Climbing Harness / Saddles setups (PICS & Video)

[treesap]

sorry for the bump, and ignore the crappy pictures but here is my setup






got the saddle (notch sentinel) 2 days ago, $100 after doing some welding for a local arborist, got it set up with a dual bridge, thinking of making the second bridge (samson vortex) longer than the original one, maybe I can make an adjustable one with a hitch, probably not tho

if anyone has any questions about my setup feel free to ask me, im always down to show off my new toys

 

[Jonny]

Those rigging plates on the saddle; if there’s buckles attaching the saddle webbing to the plates, undo it all. Run the webbing through the small lower and middle holes. Use the upper holes for a single rope bridge. That leaves the big hole open and facing forward to use for lanyard positioning. It’s comfy using a lanyard there, supports your weight from under your butt/ upper thighs instead of hips and lower back. If those plates are sewn in place, I’d probably leave it be. There’s still an open small hole on the plate that’ll fit a carabiner to use a lanyard there, it’s just easier/ faster to clip into a bigger hole, and it’ll fit snaps too.

Don’t let me stop you, I realize I’m probably in the minority here, but screw adjustable bridges. Not a fan of two or more independent bridges either. I’m all for tinkering, safe modifications, and customizing, and have played with a double bridge and adjustable bridge before. Pretty often simple solutions are easiest to operate and less components means less shit that can go wrong. Go nuts looking into mods, explore the options and put a couple hours or a couple days use on different setups, but I found multiple bridges and adjustable bridges not advantageous enough to warrant the clutter and worry. A single rope bridge with a Hydra/ Rook pulley is my sweet spot, and if I need more, I’ll clip an SRT device right to the bridge with a carabiner.