Hitch Climber Progress

[dannyT]

Went out this afternoon for a REC climb and to finaly get to grips with the hitch climber. Well chuffed as i think ive finally cracked it The second tree i climbed i went back to the blakes and i can now really appreciate the difference.

 

Tried a couple of hitch cords to compare them and see which i prefered. The first was ocean polyester. I found this quite stiff and difficult to tie the hitch tightly. But after a little playing got it to grip. The second was marlow boa cord this was much more supple than the OP and easier to work with, had difficulty at first getting this to grip but the longer i climbed the more it seemed to grip. Even got the hitchclimber to self tend with this cord.

 

Overall im leaning more towards the marlow, cant belive i paid £30 for the ocean polyester:mad1: What cord the you guys use and recomend?

 

Well tommoro ive got some crown lifting and thinning work so we'll see how i get on in a work situation.

[josharb87]

been using VT with the marlow boa cord, dont really like it-needs to be reminded to grip. found like you it does self tend, but gets too loose-not good if were to suddenly fall!

 

2 new DMM ultra O binas, hitch climber and OP cord has arrived today, just had a quick play tonight, same hitch knot, and seems miles better than the Marlow boa

[High Scale]

I don't like the Ocean Polyester, but did find the Marlow Boa Okay, you should try the 8mm Roblon cord, very nice, self tends very well indeed.

[dannyT]

I also found that the boa did need to be "reminded" to grip, but the longer i climbed it seemed to start gripping first time:confused1:

 

One thing i like about the hitchclimber is how fast you can move about the tree climbing hand over hand:001_cool:

 

Cant belive i nearly gave up with it and was going to stay with the blakes:scared1:

[Tom D]

Good stuff mate, there's no going back, btw the ends on your half double fishermans could do to be a bit longer by the looks of things. The minimum is 2.5 times the diameter of the rope.

[dannyT]

cheers I recently got this loler tested should this not have been commented on by the inspector:confused1:

[High Scale]

I also found that the boa did need to be "reminded" to grip, but the longer i climbed it seemed to start gripping first time:confused1:

 

One thing i like about the hitchclimber is how fast you can move about the tree climbing hand over hand:001_cool:

 

Cant belive i nearly gave up with it and was going to stay with the blakes:scared1:

 

The Marlow tends to lose it's new shinyness very quickly but lasts quite well.

 

Try the Roblon.

[Tom D]

cheers I recently got this loler tested should this not have been commented on by the inspector:confused1:

 

Maybe, like I say the min is 2.5 times the diameter, so maybe you're just ok, its hard to tell from the pic. I usually have a bit longer as they tend to creep a bit over the first few climbs.

[josharb87]

I don't like the Ocean Polyester, but did find the Marlow Boa Okay, you should try the 8mm Roblon cord, very nice, self tends very well indeed.

 

 

out of curiousity, what would the difference be of using an 8mm instead of a 10mm on 13mm rope?

[High Scale]

It seems to self tend better IMO.

 

Oh and I use a 11mm climbing line.

Edited March 30, 2009 by High Scale