DB4x4
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Pass... Looks like too much fiddle factor for me. No hip pinch though!
In the CFE video he stood on the foot tether, added a lineman’s belt and removed his top tether that he was tied in to which means he wasn’t actually connected to the pole while moving his top tether from what I could tell. Relatively sketchy.The work tethers in the video are referred to as the (foot/lower)one is the "work" tether becase at height you split the loops and stand on both feet.
In our case set a stand or platform..
The thigh band(upper) is referred to as the safety tether because it has a built in loop for the safety line to clip in preventing a fall.
When bypassing an obstruction they use a seperate choker and clip into it to advance the safety tether.
Always maintaining a safety connection.
I was recently in Spain and all of their power line poles were concrete so I was wondering how they got up there. Simple and effective.@Bigfoot522 shared some real cool videos with me yesterday! Thought belong here. Take a look. Scott Adkins could have been a lineman in Mexico.
(really starts at 6:25 minutes)
Nah. Thigh loops don't workThe second video has me wanting to try a thigh loop. It looks way too fast!
It looked to me like he clipped into a bracket on the pole before he went to remove the top tether.In the CFE video he stood on the foot tether, added a lineman’s belt and removed his top tether that he was tied in to which means he wasn’t actually connected to the pole while moving his top tether from what I could tell. Relatively sketchy.
I feel like you’re being facetious. Let’s see your thigh loop climbing video!Nah. Thigh loops don't work
Any Body using this double foot loop?CGM Double Foot Stirrup
We finally finished up testing the Double Foot Stirrup and it is now available on the website. I know this has been asked for by a few guys climbing via 2TC...but I can't get the hang of it. I'm a one Foot kinda guy. I will say, it makes an awesome short hunt mobile platform with a stand alone...saddlehunter.com
It looks super stable, I’m interested to see what it climbs like. Someone post a video!
I made one very similar to test out. I will 2nd (or 3rd) that they do make an awesome platform for short sits and in areas where you won't be doing alot of moving. Personally, it doesn't feel as stable as 1-legging it but using both legs makes the climb easier.Any Body using this double foot loop?
Thanks. If it makes the climb easier, I can always use a linesman for stability. I may give this another try.I made one very similar to test out. I will 2nd (or 3rd) that they do make an awesome platform for short sits and in areas where you won't be doing alot of moving. Personally, it doesn't feel as stable as 1-legging it but using both legs makes the climb easier.
What’s your setup here? Looks like the bottom tether is looped back up into a Blakes for the foot loop, right? What’s the other hitch and wire gate carabiner for?I'm still loving 2tc. I made a good climb yesterday evening on a very hard smooth barked tree with no problems. I set up over a couple of scrapes in a fairly remote spot. I'm pretty sure I have been the only person back there since the bucks dropped their racks earlier this year. This shed was in the wide open and anyone walking through would have seen it. No deer were seen.
Yes, the bottom tether (foot) is 14 or 15 feet of Samson Predator tied in a Blake's hitch for adjustability. The hitch above that is a Distel with a wire gate carabiner. This hitch and carabiner mainly serve as the connection point for my backpack. When I get up to the spot where I want my ring of steps, I slide the Distel up the rope and take the backpack off and hang it from this carabiner. I then attach the ring of steps and put the backpack back on my back and climb past the ring of steps. Once at hunting height on my ring of steps I put the foot tether up about 6 inches under the main tether and slide the Distel up all the way as a stopper knot and hang my backpack at about 120 degrees to my right, out of the way. I then install an HME gear strap between the two tethers and this holds my bow on the left and my quiver on the right.What’s your setup here? Looks like the bottom tether is looped back up into a Blakes for the foot loop, right? What’s the other hitch and wire gate carabiner for?