hitchclimber

[top hopper]

Agreed. Not great...but I liked it.

different topic- but why is biner-biner frowned upon, but biner to the little friction hitch rings (that people put on their bridges) is okay?

love
nick

Good question!

My guess would be because of the possiblity of crossloading.

 

[OTGBOSTON]

easy enough to put 'em side by side....

 

[top hopper]

How so if they are linked to each other?

 

[OTGBOSTON]

if I'm understanding it correctly the "hitch biner" could just go directly onto the bridge next to the sling biner.

 

[NickfromWI]

To do so would require you to open the hitch-biner. The reason I was doing it this way was that the hitch biner was never opened- I never needed to lanyard in to adjust the system.

love
nick

 

[fallguy]

If you can get picture up it would be great for a rookie with a limited imaganation.

 

[OTGBOSTON]

To do so would require you to open the hitch-biner. The reason I was doing it this way was that the hitch biner was never opened- I never needed to lanyard in to adjust the system.

love
nick

I get it now.

I toyed with a microscender and a length of prussic cord as an adjustable linc but found it to be too much gear.

 

[TreeRhino]

definately takes some time to get it dialed in. I've had a few scares myself With the tachyon and bee line it works much better than the fly and tenex. I use a distal hitch, which also helpls grab more.

I'd like to see that system you are describing

Pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jamesndossett/Gear

They were too big to upload, sorry.

 

[Wagnaw]

The best way to really appreciate the M-system and the hitch climber is to get up in a tree with a big wide flat top. Also, if you can reduce the friction, it's way nicer too. That's my big complaint... when there's alot of friction, it's a HUGE pain to move around cause you end up pulling alot of rope when you're moving back up.

 

[MasterBlaster]

They were too big to upload, sorry.

Just steal them.

<img src="http://lh3.google.com/jamesndossett/R-mEPJt1RjI/AAAAAAAAAec/gFgutzYrE9E/P1010223.JPG.jpg?imgmax=512">

 

[TreeRhino]

Just steal them.

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Thanks

 

[MasterBlaster]

Just steal them.

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Thanks

Quote my post to see how I did it. Quote this post to see how I fixed you errored quote.

 

[Frans]

steal it again and flip it, and lighten it!

 

[Drella]

OTGBOSTON,, I haven't thought about the DropKick Murphys in quite some time--- seen it on your wall in the background!


Just got my HitchClimber today! I'm so excited to go out and use it, but I'm sure I'll get plenty of opportunities to do so soon.
I'm now going to have to sit and think up new ways to confuse myself with all the new possibilities this opens up!

 

[NickfromWI]

I got mine (I think from tophopper as a trade...I don't remember exactly) and it gets regular use. I don't use it on every tree, but I keep it close by, in case I'm feeling frisky.

 

[OTGBOSTON]

lol, you did get it from tophopper! I read it in the beginning of this thread

 

[NickfromWI]

lemme go look

 

[NickfromWI]

Man...how time flies.

 

[OTGBOSTON]

my basement is still a mess

 

[DMc]

Two Tie In Points, one rope, one friction hitch. http://www.treemagineers.com/downloads/hitch_climbers_guide.pdf

In these photos, I'm using the wiregate Revolver carabiner for the pulley. Just trying that configuration. I normally use a locking krab and micro pulley.

The M redirect is a pretty fancy piece of rigging. I have always liked the looks of it because it is clean. However, you do need to be aware of the ramifications of the above statement: "Two tie in points, one rope, one friction hitch."

If in use you are down in a work position, 20 ft from each TIP, and either one of them were to fail you have a LONG drop. There are four lines coming from the hitch climber, if any one of those are cut, you are going for a fall.

With a traditional redirect, whether tail-tied from your own rope or use a second rope, there is a redundancy; if one fails, you are still tied in.

There have been a rash of accidents lately involving TIPs. When using redirects, we generally use them high in the canopy or out on a precarious limb. And being a redirect it is not only experiencing direct load but side load as well.

So be careful.

Dave

 

[Drella]

Just practicing the video posting skills,, for the sake of everyone here, I finally got it!...



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[OTGBOSTON]

New twist on an old theme. I've seen this done with a ropeman, and an extra 'biner.
I just added a slipknot, and ran the spliced end of my rope through my swivel..

 

[Burnham]

That works pretty slick. Tight radius at the swivel, but it wouldn't worry me to climb on it. Nicely done.

 

[OTGBOSTON]

Thanks B!

I just re-read this thread, looks like I got the HC this time last year. It only took me a year of fooling around with it to get to the stripped down version