Art rope guide getting stuck.

[Charlie V]

Hello one and all have been climbing on the spider jack and rope guide for the best part of 9 months now and have been converted from my old prussic ways. However on several occasions my rope guide refuses to let go and no manner of flicking or pulling will release I find the cocoon pulley can sit at enough of a angle to just lock it in place very frustrating having to go and get your friction saving device without being able to use it. has anybody else encountered this problem or figured out a solution. I clean up my anchor points with a silky first to make sure there is nothing to snag it on but still find that often it will get stuck and usually at the very end of the day.

[SAM66S]

Take it out before you come down

[Ross Smith]

What type of rope guide do you have m8

[MattyF]

Keep the feed slack ... Don't put it tight against the stem and do a dummy run of the angle you expect to come out of the crown... You always need to pull the rope guide from a straight angle if it is not it will get stuck!!

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I have only used a Pulleysaver but the concept is the same.

i found that if it's chocked up tight to the tree it won't release.

[alex_m]

I have only used a Pulleysaver but the concept is the same.

i found that if it's chocked up tight to the tree it won't release.

 

I choke my pulley saver most of the time (as in putting some of the rope through the loop as well as the pulley+prussic.

Never got it stuck.

[tuttle]

it depends on your pulley saver and the large eye.

 

every time its a matter of understanding the finicky things that help, sometimes leaving it slack helps, or keeping the pulley tight on the line.

 

there are clever ways to make sure it comes free every time (patent pending)

[colemanjessenz]

dont choke it up to tight against the tree , try giving it a decent sharp tug when it passes through the pulley this releases the choking system and pulls it through the ring at the same time .... make sure it doesnt hit the ground though

Edited December 15, 2012 by colemanjessenz

[arbogrunt]

here's mine..never gets stuck. Before I shorted the prussic and added a shrink sleeve, it got stuck all the time. Love it now, best climbing aid I've got

[Paul Smith]

Did Paul splice that for you?