Hitch Climber Progress

[Mark Bolam]

Keep at it Danny, sounds like you're getting there!

 

Use Ocean and Marlow, both ok when bedded in. Hoping to get some Armor Prus from NZ next month.

 

Had the same problems with slippage at first - 4 wraps then keep adding braids till it doesn't slip. Jobs a good 'un.

 

The VT / HC combo never seems to work for anyone the first time they try it, but it's awesome when you nail it.

 

Sending a loop of rope down to the groundie and letting him pull up your saw is another great benefit!

[High Scale]

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.

 

I would sew mine with whipping twine.

[bob]

 

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.

 

you did not pay £30 for the ocean most of that was for the 2 eyes in it

try getting a price for marlow with 2 splices and you will see the difference

[Jamie]

you'd be looking at atleast £15 a splice and the cord. off the top of my head i don't know how short an eye eye sling would be.

 

Jamie

[Tom D]

Still using the icetail at the mo. It grips almost too well so I might be giving the op a try.

[Marc]

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

 

If he was a thorough examiner he should of untied your knots, i also don't like to tape my tails like you have as i like to see my tails, especially with Ocean as you can't melt the outer to the inner, and if your like me and by several meters at a time as you cut it the outer can slip over the core and lead you to believe the tail is longer than it is!

 

I hated Ocean when i first tried it now though i'm a convert, especially with the 10mm great stuff very hard wearing and doesn't burn my fingers, i can get 2-3 weeks out of a cord rather than the 1 with Boa.

 

You can get virtually any cord to work well with a VT it just needs fine tuning.

[MattyF]

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

 

The general rule is 10mm for 13 mmm lines,but i like using 8 mm on all my ropes including the 13mm ones find it bites and tends better imo....8 mm lyros on tachyon is my choice at the minute but only because ive glazed up all my roblon!

 

Any one tryed the therma shield??

[Marc]

I'm using 10mm on my Tachyon at the moment, The way i look at it is the smaller the diameter the more it bites it can also generate more heat.

I've gone with 10mm ocean poly on my 11.5mm line as i didn't want my hitch to bite to hard and start to lock up/be difficult to advance or pay out slack. I also got fed up with burning my fingers and constanly having to fine tune to find the sweet spot with a VT.

 

So i've now gone to a knute, its a little less fussy, is always easy to move taking in and paying out slack. I can also get the legs really short so I have minimal sit back, basically when i move my hitch up it doesn't drop me down several inch before it holds. A nice compact knot, it will occasionally self tend to if i have enough rope beneath me.