Peterk1234
Well-Known Member
Nice Job! Now please go outside and take a friend or significant other and video the climb and post it for us
I like using the wild edge aider just for adjustability. I use six to climb and one to each side of the sixth as a platform. I would be fine with a fixed aider most of the time but sometimes I look up a tree and think I need to really stretch the steps out on that one. I like being able to get a little over four feet per step when I have to.
You could do that but it would require some fiddling if you had it girthed to the corner of the step. What I like about the wild edge or any adjustable foot loop type aider is I can insert my foot then adjust it shorter to the point that it would be difficult to get my foot in a fixed aider. I like your setup and If I was running 10 steps or using a different platform I would consider doing the same as you.I wonder if instead of a fixed loop, you use a small whoppie sling set up the same way for each step. Then you could adjust it for those steps that you would be setting a bit further apart.
Do you use 1 3 step and rest single aiders? I feel fairly confident in using aiders and ordered 3 3 step aiders to use on my we steps. Thinking I can get right at 17ft with 3 that way.I use Amsteel ropes on my steps and the bottom step has a 3 step aider on it. I hang the first step about eye height and climb from there.