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Rope walking

jakhammer

jakhammer

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How many of you are ropewalking in your srt climbs?
What gear are you using - how do you keep your gear/climb quiet?
 
I tried rope walking but didn't like the extra gear needed and didn't like relying on a sliding friction hitch or spending another $300 on a mechanical device just to try that. For extreme movement in the tree it is great but for hunting I want non-extreme movement. :laughing:
 
bj139 said:
I tried rope walking but didn't like the extra gear needed and didn't like relying on a sliding friction hitch or spending another $300 on a mechanical device just to try that. For extreme movement in the tree it is great but for hunting I want non-extreme movement. :laughing:
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Scratching my head on what you mean by “extreme movements”? Both tree workers and hunters are going up and down, workers just needing to do it more frequently.
 
Brocky said:
Scratching my head on what you mean by “extreme movements”? Both tree workers and hunters are going up and down, workers just needing to do it more frequently.
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Exactly what I meant. Up, down, left, right continuously for tree workers not for saddlehunters.
 
I rope walk fair amount, but never when hunting. I do miss the speed of ascent getting up the tree compared to using RADS but the idea of having to pack in and put on a foot and knee ascender plus tie hitch in dark and install pulley and rope wrench. Just too much.
 
gwhalin said:
I rope walk fair amount, but never when hunting. I do miss the speed of ascent getting up the tree compared to using RADS but the idea of having to pack in and put on a foot and knee ascender plus tie hitch in dark and install pulley and rope wrench. Just too much.
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Exactly the same for me. I just want to be up the tree safely and easily while hunting. Having fun climbing is for recreational tree climbing time.
 
gwhalin said:
I rope walk fair amount, but never when hunting. I do miss the speed of ascent getting up the tree compared to using RADS but the idea of having to pack in and put on a foot and knee ascender plus tie hitch in dark and install pulley and rope wrench. Just too much.
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Wear foot ascender on approach, hand ascender with long footloop for frog system instead of knee ascender, pre-install and tie Wrench and hitch.
 
I usually can't wear my foot ascender in, hunting in a swamp, but they only take a second to put on. I leave the wrench at the end of the rope so it's close to the right position to begin with
 
Brocky said:
Wear foot ascender on approach, hand ascender with long footloop for frog system instead of knee ascender, pre-install and tie Wrench and hitch.
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Yeah was thinking about doing something exactly like this since I am already using a hand ascender and foot loop.

I did just get the new Notch tether for the rope wrench, which removes one extra piece from the system (hitch climber pulley no longer needed). And I generally trust a good hitch cord more than I do a belay device.

Maybe something will practice in off season scouting as I go about setting more presets.
 
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