biner. Keeps it hung away from the tree and largely out of mischief.

[Grasshopper]

clip a krab true the outside of your leg loop and put the rope there

[madclimber]

I use the same method as treequip,clip your rope to the back of the harness

[MasterBlaster]

All of the above, but mostly just pay attention.

[Jamie]

butch speaks the truth.

 

Jamie

[bob]

if spiking a stem i run the rope over the side of my strop

[Big 'Ammer]

I hang the saw on my right and run the free end of the rope through a small minder pully clipped to the left of the harness with a dog lead clip that rotates.

 

Rope never snags on a sharp saw or hangs between legs for spikes to catch.

 

Also it acts as a fairlead so you don't get the rope coming into the friction knot at funny angles when you're moving around the tree.

 

Paying attention is the best advice however.

[Mark Bolam]

Thanks fellas.

 

Big 'Ammer - sounds a good 'un, and I've got those bits spare since I bought a hitchclimber.

[MattyF]

ive done it once or twice, i like to run my rope through a biner on the back of the harness but its not always fool proof! as butch says pay attention!