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First time tether slipping (latitude outdoors)

Hey bud, take a picture of your set up right before you put weight on it. It may be as simple as you haven't tightened the hitch down enough yet. This would consist of take those two ends of the hitch cord that go to your caribiner and working the slack out of them until the line is tight. While keeping it tight, go ahead and apply some pressure to the hitch. I have noticed that with certain hitches they need to be tightened up as I call it before you go about your business. I would consider this just part of the territory in using hitches. Once you weight it completely it may be a little tighter to undo but should ultimately returned to that locked position easily in the future.

If you don't mind sharing how much do you weigh? Since they are friction hitches you may need to add a wrap if youre a full grown man. If you are going to add a wrap I would suggest doing some reading and become familiar with the hitches intently before climbing with them. Just because you bought a set up tether from the store does not mean it fool proof.

Lastly, I still prefer a prussic for my tether. It to me bites harder than any other hitch. There's just a little getting use to it and you can undo it and move it up and down very easily. I may try to get a video of that for you to consider.


If you go the retie or add wraps method check this video out as a starter
Thanks for all the info. I’ll get back out in the saddle this weekend when I have some free time before the sun goes down. I’ll see if I can’t replicate the situation. I’m 210lbs right now. I don’t know if that seems like I need extra wraps to not, just answering the question. I think I’ll mess around with tether this weekend and if I still feel like it’s not cinching I’ll try retyping into a Prusic. Seems like it’s a good idea to have a hitch be too tight instead of too loose.
 
I know a lot of others has responded with great info for you. My suggestion is like the last guy said " the hitch may need to tightened down". things you should always follow when working with any type of prusik or hitch is Drees the knot or hitch the set it before any weight is on it. what you can do is grab the tail ends of your hitch and pull them tight. then look at the hitch. Does it look like its tighter at the bottom or top of where the hitch coils around the rope? Whichever seems loos simple simply spin the coils tighter to the main line the redress and set the hitch then weight it and test again
 
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