Rope walking

[jakhammer]

How many of you are ropewalking in your srt climbs?
What gear are you using - how do you keep your gear/climb quiet?

 

[The wondering butcher]

Yes I rope walk. 63yrs old. Found it much easier using both legs to power the climb. Pre set up loop in tree use a rope runner and a knee asender.

 

[bj139]

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.

 

[brydan]

Mini-SAKA, foot ascender, rope wrench

 

[Brocky]

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.

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.

 

[bj139]

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.

Exactly what I meant. Up, down, left, right continuously for tree workers not for saddlehunters.

 

[gwhalin]

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.

 

[bj139]

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.

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.

 

[Brocky]

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.

Wear foot ascender on approach, hand ascender with long footloop for frog system instead of knee ascender, pre-install and tie Wrench and hitch.

 

[brydan]

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

 

[gwhalin]

Wear foot ascender on approach, hand ascender with long footloop for frog system instead of knee ascender, pre-install and tie Wrench and hitch.

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.