WildClimbing

Sounds like a plan - thank you for your help here. This is becoming a bit of a home made attempt, but if the loads add up within the SWL then no problems I guess!!

I suppose I could run the rope through the maillon and anchor onto a nearby tree? But this doubles the load put onto the maillon right?

I’m worried about squirrels eating the ropes.

I'm happy to leave the tape sling up, but I want to be able to swap out the ropes for a throw-line each night.

This is how I would assume, but I can't take the ropes down each day. I'm wondering if there is a better way. Like using a knot that won't pass through the maillon, so I have just one leg. But then setting up two anchors so I use my two ropes like that.

Thanks all for the advice. So, going with the tape sling double wrapped and girth hitch with a maillon rapide. Obviously one rope forms my "two" ropes - primary, safety. Is it ok to attach the rope to the anchor point with an alpine knot. Or what is a better method? Problem here is I can't take them down. Is there a way to safely rig this so I can get them down from the ground ? Obviously they need to be fixed in position somehow so i can actually climb up...

Are these sufficient? https://www.abaris.co.uk/prod/anchor-strops/Lyon-25mm-Nylon-Polyamide-Sewn-Sling.htm I will will use a friction hitch trained arborist to install the anchor point. My worry is leaving it overnight for weeks and will it fall down.

No, we have two ropes because one is the primary to climb and then we have a second as a redundancy. Because we have to be able to "forget" we are on ropes and focus totally on filming. So if you do make a blunder and a crucial mistake, like leaving something unclipped for example, we are caught by the duck on a second rope.

Hard to describe the name as it is a custom technique developed for the film industry I believe. But essential we run two ropes over a V shape in a tree, and anchor them to a near by tree. Then we climb up the two ropes. However, I need to get up a fir tree that doesn't have a natural V shape in the branches so need to somehow anchor onto it whilst still able to have a primary and secondary rope.

Thanks. I am installing a platform onto the side of the tree, and when I am on that not all of my tension will be on the rope. Does this mean that the anchor would then slip down? I'll be in the tree for 8 hours at a time.

Hi all I use a two rope technique (one primary, one safety) for filming work. I need to install an anchor on a fir tree. Looking at this: https://www.abaris.co.uk/prod/anchor-strops/Lyon-7mm-Stainless-Steel-Anchor-Strop.htm Not sure how this can be installed safely however without the risk of it sliding down because there is no 'V' shape to hook it over. Any advice? Thanks.

I can use a clove hitch which grips but it's a bit messy on thick 11.5mm ropes.

It's not for tree surgeon work. We have two ropes one is a safety and one is the primary. The ropes go over the V in a tree and anchor onto a nearby tree. I just need to know how to get around the fact my quick hitch just slips down the rope because of it catching. There is surely a way to tie a rope onto the middle of another rope without it sliding?

Hi, sorry - this is a very basic question. I'm pretty new to this! I'm climbing on two ropes, and sometimes it isn't possible to just pull up two ropes from a throw line. So, I have my first rope up in and over the V-shape in a tree. I want to pull up a second rope. I don't have either end of my primary rope, but I do have the end of my secondary rope. I've tried using quick hitches, but they just slide down the first rope once they catch on the V-shape in the tree. How do I pull up this second rope. I know there is a fairly easy way - I was taught it during training in the past - but I've totally forgotten as I hadn't climbed for months after the training. Currently I'm just hacking together some messy knots to do it without it slipping, but I know there is a neat and "professional" way.