justsomedude
Well-Known Member
Thinking about SRT with a GriGri2 and Ropeman or two Ropeman.
I don't climb high (recurve hunter) and have been interested in having this as an option but not sure if it is worth it.
I already have 40' HTP 9mm and 32' Yale Bandit 11mm (after knots), two Ropeman 1 and a GriGri2, aiders, slings etc.
I would be hunting trees where the anchor branch wouldn't likely be higher than 20' so I have decent back cover. So if I throw a line and pull my rope over a branch and pull my fig 8 knot over the branch and back down to the ground and girth hitch while leaving my throw line attached, Will that be an OK retrieval method?
I've used paracord gear hauling line to retrieve like this but that assumes I climb all the way up to the connection point (those, I set by hand). Or would I just go ahead and climb all the way up and attach my retrieval rope/hauling line after I set the rope?
This would be instead of Aider climbing, Climber Platform or Climbing Sticks or Tree Bolts. only makes sense if it is less work/weight. I would still have the aider anyway. When I first considered this, the big ropes, hand ascenders, throw lines and weights put me off the idea.
Am I literally barking up the wrong tree? I will experiment on my own but I know lots of you guys have already been down this path.
I don't climb high (recurve hunter) and have been interested in having this as an option but not sure if it is worth it.
I already have 40' HTP 9mm and 32' Yale Bandit 11mm (after knots), two Ropeman 1 and a GriGri2, aiders, slings etc.
I would be hunting trees where the anchor branch wouldn't likely be higher than 20' so I have decent back cover. So if I throw a line and pull my rope over a branch and pull my fig 8 knot over the branch and back down to the ground and girth hitch while leaving my throw line attached, Will that be an OK retrieval method?
I've used paracord gear hauling line to retrieve like this but that assumes I climb all the way up to the connection point (those, I set by hand). Or would I just go ahead and climb all the way up and attach my retrieval rope/hauling line after I set the rope?
This would be instead of Aider climbing, Climber Platform or Climbing Sticks or Tree Bolts. only makes sense if it is less work/weight. I would still have the aider anyway. When I first considered this, the big ropes, hand ascenders, throw lines and weights put me off the idea.
Am I literally barking up the wrong tree? I will experiment on my own but I know lots of you guys have already been down this path.