Dumb Question - How Do You Tie Your Hitch?

[Bermy]

Yes, I used to climb on icetail hitch on XTC when still on Hitch climber DRT. Loved the combo back then
Now beeline on Tachyon HH SRT

 

[Mellow]

Mello: Isn't that called the suicide knot?

Perhaps. I used it for over 20 years and never died.

 

[lxskllr]

Thinking of the suislide?

 

[Mike Davis]

I always put a stopper after my Blakes hitch. On really tall climbs where you had to tie in and then re-tie in to reach the ground, I always put a stopper knot at the end of my climbing line to accidently avoid running out of rope. Any fans of the split-tail?

 

[Eric H-L]

I know someone who is enthusiastic about the Fitch Hitch. This one is totally new to me. I am trying it out in my lanyard and so far I like it. Anyone else hear of this? How long has it been around?

 

[lxskllr]

That's interesting. Looks distel-like. I'll give it a try some time.

 

[Eric H-L]

The guy I learned it from uses it with the wrench. Reports it slack tends with almost no friction like a mechanical but still engages quickly when you need it. It is sort of like a Distel but there is a lot going on with extra tucks at the bottom. I can’t really give it a good test on my lanyard. I might try it with my Hitchhiker some day but I am very happy with my Innovation hitch now.

 

[lxskllr]

Ok, what's an innovation hitch? This is the first image result...

That's pretty hardcore :^D

 

[Eric H-L]

Richard Mumford’s company is “Climbing Innovations” hence the name. The innovation hitch is at the end of this video.
Fortunately Richard provided a table of contents with links so you can go right to it. It was designed for the hitchhiker but it might work well for other systems also.

 

[Tree09]

Incredibly intelligent guy, i love his adjustable bridge setup.

 

[Bermy]

Split tail with Blake's, that's where I started. Check out the Hitch Climber setup, good progression.

 

[lxskllr]

The HitchClimber gave me problems with my setup. That was my detour chasing my tail. It's a great pulley, and I can use it, but I have to set it up more like a traditional pulley. This is speaking of my mrs system. In srs, it works great as intended.

BTW, on my new saddle, I footlocked my last microclimb Friday, but my hitch wouldn't advance. It was a short climb, and I didn't feel like fooling with it, so I just manually advanced it, and figured I'd think about it later. I thought about it later, and realized what my problem was. I'm new to a rope bridge, so I thought it would be a great idea to tie my anchor to the ring, and put the moving side on a biner clipped to the rope. Keep everything nice and separated, and it'll work great! Well, not so much. Since the two ends weren't on a fixed anchor point, my biner on the moving side would just fall down the rope bridge, and not advance the hitch. Live and learn...