What is the best stick and attachment method to use the one stick climbing method. I was able to do it with a hawk helium with original strap and buckle but was wondering if there was a better method/stick.
So, prefer the cam, then? What kind of rope you use for it?I’ve done it with 7/64 daisy chain. It’s lighter than the cam buckle. That’s about it.
So, prefer the cam, then? What kind of rope you use for it?
So, prefer the cam, then? What kind of rope you use for it?
I been climbing this way for years. In my opinion, these stick attachment methods are best to worst for one stick climbing: the rope cam, the cam buckle, the versa button. With a rope cam like the muddy sticks came with, its really quick and super easy to attach and detach the stick while climbing. The cam buckle straps like you have on your hawk helium work fine but you have to loosen it and slide the strap up while simultaneously raising the stick. ( with rope cam you can completely detach the rope and kind of sling it up higher as you raise the stick). Lastly, the versa button is kind of a pain because you have to do the knot thing around it everytime you attach and detach. So this is why I got with the rope cam when I 1 stick. Hope this helps.
I’ve been going all the way to top step before moving stick. And doing so, I can’t see how I’d move the stick without detaching the daisy chain form the tether. Maybe it’s the difference in attempting to move it while closer to the stick and not higher up the tree.A daisy chain with a versa button is superior in my opinion. I set it one time when I first put the stick on the tree and never detach it again.
Set on tree
Step in aider
Step on bottom step
Move tether up
Reach down and slide stick up tree
Repeat
It really is that simple.
I’m new and still learning.
Absolutely open to any and all suggestions.
When you put it that way....yeah. Me giving myself some slack in the tether is really not much different than only going to my second step on my stick. (They’re stock Heliums, btw.) I’ll give that a shot next time I’m out.So three steps up and one step down.
At ground level: set your stick with the aider step at knee height. Set your tether as high as you can and clip in to your bridge and slide your friction hitch up as high as it will go.
If you do the above and don’t use the top step you will not have to adjust your tether again. Yeah, you may have to make a couple extra moves of the stick, but you’ll get where you’re going quicker and safer.