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Just waiting for someone to comment. There has been a lot of views, but no one posted if they tried the hitch, so didn’t think anyone was that interested. I now make the carabiner brake bar with a thin wooden break away point and a stainless tube for the rope to run on. The bar can be placed...

I like how it prevents wearing on the cord and is so easy to engage and disengage with the rope. Plus there's no worries about dropping anything. There is some added friction if the rope just hangs through it. You have to disengage it when ascending, but that only takes a couple of seconds to do.

From some researching, looks like I'm close to what has been tested. Petzl says side loaded carabiner break strength is 30 percent of the long axis strength. Some YouTube videos show higher results. All the tests are of a choked lanyard around a small branch type, where the carabiner and rope...

The vectran core would come into play only if the polyester were to melt through. Good suggestion on the Icetail, thanks Bermy.

What's the break strength of this steel carabiner if it is bent over a small diameter of 3/4"? I don't know, haven't tested them this way. But looking at the strengths that are printed on the carabiner may give an idea. Pulling strength across the long axis is 30 kN, crossways, between the gate...

Yes, forgot to add that that length was only to demonstrate how well it holds, even stretched out, wouldn't use it like that, but you could. The point being, unlike other cords, the Regatta is doesn't have to be tied to the point of being too tight. The bar is trying to bent both sides of the...

New England Rope's Regatta Braid works great with the Hitch Hiker, because it grabs much better than most cords. The picture shows the standard HH hitch extended as far as the 44" cord would allow. It grabbed each time, no matter how much it was compressed.The Regatta is a polyester, 12 strand...

A fun concept I found when testing hitches, is when first starting to descend, compress it lightly until you start to drop. Stop and then turn the hitch counter clockwise to cause it to descend. Twist back clockwise to stop. The amount of twisting can regulate your speed.

That's puzzling that you didn't notice a bigger difference in the amount of friction. Perhaps you tied it too tight. This hitch seems to have a little bit wider range on how tight it has to be. The regular HH hitch seems to have to be tied just up to the point of being too tight, and creating...

The hitch above is called the Knut H, and also works if the bight that changes the wrap direction, is tied on the back of the rope. Another hitch the Catalan also works very good.

Here's a friction hitch that seems to function better than the standard French Prusik, that the instructions show, and many people use. It checks all the boxes, easy descent, tending, grabs reliably, compact, and easy to tie. It usually doesn't have to be retightened after weighting it. Some...