Rope hockling

[Gypo]

Climbing firs and girdling for the BLM. Anywhere from 60 to 130 ft high. New hyperclimb rope that I've been using about a month. It's a 250' rope that I washed when new, it's milked about 5'. I've run michoacan, knut, and currently trying a VT. Rope hockes bad on decent if I don't get the free end off the ground, it's coming out of a bag that it's flaked into.

Any ideas? Only cure to get the end off the ground? Different hitch? Different flaking method?

Using MRS as I am doing a lot of transfers via grapple hook. I'm also using an adjustable ring and ring friction saver if that matters.

Never used this much rope MRS to have this problem. Maybe pull the tail up and drop it before I descend?

Thanks all.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Braid your VT opposite each time helps. Better to have a rope just long enough so you can jiggle the hockle out the tail as you decend as well.

 

[Tree09]

Any idea what's causing the twisting?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

The hitch and the way the rope is braided as well as the FS

 

[Gypo]

Gotcha. I always wrap the wraps the same direction too now that I'm thinking about it. Suppose I could do wraps and braids opposite direction.

Thanks.

 

[Burnham]

Stephen is right, and doing as you suggest will help a lot as well.

 

[Kaveman]

Leave the rope on rope systems in the past. Get a Unicender, forget these problems and enjoy a superior MRS experience in all conditions, including wet ropes, or even those saturated in heavy sap.

Also, fwiw, I don't flake my ropes into their bags, I just stuff, works great for me.

 

[Burnham]

I never knew there was a difference between flaking and stuffing. What is it?

 

[flushcut]

Same shit different pile.

 

[lxskllr]

I've used the terms synonymously, but if I had to note a difference, a proper flake is more loosely laid with more room around the rope, while stuffing is just shoving the line in a container with little regard to form.

 

[Burnham]

I guess I fail to see the difference . No matter, carry on.

 

[flushcut]

Stuffing is flaking but in a smaller container.

 

[Burnham]

Uh huh.