Hitch climber advice

[greenarb]

Hey everyone, i am a new climber and am wanting to move to a hitch climber system rather than the traditional prussik system. I am wanting to know what mm cord would be best to use? I climb on a 12.5 new england line and am planning to start with a distel knot as i have been told that it easyer to manage than a vt for beginers to the hc system...any advice on the system setup would be really helpful. Thanks

[Dan Earp]

Ive forgotten the name of the cord but its black with green flecks in it. I got it from fjones.

Think its 8mm and i use it on ropes from 11mm too 13mm

[RichieR]

Ring mark at buxtons he sort out a HC kit for you. Try a Swarbisch knot with it, I a numptie at knots but it a piece of pee to tie and it works real well

[Dan Earp]

not sirus is it? I know that's black n green

 

ian

 

 

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Thats the one and its 10mm doh lol

[Dan Earp]

I'm almost positive you can get it in 8mm too, I swear I've just seen it today somewhere!

 

ian

 

 

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Lol ill check tomorrow but its defo a lot thinner than the 11mm rope. So i guess so 😕

Either way its a nice all rounder

[born2trot]

You will end up tying a vt so learn 4 or 5 wraps with a double cross over or whatever they call it these days .

[RichieR]

I sure black with green fleck is Sirius. And dark green with light green is ocean

[Lm20]

I use sirus 8mm cord at 52" for vt knot on blue tongue I would use the same length if you use a distil knot on your 12.5mm rope

[born2trot]

I use sirus 8mm cord at 52" for vt knot on blue tongue I would use the same length if you use a distil knot on your 12.5mm rope

 

That's it , game over ..

[greenarb]

Thanks for the advise guys, will get shopping and try it out!