Footlocking technique...

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I prefer SRT ascent but I cannot escape double rope footlocking, its just too much fun. Kevin I agree with your last post on isolating limbs it is time consuming but as to your second point one way I expedite the changeover from doubled rope ascent to work is by leaving my XT and Hitch Climber setup on the rope so its waiting for me when I get to the top so I can just pull up my spliced end, thread it through a friction saver, and clip in and go to work. It works well for me and I rarely have to tie my friction hitch during the work day.

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Are you saying you tie your friction hitch to the non-spliced end and footlock WITH the friction hitch attached to your saddle?
 
Cool thanks. My main concern is making sure you don't accidentally drop your climbing line in the process of switching from footlocking cord to your climbing hitch, if that makes sense.
 
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Cool thanks. My main concern is making sure you don't accidentally drop your climbing line in the process of switching from footlocking cord to your climbing hitch, if that makes sense.

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IMO, you should always clip/ tie the rope to yourself or the tree if you are detaching from it, and there is the potential to lose the rope and leave you stranded. I run into this when changing from a running bowline on the trunk for SRT, to installing a friction saver and going DRT.
 
Treebeard states the added weight of the rope, the higher you go, becomes heavier all the time, basing it on the law of common sense. Actually, this one follows the law of gravity. Stating the rope becomes 'very heavy' past 60 feet, but we don't know what diameter of rope we're talking about, or is it SRT or twin line?

Sorry, to clarify what I was saying, as you ascend the tree, the amount of rope below you increases. That rope weight will increase the higher you ascend. And if you actually have ascended past 60 ft, the rope weight of a double rope becomes a disadvantage. Now compared to the same rope but only single line, the disadvantage is in the beginning of the ascent where the rope weight, or lack of, makes it hard to footlock, but when you are above 60 ft and still ascending the weight of the single line is not an extra burden and feels easier on the body to continue. all comparisons are to be assumed to be the same rope, diameter, and condition. But we all know what happens when we assume, it makes an out of u and me.
 
To clarify the question, when you made the statement about the rope getting very heavy past 60 feet, which rope were you using (diameter) and what rope technique are you using when you feel this?

I'm not being a dick on this point, but it was a very blanket statement without any specifics. Your answer is valuable information.
 
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