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Yeah, Peter, I know how that goes. I might be remembering wrongly, but it seems to me that when I've purchased loop runners, I've received runners that were the same length, but differing colors. Which makes it tougher to keep things straight. Thanks for your answers. Tim

Here's a link to a thread over on the TreeBuzz forum which was started by moss that deals with the issue of hitch binding. I'm sure the issue of hitch binding is not limited just to the Rope Wrench, just for the record. The thread is just titled the way it is as a result of a conversation that...

Are they color-coded or labeled as to size somehow? What is your method of quickly picking out the right one? Thanks in advance. Tim

Sean, you might consider laying out the sheckles for this specialty item for the Rope Wrench. I think its biggest feature is that because the stiff tether is spliced directly to the becket of the pulley, it turns the Rope Wrench around so that it is no longer in your face, and therefore less...

Ok, what I'm about to say might amount to "telling on myself", but so be it. You know how they always warn climbers against grabbing at the rope above the hitch, or words to that effect? The fear being that if you grab hold of the hitch in a dicey situation, you could just end up collapsing...

I use hitch cord with both my Hitch Hiker and my Rope Wrench. I just use the larger Petzl William biner to accommodate the size of the termination knots in my Rope Wrench setup. Using knots allows me to adjust the length of the hitch cord to make it exactly as long as I want it. I guess I...

Here's a link to a post by Tony Knight that includes photographs of his process for making his Rope Wrench Flex Tether. It's a great idea. He also included a link in that post to a YouTube video of his prototype Flex Tether, with commentary by Tony...

Hey, Peter! This is a nice looking idea, and I really like the smooth groove for the rope you have going on there. The one thing I'm confused about is where and how your bridge ring connects up, with that piece of metal taking up the spot that used to be taken by the bridge ring. Is that what...

Hey, Peter! I don't think I've ever even heard of Mammut prusik cord. I was wondering if you might be able to provide a link? My first climb line I ever purchased was Mammut. Really nice stuff. Tim

Hey, Altissimus! Thanks for your post! I'm sure I've read about folks that leave their Hitch Hikers on their climbing lines before, but thanks for refreshing my memory. Your practice combined with the techniques outlined by Porkbrick in the link I'm about to leave could add up to significant...

Dave, thanks for this confirmation of my experience. In my earlier post I left out the part about needing to tend slack each time after loading it up. It's good that you emphasized that part of the process. The idea that it "stabilizes" the hitch had not occurred to me, but now that I've read...

I don't even own spurs yet, but I understand what you are describing here, I believe, and it sounds like a great solution to me. Because you have no foot ascender incorporated with the spurs, the rope would just hang slack below you and not allow the hitch to run up the rope effectively. Nice...

Thanks for these ideas, Dave. I'd been thinking about the possibility of the base leg tied floating false crotch, plus the idea of carrying a separate rope for the purpose in order to free up the climbing rope. I don't own the grapple tool yet, but it is on my wish list. Seeing Reg Coates...

Dave, your first paragraph brings up a huge point about a big advantage to being your own boss, and that is the freedom to set your own agenda. Also, the fact that you continue to push the limits of your knowledge by being willing to constantly try new things, or to revisit things you've tried...

I am coming to understand that it means just about everything, and that I can just be a hard headed individual who is sometimes slow to learn. Having said that, I think it is still important to be willing to try the alternatives, to see if anything can be gained from their use. It is the fact...

This sums up my reaction, perfectly. It's a lot like being a kid on Christmas morning. Tim

I don't think it's weird, either. It's just acknowledging how fortunate we are to have bodies and minds that are strong enough at this point in time to allow us to have these experiences that are so much different from the normal existence of most people. It is truly a privilege. I just found...

Dave, without a doubt, you above all others have been the most steadfast and vocal supporter of the Hitch Hiker out there. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and photos of the Hitch Hiker setups that have worked best for you. I don't know why it did not occur to me that you also probably tried...

Wow, Randy, thanks so much for this answer to my post. This is the first I've heard about pitch being an issue with the Rope Runner and the Bulldog Bone. It makes me wonder if the same is true for all of the mechanical devices, like the Unicender, ZigZag and Lockjack, just to name a few. I...