Pros and Cos of various friction hitches in the trees

[gumboot]

I do have a foot

I leave my HH installed. I slide my HH to where I need it.

I use the untie/retie/ adjustment time instead as time for inspecting the rope.






I SRT almost always. Safest self- rescue scenario to my way of thinking.


Way easier for me, as well.


Do you have a foot ascender or rope walker? Very useful around here, maybe less so in AK.

ascender . I think it's a CMI . I used to do all my climbing in my corks (Viberg 105T ) then in my White Smoke Jumpers . Now I wear Scarpa Fuego's a Lot . Extremely comfortable in the spurs . And I think they will work great with the foot ascender . Im going to give it a shot anyway.
I also leave my HH on the rope .

 

[SeanKroll]

Try loosening your hitch with the extra wrap.

The knut-h hitchhiker hitch

Hitch Hiker Hitch

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...

www.masterblasterhome.com

 

[gumboot]

Try loosening your hitch with the extra wrap.

The knut-h hitchhiker hitch

Hitch Hiker Hitch

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...

www.masterblasterhome.com

I will definately try that hitch . Ive heard of Brocky . Seems he has come up with some great hitches . I keyed in on his comment about twisting (loosening ) the hitch for easing into descent . Will definately give that a try also .

 

[cory]

I used a knut in MRS/drt, I liked it alot

 

[Mick!]

Mickey, you should post up a pic of your set up.

So for your prussic, you use a prussic loop?

To take up slack one handed in your climb line do you step on the rope to hold it tight and then slide the prussic?

There ya geaux Cory.
As for advancing, I just hip thrust if needed.

 

[SeanKroll]

Hip thrusting is so much work compared to a foot ascender

 

[Mick!]

Hip thrusting is so much work compared to a foot ascender

I don’t do much of it, I’m mostly in spikes.

 

[SeanKroll]

Taking the 'stairs' (ladder) helps a lot if the tree is bulbous at large, low crotches

 

[Mick!]

Oh yeah, big ladder fan here.

 

[levi r]

I gotta get some more ladders. I have a 10' Stokes right now that I love. Any recommendations? I know it's very market specific but what kind of ladders are you all using? I'm thinking of getting big extension ladder like roofers use. A guy I knew had one of those cool telescoping ladders, they are really expensive!

 

[Burnham]

For maximum stability, an orchard ladder. But probably not the best tree climbing aid .