I wanted to know if anyone out there is using something similar to this setup?I am trying to in some way minimize my climbing setup on drt.I know it has downsides but I feel that the goods outweigh the bads...I am a huge fan of less is more and really like how compact it is...So lets hear what you think(good or bad)...
Is that the false crotch you use? Just curious how you set it up in the tree? Spliced eye would slim it down even more, other than that if it works for you - sweet!
In my own system which is almost identical to that albeit I used the swabish, I dont have the end line knot in the middle of the pulley - I like to be able to re anchor and re attach quickly without any fuss so the spliced eye of my rope sits beside the biner gate. Will get a pic soon.
Yes it is 1/4"x180' of Samson w/2 large aluminum CT rings in the large eye splice...1st send throw bag over desired crotch 2.Pull up 1/4" line w/climbing line already attached through rings 3.Tie off to figure 8 at base of tree 4.I then ascend srt by sending up a running bowline 5.Then once im at my tie in point I switch back over 2 drt to work the tree...This method is used mostly for large pruning jobs/trees as it is very efficient and I can be brought down on figure 8 by someone with little knowledge...We often work at golf courses where in any given day I might prune anywhere from 2-10 large trees...Sometimes only ascending to remove a hanger at the top and coming back down to ascend another tree to do the same thing...The main reason for this system is that everyone on the crew uses it and being that way keeps everyone on the same page...And yes spliced eyes are nice but at $50 for both ends(even wear),it can be costly...
Use this setup all the time, always like the single biner no fuss approach. I've tried the hitchclimber but didn't get on with it but I appreciate what the designers achieved with the design of a purpose built pulley for slack tender/fair lead specifically for treeclimbers. The single biner clips straight into the sliding D on the Kolibri.
I use the thicker diameter cord for removals and the narrower Ocean for pruning.
Yeah Tom, been using it now for around 3 years, wouldn't use anything else now......unless they improve on the Kolibri (which they could). Here's the harness, you've forced me to reveal more of the hellhole that is my workshop. I thought I did a great job of cropping out the surrounding mess in the two original pics.
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Why do you keep the legs so long on your hitch?
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The tails in the pic with the ocean cord and xtc fire are probably a bit excessive.
It's probably just a cultural throwback, most tree climbers in the UK will have learned to climb using the prussik loop as their main friction hitch (most still do). As you know it's constructed using the double fisherman's to create the loop.
When I was taught to tie a double fisherman's as part of a prussik loop my instructor suggested making the tails about 1 and half inch long and tape them down (for obvious safety reasons).
So when it comes to tying the double fisherman's as an end line knot I always make the tails just that bit longer and tape them down out of habit and it looks neat and tidy.
I love the simplicity of it but I've been using spliced eyes on both climbing line and hitch cord. That really cleans things up but I like the pics of the taped hitch cord - next best thing and indeed more economical. The main thing I like about the one carabiner is it's much quieter.
I've been using this as long as I can remember. Spliced eye would clean it up, but I don't use one. I have it on a steel Petzl Kador biner now with a rubber corner trap so the leg of the prusik doesn't slip down the side.
