I would think it would work with a hang on. Just substitute a hang on for a platform or a ring of steps. You would need to iron out all the minor differences, but it should be doable. When you start trying 2tc, just try the simplest version first and get that hang of that. My advice is keep it simple. Learn the moves. Try it low and slow.
That's a fine one to start with.
I have tethered climbed all this season with a .75 and RCH and it has worked great. Switched to a loc on for the same reasons as you. Definitely wouldn’t let using a loc on keep you from trying it.
After doing 2tc for a couple of seasons I really think it is a great way to climb for hunting if you have the right trees for it. You will make more moves than 1 sticking but once you find the right height move for you (I really think this boils down to your individual step distance. The length from your foot to your knee is generally a good rule of thumb.) it will all become very fluid and smooth. The biggest problems I had starting out was first trying to make it more complicated than it needed to be, and second trying to maximize height in the moves.
Using a long rope and trying to rappel with the top tether. It added a whole other level of complexity to the setup. I also was sewing a web foot loop and using a cord hitch on the foot loop. My suggestion is to use a very simple rope set up to learn on. This is what I ended up with after much use and still use to this day. The beauty of 2tc is its utter simplicity. Once you get it you got it.
I also use this setup except for the fixed loops to go around the tree, I’ve now switched to the Better Tether Hitch for going around the tree, once you have to pass a couple limbs with that setup you will love it! Quick, simple and don’t have to run the entire setup through the loop while climbing, don’t even have to disconnect my carabiner from my bridge! Really like the Blake’s hitch footloop for sure!!!!! One of the great things about this site is the creativity of the guys on here! God Bless!
I bypass a limb almost 50-75% of my climbs. There tends to be a sizeable branch or limb between 15-20 feet that I wind up passing
This season, prolly close to 40% of the trees I climbed had 1 or more limbs to deal with. The worst one had a lot of small limbs(12-15) in the first 8-10 feet and then was a clean trunk up to about 27 feet. I one sticked it the first trip up and used a carabineer on my rappel rope until I was clear of the low limbs, then tied a running jrb. Hung my stand and rope climbed with a foot loop the rest of the hunts from that tree. Last tree I climbed had 3 limbs before I was at hunting height. That was on private so those limbs got removed on the way up.
Also, when ppl mention limb passing as a turn off....I ask them, how do you safely do it now? You need 2 tethers or a lineman's belt and a tether to safely pass a limb when you have no preset or safety line so.....
Yea that one is a non starter for me. Same type people saying you can’t 2TC because of limbs also claim that a climber is their favorite climbing method lol Limbs are only a negative when you’re 2TC lol.
What’s your current method for climbing this? What was your method to climb it the first time?
@gcr0003 this a pre-set stand but a decent example of some of the types of trees I find myself in at times every year.
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I do not have any pictures currently, but they are mostly white oaks with a few red oaks mixed in, basketball size or larger generally. Anything thumb size or smaller gets bent or snapped off, but there is usually one limb or branch that is bigger that needs to be by passed.
That tree has a set of sticks on it so other guys that hunt at the farm could use it. For me, I would have most likely one sticked up, set the stand and then rope climbed on subsequent sits. I can climb 2TC but am not what I would call really proficient at it yet. Have done it just enough to be able to use it if needed but I am primarily a one sticker. If the mods I make to the Lone Walker stand I built work so I can climb with it I will have the option to either carry it or the mission and nothing else other than ropes. I plan to work a good bit on 2TC climbing though because then I can leave either stand in the tree and 2TC rather than rope climb. Climbing the rope works fine but I get hot and sweaty fast and I think 2TC will be a little better in that regard.
