In another thread, there was a brief discussion of using two lanyards while spur climbing, and I mentioned I only used one at any one time, but had a second to pass limbs and whatnot. Been giving it a bit of thought, and I'd ideally like to have a single centered line as the backup lanyard. My thought was to have a running bowline around the stem, and have it attached to the center Ds on my saddle. Problem is, I'm not sure that would work. A rough barked tree most likely would, cause there would be enough friction to grab the line and allow the running bowline to snug up. What about a smooth tree? Something like a beech or sycamore? I could see the whole mess going down the tree with the climber for at least a somewhat significant distance, and the stop wouldn't be pleasant if that happened.
Is that a realistic scenario? Is the whole setup stupid? The other alternative is making something like a tree squeeze. That's certainly doable, but is more complicated with more moving parts. Thoughts?
Is that a realistic scenario? Is the whole setup stupid? The other alternative is making something like a tree squeeze. That's certainly doable, but is more complicated with more moving parts. Thoughts?