Ascending with the zigzag?

[Vespasian]

The thing is with a foot ascender is....you are using one of the strongest muscles in your body to power you up!

 

Yea I know, but I have other reasons apart from following tradition...

 

I was thinking of building upper body strength on account of those teenagers that creep up here some nights.. if I have to whack one of em, I intend to leave an impression..

[silky fox]

Haha! Great answer Vespasian!

[JLA Arborists]

. The pantin does sometimes have an annoying knack of kicking out when you don't want it to.

 

 

It's good if you can suss it, it saves bending to remove the rope. Keep your pantin inline with the fall of the rope 👍🏼

 

If I can get my rope up/after a break I use a right foot pantin and hand ascender with a foot strop to the left strop.

[jdavis]

Get a CT foot ascender, so much better than a pantin!!

[Scott Walker]

Get a CT foot ascender, so much better than a pantin!!

 

And a Hass for the other foot works brilliantly

[Mr Oz]

Which ascender do you use?

 

 

I just use a right hand petz with crab at bottom so i can use it with two hand

[Tom Mabbutt]

And a Hass for the other foot works brilliantly

 

I really like the idea of this.

 

I can see that you attach the HAAS swivel clip (attached to the HAAS bungee cord) to the middle attachment hole of the hitch climber. But where is the best place to clip it when using the Zig Zag?

Edited February 12, 2016 by Tom Mabbutt
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[Scott Walker]

I really like the idea of this.

 

I can see that you attach the HAAS swivel clip (attached to the HAAS bungee cord) to the middle attachment hole of the hitch climber. But where is the best place to clip it when using the Zig Zag?

 

I clip it in to the retrieval ball that's on the end of the spliced eye on my rope if that makes sence?? Works for me.

[tree-fancier123]

If there was room for it, would it be ok to put a pulley at the bottom of the tree underneath the climber and zigzag and feed the tail of the line through the pulley on tree base to pull the climber up to a high anchor point with a tracked chipper etc?

[Joe Newton]

If there was room for it, would it be ok to put a pulley at the bottom of the tree underneath the climber and zigzag and feed the tail of the line through the pulley on tree base to pull the climber up to a high anchor point with a tracked chipper etc?

 

 

Not smart at all.