I just started doing a little SRT this past season and have decided to add this technique into some of my presets as well. I climb a lot of straight plantation pine trees that have no, or very little, limbs of size at a reasonable height. My question is: what are some options for hitching your rope when there are no limbs/ forks in the tree? The best ive got so far is to take a stick or my spikes with me then climb up to install a screw in step or eyelet screw and use that to hold my girth hitch up. Sounds like it will work but I haven't attempted this yet.