Tips and techniques September 09

[Will Hinchliffe]

Anyone got any photos of techniques they use or have tried?

 

I tried to take some today, mostly simple things that most people will know but hopefully a few people will find them useful.

 

1. An interesting way to set a footlock acces line. I saw this technique on an American forum and have tested it out at work. You must haul the system up to a position that you can strop in and still reach your Vt.

[Steve Bullman]

hmmmm took me a while to get my head round that....its pretty neat....better make sure your rope is long enough before you start hauling your system to your TIP though

[Will Hinchliffe]

2. Using an alpine butterfly to use a lanyard with a cinch an a single line configuration. I tie my alpine butterfly by forming a slip knot first then putting a half hitch over the slipped loop.

[Will Hinchliffe]

hmmmm took me a while to get my head round that....its pretty neat....better make sure your rope is long enough before you start hauling your system to your TIP though

 

I dont think its possible to do it with a rope that is to short.

[combined tree services]

you can do something verry similar for tying a bowline , will try to post some pics when i take them tomorrow

[Steve Bullman]

I dont think its possible to do it with a rope that is to short.

 

thats my point, you could tie the tail to the krab and start hauling but run out of rope half way up then you'd be screwed

[josharb87]

thats a great way to tie the alpine, cheers phenom

[Steve Bullman]

also i think it would be prudent to put a marlin spike with a krab in just a bit above the vt. can you picture the effect its going to have once thats all cinched up tight? could be looking at some funny cross loading on the hitch climber biners against the anchor branch

[Will Hinchliffe]

3. Re routing your system with a hitch climber. Tie a slip knot bellow the pulley and clip the oval caribeaner into it then pull the tail end to pull the system through the fork.

[Will Hinchliffe]

also i think it would be prudent to put a marlin spike with a krab in just a bit above the vt. can you picture the effect its going to have once thats all cinched up tight? could be looking at some funny cross loading on the hitch climber biners against the anchor branch

 

Thats a good idea with the crab.

 

There is no need to pull it all up tight to the branch you could just haul it half way up if thats how high you need to go.

 

You cant run out of rope Steve.