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And you don’t have to take your hitches off the rope. I’ve used it all season with two hitches on, only had one tree crotch it wanted to be a pain on.
So I alpine butterfly a few feet off the center of my rope and then wrap that around the tree. Then I push my hitch up to the top and clip on to the hitch and my rappel ring. Rappel down and then pull from the other side. The worst case is your loop catches on the other hitch and you pull it down a few feet until you can grab it.
I hang the rope from the center to my saddle when climbing so that I have access to it if I need to self rescue. I also attach my bow and pack to each end.
I didn’t like one sticking or 2tc on the alpine butterfly full rope because the rope is more in the way. It is plenty doable and isn’t terrible but prefer dedicated tethers.
If you’re constantly weighting and hooked in to the correct side, I don’t see how you would grab the wrong side. Obviously if you’re connecting at hunting height for the first time before a rappel you want to make Triple sure you’re on the right side before weighting it. This is another reason I like being on a dedicated tether. I can test out my rappel set up before i weight it solo.
One thing I would do Is retie the alpines periodically to try and avoid memory in the rope and wear in one spot.
Try it a little bit and let us know how you like it.
So I alpine butterfly a few feet off the center of my rope and then wrap that around the tree. Then I push my hitch up to the top and clip on to the hitch and my rappel ring. Rappel down and then pull from the other side. The worst case is your loop catches on the other hitch and you pull it down a few feet until you can grab it.
I hang the rope from the center to my saddle when climbing so that I have access to it if I need to self rescue. I also attach my bow and pack to each end.
I didn’t like one sticking or 2tc on the alpine butterfly full rope because the rope is more in the way. It is plenty doable and isn’t terrible but prefer dedicated tethers.
If you’re constantly weighting and hooked in to the correct side, I don’t see how you would grab the wrong side. Obviously if you’re connecting at hunting height for the first time before a rappel you want to make Triple sure you’re on the right side before weighting it. This is another reason I like being on a dedicated tether. I can test out my rappel set up before i weight it solo.
One thing I would do Is retie the alpines periodically to try and avoid memory in the rope and wear in one spot.
Try it a little bit and let us know how you like it.