Why not always use a pulley on anchor point?

[treequip]

i wouldnt use a pulley if you use a rope based friction knot as the lack of friction does your elbows in!! i only use one for the spiderjack. rest of the time i use a multisaver.

 

If using a VT and reduced friction anchor is doing your elbows you probably need to examine your technique.

[arbogrunt]

I use one every day, my left wrist has only got a couple of years worth of climb left in it...if I don't use one it HURTS!

[tuttle]

OP, are you talking about climbing or lowering?

 

The climber use's a cambium or pulley saver, and then puts a rigging pulley on another high point.

 

Thats how its done.

[coleman]

If using a VT and reduced friction anchor is doing your elbows you probably need to examine your technique.

 

i just found the lack of friction put more pressure on my right elbow in the split second before i pushed my prussik up with my left, leaving me with tennis elbow!! but maybe thats just me.

[WorcsWuss]

i just found the lack of friction put more pressure on my right elbow in the split second before i pushed my prussik up with my left, leaving me with tennis elbow!! but maybe thats just me.

 

You could alter your system to stop this.

Either switch to a short closed hitch system (such as vt and hitch climber) where you tend slack after a few pulls, or rig a micro pulley to self tend the hitch, so all you have to do us pull down from below....

[coleman]

You could alter your system to stop this.

Either switch to a short closed hitch system (such as vt and hitch climber) where you tend slack after a few pulls, or rig a micro pulley to self tend the hitch, so all you have to do us pull down from below....

 

I got a spiderjack these days which has eliminated all that elbow pressure, i just pull up and there i stay:thumbup:

[WorcsWuss]

I got a spiderjack these days which has eliminated all that elbow pressure, i just pull up and there i stay:thumbup:

 

Oh, you're one of those self tending softies .....

[coleman]

Oh, you're one of those self tending softies .....

 

yes i am.....i used to slag all that type of stuff off, until i tried it! It made all the giant plane tree clean outs we did this winter an absolute pleasure!!

[WorcsWuss]

I set my vt up to self tend a couple of times, I can see the attraction!

[omahaalex]

I set my vt up to self tend a couple of times, I can see the attraction!

 

I somehow managed that too with a distel with long tails, had to tie a stopper knot to stop the whole thing self tending past the spliced eye.