Haas System - catching on bridge and pants

NorCalBrock

NorCalBrock

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Just wondering if anyone has some tips for the Haas. About the 3rd climb it starts to catch on my bridge and the crotch of my pants. My saddle doesn't snug up in the cup area and by the end of the day when I'm tired and sweaty it's gets all tangled up.


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Where is it hooked to? I run the other one but the concept is the same. Mine is hooked to the bridge, well bottom of swivel really. Assuming that the technique is new to you, forgive me if I'm wrong, I would try adjusting how high you have it hooked in. Also make sure you are only taking normal strides. 8 or 10 inches of step is all that is really necessary for fluid movement upward.
 
I hook it up to the middle connection on my DMM Hitch Climber. I set it up exactly how it suggested in the Haas foot ascender tutorial vid by the manufacturer. I think I just need to wear nut and butt hugger pants and lengthen my bridge.

I notice it more when I wear Carhart pants that have a relaxed fit.


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Same here. I'm fortunate to have a rare two grommet P Dirty chestie. I tend my climb system and clip my Haas to it. Haas on right foot ascender on left, btw... never had the nut shot happen.

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I run it behind the bridge and the bungee runs right down my chest and crotch. [emoji465]


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It's the Sherrille Tree Edge - I hate it. It is too bulky, all the leg webbing slacks 20 minutes into a climb, and seems heavy. It is a pain in the ass to adjust.


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I've never had that issue and I run the bungee through the inside of my bridge. Could you be bent forward, almost in a crouch position, when stepping up with it?
 
@NorCalBrock; Try getting your lower foot ascender just a bit out in front of your body so the path of rope is slightly angled. That might help it function slightly better, and you can also orient the HAAS so the ascender body is cam forward. If the cam is on the inside, it's more succeptable to hitting...junk...and stuff.
 
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NorCalBrock said:
It's the Sherrille Tree Edge - I hate it. It is too bulky, all the leg webbing slacks 20 minutes into a climb, and seems heavy. It is a pain in the ass to adjust.


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i climb with two bridges on an Ergo and was having a similar problem. the solution for me was to put run the bungee infront of my bridge and THRU the carabiner that connects to my bone/wrench, to the connection point on my system. any time i went behind the bridge or infront of the bridge and 'biner, it was getting snagged.
 
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i climb with two bridges on an Ergo
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This was my problem at first. I just clipped the second bridge with a non-locking biner out of the way.

I'll now try running it through the Bottom Hitch Climber biner connection point to keep the bungee away from my crotch and body.


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I also run sherriltree edge and I have the same problem, I found it was a matter of my stepping technique more than anything else.. I do a back step with my foot ascender and a knee raise with the haas infront of my body.. if that makes any sense. It's awkward as hell at first, but once you get used to it, it works fine.
 
Drewtree said:
I also run sherriltree edge and I have the same problem, I found it was a matter of my stepping technique more than anything else.. I do a back step with my foot ascender and a knee raise with the haas infront of my body.. if that makes any sense. It's awkward as hell at first, but once you get used to it, it works fine.
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Makes a lot of sense. I'll try that too. I like to keep my body as parallel to the rope as possible and weight over the ascenders though, otherwise I'm using a lot of upper body strength to keep myself from leaning too far back.[emoji1320]


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