hitch climber

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goodaking

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How many of you use the hitch climber and do you recomend it? And can you use it with out eye pliced friction cord?
 
I use mine all the time, thinking of buying a second one for double tie ins.

By far the best hitch cord that I've found to use with the pulley has been Ocean Polyester with spliced ices. Tied with a 34" eye-to-eye Vt friction hitch.
 
thanks nick for your advice.
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Chris is your 34 inch cord 8mm or 10mm. and where can i order the hitch climber and ocean cord from. I'd like to place one order rather than having to order from differnt places.
 
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Use it, love it, but have only used it with spliced eyes.

Don't use it if you don't have a splice on your climbing line.

love
nick

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You can use it with a terminal knot if you are care-full so that it doesnt interfere with the friction hitch. Its a case of having to work something out when you nick the spliced end of your climbing line.Knotted sewn and glued beeline for the hitch.
 
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Chris is your 34 inch cord 8mm or 10mm. and where can i order the hitch climber and ocean cord from. I'd like to place one order rather than having to order from differnt places.

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Mine is the 8 mm cord. Order it from Knot & Rope Supply LTD

www.knotandrope.com

I ordered my hitch climber through Sherrill.
 
thanks chris,
and what langth are you using for 8mm ocean cord? and did you say splice ends. I'm trying to play around with some differt sizes and langhts
 
I use a 34" eye-to-eye spliced Ocean Poly. cord tied with a 4-wrap 3-braid VT knot.

I have found that this combo works best (for me) with my Hitch Climber pulley.

Because I climb doubled rope off a pulley attached to my SRT line and Petzl AscenTree (sort of like having a very long AFC), this creates additional friction down at my Hitch Climber. The 34" length spreads this friction over a longer (wider) surface area than a shorter length. This prevents the VT from seizing up on me during descents.

Like you said, you'll have to experiment with different lengths and cords to find what works best for you.
 
The hitch climber is a sharp little piece of gear but why do so many people swear by it? Maybe you guys get into some sort of weird gear trance if you look at it too long. I could never really see myself doing that "w" or "m" shaped tie in with it so what does it bring to the table that a 30$ micro mouse pulley doesn't? Pictures always help :)
 
When you put it next to a micro mouse, you can clearly see the difference in construction. One of the main advantages is the rounded edges of the plates that allow smooth flow of rope in and out of the pulley. Another advantage is using the 'center' hole for your spliced eye separates the end of your rope just a bit to keep it from hitting your hitch.

If you go to the Treemagineers site there is a rundown of the advantages. There are a few more, I think something about the bearing construction may be one of them also.

-Tom
 
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The hitch climber is a sharp little piece of gear but why do so many people swear by it? Maybe you guys get into some sort of weird gear trance if you look at it too long. I could never really see myself doing that "w" or "m" shaped tie in with it so what does it bring to the table that a 30$ micro mouse pulley doesn't? Pictures always help :)

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don't knock the m until you try it. there are ways to employ the technique constantly and alot simpler than the pics on the the users guide http://www.treemagineers.com/downloads/hitch_climbers_guide.pdf
with a little imagination you can go a long way
 
At our recent competition there was a crackdown on some pulley uses because of the good potential of the standard styled pulley to slip/wander over a biners gate and cross load it. The smaller hole of the hitch climber does not have that problem.
 
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