- Location
- Medina, Ohio
I need to get a hitch climber
Share some of your tricks with everyone
- Thread starter jodystreeserv3
- Start date
Those are some nice clear pics and descriptions, thanks for posting, Mahk.
A question (as I am trying to go the HC route and away from rope snaps/no slack tender):say you are tied to a thick section of trunk during a removal, using the HC. If the eye end of your climbing line is going around the left side of the trunk, and the friction hitch is going around the right side of the trunk, doesn't that cause some fairly ugly looking twisting/side loading of the HC? If so, is that a safe situation?
A question (as I am trying to go the HC route and away from rope snaps/no slack tender):say you are tied to a thick section of trunk during a removal, using the HC. If the eye end of your climbing line is going around the left side of the trunk, and the friction hitch is going around the right side of the trunk, doesn't that cause some fairly ugly looking twisting/side loading of the HC? If so, is that a safe situation?
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana
[ QUOTE ]
simplified version of this
[/ QUOTE ]
'Simplified' can be somewhat subjective. This could be an even more simplified version.
The right side of the green line is the eye end and is attached to the saddle.
Blue is the bridge extension/quickdraw, also attached to the saddle.
Left side of the green line is the fall of the climbing line.
simplified version of this
[/ QUOTE ]
'Simplified' can be somewhat subjective. This could be an even more simplified version.
The right side of the green line is the eye end and is attached to the saddle.
Blue is the bridge extension/quickdraw, also attached to the saddle.
Left side of the green line is the fall of the climbing line.
Attachments
- Location
- Medina, Ohio
Ive tried that a couple time and was never very comfortable with it.
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana
[ QUOTE ]
If the eye end of your climbing line is going around the left side of the trunk, and the friction hitch is going around the right side of the trunk, doesn't that cause some fairly ugly looking twisting/side loading of the HC? If so, is that a safe situation?
[/ QUOTE ]
You mean working the spar? That's a topic unto itself. It sounds like you simply throw your climbing line around the trunk. I think some system that allows ascent and descent is a must. My personal preference is a ringed, adjustable false crotch, so the HC functions as it does when working the crown.
If the eye end of your climbing line is going around the left side of the trunk, and the friction hitch is going around the right side of the trunk, doesn't that cause some fairly ugly looking twisting/side loading of the HC? If so, is that a safe situation?
[/ QUOTE ]
You mean working the spar? That's a topic unto itself. It sounds like you simply throw your climbing line around the trunk. I think some system that allows ascent and descent is a must. My personal preference is a ringed, adjustable false crotch, so the HC functions as it does when working the crown.
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana
[ QUOTE ]
Ive tried that a couple time and was never very comfortable with it.
[/ QUOTE ]
Yea, personal preference, and some tweaking.
Ive tried that a couple time and was never very comfortable with it.
[/ QUOTE ]
Yea, personal preference, and some tweaking.
TreeCo
Carpal tunnel level member
[ QUOTE ]
Yea, personal preference, and some tweaking.
[/ QUOTE ]
First rate training!
Thanks Mark.
Yea, personal preference, and some tweaking.
[/ QUOTE ]
First rate training!
Thanks Mark.
- Location
- Bay Area, California
[ QUOTE ]
Same setup on HC, HC disconnected from saddle, bridge/quickdraw extended, still connected to saddle (out of view).
[/ QUOTE ]
Mahk, thanks for taking the time to post those pictures. I will give that set up a whirl today, looks like it works out well
While we are on this subject, I have also come to realize using a hitch climber throws more gear/room for error into the climbing system, not to mention weight and cost. Here is my normal system, which I am sure many of you use.. simple, cheap and not much going on..
Simplicity is nice,but being a gear hog creates innovation!
Same setup on HC, HC disconnected from saddle, bridge/quickdraw extended, still connected to saddle (out of view).
[/ QUOTE ]
Mahk, thanks for taking the time to post those pictures. I will give that set up a whirl today, looks like it works out well
While we are on this subject, I have also come to realize using a hitch climber throws more gear/room for error into the climbing system, not to mention weight and cost. Here is my normal system, which I am sure many of you use.. simple, cheap and not much going on..
Simplicity is nice,but being a gear hog creates innovation!
Attachments
KentuckySawyer
Participating member
- Location
- Louisville
Thats what I do. It works great with the Anchor Bridge setup Mahk showed. I girth hitch the large eye to the HMS biner and then clip the other end to the AB to my sliding ring. Simple, effective, and removable if it gets in the way.
- Location
- NJ
[ QUOTE ]
what should be done is the end biner the crome and green should be in top hole. The middle hole should be for the bridge and the gold biner left open to shorten the system. Then there is no need to landyard up to ajust length.
[/ QUOTE ]
I need to get a digital cam. I posted this system back on page one.
what should be done is the end biner the crome and green should be in top hole. The middle hole should be for the bridge and the gold biner left open to shorten the system. Then there is no need to landyard up to ajust length.
[/ QUOTE ]
I need to get a digital cam. I posted this system back on page one.
Crazy_Jimmy
Participating member
- Location
- Texas
Thanks for the pic mark Im gonna give that a try.That may work even better with a bungie teather.
- Location
- ottawa ontario canada
nice never seen that i climb same way just on a michocaun now i dont need anyone to fairlead me or stop to pull the slack in thanks bud
cheers!!
cheers!!
- Location
- ottawa ontario canada
hey jimmy the extender piece cant i just take a piece of climbing rope and put a double fishermans at each end and connect that to the HCP?
tomthetreeman
Participating member
- Location
- Rhode Island
[ QUOTE ]
hey jimmy the extender piece cant i just take a piece of climbing rope and put a double fishermans at each end and connect that to the HCP?
[/ QUOTE ]
Yes. A websling works nicely too.
-Tom
hey jimmy the extender piece cant i just take a piece of climbing rope and put a double fishermans at each end and connect that to the HCP?
[/ QUOTE ]
Yes. A websling works nicely too.
-Tom
Crazy_Jimmy
Participating member
- Location
- Texas
Or even old eye and eye,just make sure you can still reach it when its extended.
- Location
- ottawa ontario canada
ya i get the concept im ordering a hcp this weekend thanks alot bud
cheers!
cheers!
- Location
- Orange, MA
This thread was great. I browsed through last night and finally got use of my micropulley with my icetail and michochoan hitch! Put the eye of the pulley between the two legs of the hitch on top of an HMS biner and all was glorious!
Not that excited though, mainly because my hitch climber pulley came in the mail today, and that'll be on its maiden voyage tomorrow!
Not that excited though, mainly because my hitch climber pulley came in the mail today, and that'll be on its maiden voyage tomorrow!
- Location
- ottawa ontario canada
awww man i cant wait for my hcp ima fly
