Ok so using
@always89y method of swing the rope up is great but you loose so much height as you pull slack out. Methods that
@bj139 and
@cedar paul use are great too but I don’t want to lug sections of polls in the woods and I found them slow. Maybe this will be a blend. This is not a novel concept, but I’m applying it with a small telescoping mono pod I found in the woods this year. I can set my regular length tether 9 ft from the bottom consistently and I have yet to see how high I can set my tether when using my long rappel rope.
I can constantly get the rappel rope as the foot tether flipped up around 12-15 foot before it falls down. Using the pull and considering I’m 6’2” and the pole is 5’ and my arm is around 8ft pointing up I should be able to set the foot tether at around 11-13ft (TBD)
This thing is light weight and packs down to fit in a pack. It has a loop that can hang from the side of the saddle during the climb. I’m going to try to make a video showing it in use soon. No verdict yet.
This may gain me some height on top tether movement as well. If I could get an easy 12ft start and then two 6ft moves I would call it a success
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