Nice easy way to get up. Some extra hardware. But looks pretty effortless. I like the self tending option. Wonder if I can do something similar with my lifeguard.
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DRT with the roll n lock. From NY SH.
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Emurray2197
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Very similar to an arborist hitch climber set up..
Has anyone been on their website yet? I can not find it.
Has anyone been on their website yet? I can not find it.
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Trying this right now.
It is very slow. Probably 'cause my arms are so short?
Only fell on my butt once so far.
I one-sticked up and took a spare 60' rappel rope to use but once I passed it through a crotch both ends were about 7' off the ground. (I couldn't tell that from up in the tree.) So when I seen what was going on when I got back to the ground I went in the house and grabbed a loonnnggg rappelling rope. I tied the two together and had to pull like heck to get the knot through the crotch and when it finally came, it CAME...
It is very slow. Probably 'cause my arms are so short?
Only fell on my butt once so far.
I one-sticked up and took a spare 60' rappel rope to use but once I passed it through a crotch both ends were about 7' off the ground. (I couldn't tell that from up in the tree.) So when I seen what was going on when I got back to the ground I went in the house and grabbed a loonnnggg rappelling rope. I tied the two together and had to pull like heck to get the knot through the crotch and when it finally came, it CAME...
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Played with this some today. Didn't take a picture. But used a michoacan hitch. You can slide a carbineer In the hitch and run it up to a prussic and it will self tend. Problem I had was where it fell, it was a little out of my arms reach, and it a little harder to pull. I was on my 11mm lines. So not sure if that adds extra drag as well.
Everyone should try DRT. It's a great foundation for a rope climber. I did it for 12 years but have moved on. No matter what knot or device you're using for an MRS system:
1. You are still on a 2:1 system, which means that if you pull 18in, you only move 9in. And so its slow progress compared to a 1:1 system. I find the pace to be annoying but if it doesn't bother ya, it really doesn't matter because we're not going that high.
2. The friction of a rope moving in a crotch reduces its efficiency compared to methods like SRT or JRB, and rough on the rope. That's why climbing a Leaning Tree is a hassle.... because you really can't get any hip thrust, and it really helps to have it to overcome the friction. I like being able to climb leaners as easily as straight trees. But if you only climb straight trees, it's not that big of a deal.
These days, I prefer to climb with no gloves and on smaller, thinner, lighter ropes. Having a handle for each hand as well as the Footloop just makes it easier on the hands. I am not anti-DRT. In fact I'm happy every time somebody gets on the ropes. And whenever they decide they want to try something different, the other methods will still be there.
1. You are still on a 2:1 system, which means that if you pull 18in, you only move 9in. And so its slow progress compared to a 1:1 system. I find the pace to be annoying but if it doesn't bother ya, it really doesn't matter because we're not going that high.
2. The friction of a rope moving in a crotch reduces its efficiency compared to methods like SRT or JRB, and rough on the rope. That's why climbing a Leaning Tree is a hassle.... because you really can't get any hip thrust, and it really helps to have it to overcome the friction. I like being able to climb leaners as easily as straight trees. But if you only climb straight trees, it's not that big of a deal.
These days, I prefer to climb with no gloves and on smaller, thinner, lighter ropes. Having a handle for each hand as well as the Footloop just makes it easier on the hands. I am not anti-DRT. In fact I'm happy every time somebody gets on the ropes. And whenever they decide they want to try something different, the other methods will still be there.
Yea, I had to really reach up to tend the hitch coming back down.