One sticking without Madrock

[Brocky]

A method to stop in midair is to not load up the hitch, but instead, pull down on rope to lock it in the ATC, lift a knee up and wrap the rope around your leg a couple times, then lower your leg to keep tension and hold your position. Pinching the rope after wrapping between the feet holds some more.

 

[Marmuzz]

Thanks @gcr0003 that makes sense. I might try the Stitch after this season. It doesn’t look impossibly complex to tie but I do think I’d need to tinker with it to dial it in for me. Too much to change right before the season starts on Saturday.

 

[BeQuick]

I tried a prussic and hated it. It was doable but not fun. I ran a figure 8 to rappel when I was done and moved the prussic to my lineman’s loop. I was going to try a swabisch with a tender but got surprised with a madrock for Christmas and never looked back.

I also used a figure 8 until I got a madrock. It works great and is small enough to carry as a back up. I just put a hitch in mine to lock it in and ditched the prusik all together.

 

[Utkjsilver]

The ATC take off just enough tension on the rope for the hitch to slide really smoothly. And it tend the hitch really well. I realized that the JRB hitch basically does the same thing as the ATC, but to this day I can't tie it efficiently and I don't think its a smooth as this setup. But the JRB is very clever, too clever for me. I can tie a Michoacán and slap the ATC in no time and no fear of messing up somewhere.

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Tried this. The only thing I dislike is the account clanks on the carabiner every time you take up slack. I guess some felt would stop it, but not sure how long it would last.