Tips and Tricks

[Jonny]

Does it go through a biner or pulley on a choked sling, so it's a little moving rope system?

 

[SomethingWitty]

Quick second tie in for lateral movement with a flat rope angle, secondary tie in without ocupying your lanyard for leapfrogging when you can't rely on your main TIP as you advance, and it is great for returning from more vertical limbwalks/your primary TIP after removing a redirect. The friction makes your wrench system walk back up your line as you descend into it.
You just unclip the hitch and toss it around a branch. If it is oriented properly, there is a manageable amount of friction as the slack rolls over the loaded portion.

 

[SomethingWitty]

It eliminates any excuse at all for having a clunky double adjustable lanyard.

 

[Burrapeg]

I didn't know where to post this, but I have been loving it.
No problems up or down. It just floats until you need it.

Idea by Brian Brock

Ingenious!

 

[Steve Connally]

Called the dragintail

 

[Richard Mumford-yoyoman]

Still ingenious.

 

[evo]

I didn't know where to post this, but I have been loving it.
No problems up or down. It just floats until you need it.

Idea by Brian Brock

Madness I say!

 

[SomethingWitty]

Called the dragintail

Just running the whole tree with the hitch intact?

 

[Steve Connally]

Yeah you set up both preclimb and just run them together. Guys seem to love it. I just use a mechanical midline

 

[SomethingWitty]

Yeah you set up both preclimb and just run them together. Guys seem to love it. I just use a mechanical midline

It's wonderful. An akimbo might have a good feel there, but I don't know yet.

 

[Steve Connally]

The BDB fits well

 

[judge]

I didn't know where to post this, but I have been loving it.
No problems up or down. It just floats until you need it.

Idea from Brian Brock

how do you like the samson mercury rope

 

[SomethingWitty]

how do you like the samson mercury rope

I like it a lot. It broke in quickly and now has the best feel of any static kernmantle I have tried. It's not bad at tying knots at all.
It also grabs everything and tries to tie knots everywhere. Something about how stiff it is just makes it harder to pull over bends and it is always tangled.

 

[Plzteachmetreez]

This tip brought to you by Derrik Martin....When redirecting a single line, use a munter hitch on the biner. This dosent allow the climbers weight to pull branch unions together or apart. rope then acts like a brace. a definite game changer...allowing you to redirect into much smaller limbs.

Also doesn't side load the carabiner

 

[Plzteachmetreez]

Here's my throw line storage. Stanley fatmax 16" plastic bottomed tool bag. Ten pouches, one zippered pocket. Plastic coat hanger for keeping it open.

Did the same thing with a craftsman bag worked great and it had side pockets for extra throwballs

 

[Plzteachmetreez]

Tom, I remember seeing your magnet/scabbard idea a long time again! What took you so long to post that great idea. You have others you are holding out on I know like the connector to the rope grab. Thanks again for the seed thought on the adjustable rope bridge. It is a change from my frog walker type system and I have entered the world of bungee but your thought on this has made the transition good.

I put a harbor freight hundred pound magnet on the outside of my scabbard. It not only keeps my handsaw from falling out but if I'm breaking back a big limb in an awkward position I can just slap the saw onto the outside of the scabbard with out looking and it stays put. Once I'm comfortable I can put it back into the scabbard easy peasy

 

[Jonny]

Little tip I remembered. Most chain link fences and gates can be taken down and put back up with a pair of screnches. Just a 1/2” socket or wrench.

Sometimes it’s easier to take it apart than working around it.

 

[RopeShield]

 

[SingleJack]

Transport Hitch (aka "Voodoo Hitch)
Also, as a safety, it should be 'locked-off' with the tail run back around the anchor and secured to the carabiner nearest the anchor … IMO

 

[Reach]

Transport Hitch (aka "Voodoo Hitch)
Also, as a safety, it should be 'locked-off' with the tail run back around the anchor and secured to the carabiner nearest the anchor … IMO

Hey, I didn’t realize anyone still knew how to do that! I have to find an excuse to set that up, show up the young guys again.