My klemheist, VT, Distel, Schwabisch, Knut, you name it, hitch keeps freezing up

A 20' to 50' tree can be climbed with a lanyard of just 7m long, obviously change overs are a pain, but the weight of carrying that is nothing.

I use a piece like that on most jobs, and on my descent I only need to do 3 change overs, sometimes that's a good thing to finish some cuts.

As per other threads, an art positioner solves it, and an 8mm prusik on 10.5mm works a dream.
 
Parrot said:
I did have 1, about 2' free fall until it grabbed once









If I have access to rock climbers why didn't ask my climbing friends this question?

Funny thing, most rock climbers don't know that much about these types of prusiks. Most gym climbers can only tie one knot (the figure 8).


Parrot
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2', flirting with danger. How much force do you think that that generated? How much strength do you think is maintained when you knot any part of your rope?


A prussic is a prussic. A prussic is a friction hitch. A VT is a VT, which is a friction hitch, but not a prussic.

Rock climbers climb rocks. Gym climbers climb gyms. They are different. Rock climbers climb in gyms, too.


Be safe.
 
Doubled rope systems are way more low tech. Less gear. Which may be suitable for your long hikes to the site. If your still persistent on the small cordage, know that there is an ANSI standard of 5400 MBS for a climbing line.
Keeping it low tech, especially if it is only for decent, you could use a blakes hitch with the end of your line. The blakes hitch grabs well enough on its own diameter.
Practice low and slow. Stay safe. Stay informed.
 
Alejandro Concolor said:
Doubled rope systems are way more low tech. Less gear. Which may be suitable for your long hikes to the site. If your still persistent on the small cordage, know that there is an ANSI standard of 5400 MBS for a climbing line.
Keeping it low tech, especially if it is only for decent, you could use a blakes hitch with the end of your line. The blakes hitch grabs well enough on its own diameter.
Practice low and slow. Stay safe. Stay informed.
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I imagine he has learned one way or another by now.
 
@Alejandro Concolor; Welcome to the TreeBuzz forum, Alejandro! I think you are going to like it here!

Thanks for reviving an interesting older thread that I had never seen before; fun stuff. Makes me wonder how you found it.

The guy that started the thread dropped off the face of the earth after the four posts he made in this thread. I like reviving old threads that I think are interesting, but I do try to see when the last post in a thread originated. I also look at the poster's activity to see whether or not they are still hanging out on the Buzz. It can be possible to revive an old thread and still get comments from the original poster if they were just here yesterday. It's also possible that they haven't been seen in four years. In which case, you'd be opening the thread up for comment from current members, but not expecting a response from the original person that started the thread.

I hope this explanation makes sense, and is not too obnoxious. I'm really just trying to help, and I look forward to reading more from you.

Tim
 
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