Chest roller

[maggies dad]

Have any of yall ever built a chest roller? I would like to try one for srt. I watched a guy climb with one on you tube, and I think it would help me.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I don't climb like that, but they look smart to me.

 

[rskybiz]

I think I would like one also but just keep working to make what I have better.

 

[matdand]

Try a croll, less bulky and works well:

http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=2170

 

[GemCutter]

I have a PMI Chest Roller and harness which allows your arms to do nothing. It's a real energy saver.

I find that now that I have built my arms up a little I don't use it often, even though I'd like to, because of it's interaction with the Hitch Hiker. My highest normal climbs are ~80'.

The problem is that at least with my setup (NT Onxy rope bridge saddle and HH), the chest roller works fine until I try to sit back into the saddle at which point it is pressing down on the hitch preventing it from grabbing. My less than ideal work around is to attach the HH with a short sling that places it above the chest roller and the roller will tend the HH upwards as I climb. Once I sit in the harness the HH hitch is toward the limit of my reach and right or wrong, I'm not mentally comfortable hanging from the sling. I tend to tie off and remove the sling at the top of a climb when I'm done with the roller.

 

[vharrison]

I would love to see how that works, any videos?

 

[GemCutter]

No videos. FWIW, heres a photo from the first try in the sitting position. The last time I climbed with the roller, I used a 4" Petzl Express Sling instead of the blue webbing in the photo and it worked very well.

 

[maggies dad]

That looks like what I want, the croll looks good too. Having never used either I assume the croll will help you stay upright similar to the roller? What kind of harness would you use with the croll? I think it would be very nice after 6 hrs in the 100 degree heat to have alittle help. Well, that and Iam lazy

 

[pigwot]

I have a PMI Chest Roller and harness and used it twice.
PM me if you are interested in it.

 

[muesli]

I would love to see how that works, any videos?

Hi,

here is one
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hth

 

[vharrison]

Thanks!

 

[SouthSoundTree]

That looks like what I want, the croll looks good too. Having never used either I assume the croll will help you stay upright similar to the roller? What kind of harness would you use with the croll? I think it would be very nice after 6 hrs in the 100 degree heat to have alittle help. Well, that and Iam lazy

You will possibly load the croll before the HH if your redirection point fails. Ascender teeth can be damaging to your rope. Beware.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

No videos. FWIW, heres a photo from the first try in the sitting position. The last time I climbed with the roller, I used a 4" Petzl Express Sling instead of the blue webbing in the photo and it worked very well.

View attachment 57429

That is a loose looking HH hitch, from what I can see in one picture, fwiw.

 

[GemCutter]

That is a loose looking HH hitch, from what I can see in one picture, fwiw.

Looks like it. I tie them tighter now.

Same climb, different view...



Just found a photo of the HH setup to place it above the PMI chest roller.