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    My klemheist, VT, Distel, Schwabisch, Knut, you name it, hitch keeps freezing up

    Well, let's see; 1) The 7 & 7 worked pretty well; 3 short (5') descents in my house and it never jammed. (I did have 1, about 2' free fall until it grabbed once). I am on my way to the store to buy some new rope (which I hope will be a little more supple. (I had descended a few times on the...
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    My klemheist, VT, Distel, Schwabisch, Knut, you name it, hitch keeps freezing up

    Neither actually. I climb using 2, short (5'), rope/rung ladders, which I attach to the tree trunk, leap frogging them, on the way up. The rope is my safety / return rope. Parrot I tried the 7mm on 7mm using the REI rope which was much stiffer than the Sterling rope. It really didn't hold...
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    My klemheist, VT, Distel, Schwabisch, Knut, you name it, hitch keeps freezing up

    Yeh, I am only going up 20' feet or so, 50' max (the rope is only a 60' long). The way everything is set up, my max fall distance is only about 3' so the 2800 lbs mbs is more than enough for my needs. On the other hand I could have 2 mile plus, through the woods, carry, to get on site...
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    My klemheist, VT, Distel, Schwabisch, Knut, you name it, hitch keeps freezing up

    So I’ve seen about a dozen videos showing people descending using just 2 fingers using one of the aforementioned slip and grip hitches. However, every time I use them, I can get about 4 feet (move, stop, move, stop, move, stop…) before the prusik gets so tight that I can’t release it no matter...
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