I think of the Hitch Climber as a climbing system which you can use to advance and descend from ground to tie in point.
The white rope in the video was being used as what I would consider to be a long adjustable length lanyard for positioning and as second tie in point. As he had it set up with...
^That"s pretty much it.
-Micro pulley
-Lanyard (climbing) rope of your choice...The setup in the photo is a 12' lanyard
-Hitch cord of your choice
-Two biners of your choice
-Chafe sleeve (don't have to have it)
That is my setup for recreational climbing to give me a second tie in point...
I'm not sure which brand, but he's using hand ascender. I'm not very experienced, but that would not be something I would use. All you can do to let rope out is take the weight off of it and release it. No way to gently let rope out with your weight on it.
You'd be much better off with a...
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