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That hole for rigging is not the worst idea I ever heard!

It's funny when you think they used to teach this stuff at college, it's not like pulleys are new technology! These days I only do it for skinny tops etc leave the big stuff to the bear, I'm no nutter!

Usually the rigging point would be just below the lanyard of the climber, like the pulley set up really, it's just that Pompey the bear doesn't do scale very well. Plus he looks terrified which has put you off a bit! In a work situation were it to slip it would knock your spikes out on the way...

Ha ha, still not too cold here near Bordeaux. Still hitting double figures during the day.

It's a Portsmouth FC bear so he gets a little depressed lately. Re the technique me 'n' all, It's always handy to know 'cos sometimes you cannot arsed to drag A pulley and all the gubbins up for a couple of cuts. Sure it's a bit Flintstones, but it works.

My colleague here will demonstrate with the aid of a couple of pictures

Maybe you mean cutting an upside down notch in front of you, the rope goes into it, then a half hitch under the gob, with a half hitch timber hitch above it. At college in the early nineties it was standard practice, no pulleys there. Best with the old plaited rope. It does work, I still do it...