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Secure enough to be above people?

Simple canopy anchor. Retrievable. Different birch.

A simple base-tie. 3 wraps and half- hitches. No extra tail. Ignore the rigging rope.

Easy, lowerable base-tie on adjacent tree. Just the right tail length, with a Stopper knot.

What are your techniques for cutting heavy leaning tops?

That's intense stress.

Something is wrong if you're getting shaken loose. Don't get going to big, too fast. None of the manufacturers or marketers has figured out making and selling good judgment. How many time have you been shaken loose? Zero, here.

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Dave McN swore by the minimalist adjustable Petzl chest Harness that I can't find with the HH, with the Fixe pulley as a fairlead on a larger diameter opening DMM ring. I've use it some. @Bermy has added a second biner to the bridge ring to fairlead the rope in better. I've used that some...

The Swing Chestie is well regarded. Just doesn't fit me well. An easy choice is a bungee that connects to the back of the harness, over the shoulder, or extended with a sling from the harness to the end of the bungee (part of my home-made Petzl handled ascender, turned rope walking floating...

Chest harnesses don't work for me, so far. Too binding. Extra stuff to get grabbed. I have 2. Lanyard over the shoulder comes off when I'm ready to tie-in-twice, or finished ascending.

I rock it. No drag. No change from SRT to DdRT. Input force directly leads to the grab force in both SRT and DdRT. More weight, more dogbone and carabiner loading, leaving the hitch to see a lottt less than 100% body weight. The dogbone and biner don't drag on ascent. The tighter the...

Rope walking. MAJOR help. Become great with a throw line.