Tying off to a spar w/ climb line while spiking .

[david1332]

So in order to make a me a little more comfortable while doing larger takedowns on my spikes I want to be able to tie off my climb line onto the spar I'm working. Can I have a couple different methods for this? Obviously I can just choke my line onto itself but then it's srt and I know the zigzag doesn't like that very much and I don't want to risk it 50 feet in the air. Options please

 

[treesmith]

Large ART rope guide/rope guide twin line, basically a retrievable chokable mid stem anchor point

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[david1332]

Large ART rope guide/rope guide twin line, basically a retrievable chokable mid stem anchor point

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Anything a little more budget friendly? Lol

 

[BuckmasterStumpGrinding]

Try a rope wrench setup with the zig zag. Throw in some ascenders and you will be ready for srt for the same price as the art rope guide.

 

[Bmezz88]

Choke the spar with a friction saver

 

[Bmezz88]

or get an adjustable friction saver

 

[Bmezz88]

https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=348&item=11150

 

[david1332]

Could I just take some spare rope and tie it around the spar with a 2 glad hitch backed up by a another hitch or two and attach a micropulley to it via a carabiner? That would also create a nice bend radius in my rope right?

 

[Bmezz88]

as long as it cinches tight, it sounds like a good idea. I have never tried it personally.

 

[david1332]

as long as it cinches tight, it sounds like a good idea. I have never tried it personally.

The only reason I suggest it as supposed to an AFS is so I can use it for larger spars

 

[Bmezz88]

how big of a spar if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Bmezz88]

i have the same AFS. Its about 5 foot long.

 

[david1332]

Well here's the tree. I've got about 2/3 of it down and this is what's left. Pretty large black oak.
60 feet tall and about 3 feet or so at the base. Biggest I've done so far

 

[Bmezz88]

Could I just take some spare rope and tie it around the spar with a 2 glad hitch backed up by a another hitch or two and attach a micropulley to it via a carabiner? That would also create a nice bend radius in my rope right?

Or you could just buy, or if you already have a whoopie sling. A lot easier to move up and down the spar with you. Attach pulley to the whoopie with a biner.

 

[david1332]

That picture doesn't show how big the trunk is where the two co-dominate stems meet

 

[Bmezz88]

I can just about see the split in the second picture. She's a nice size tree you got there

 

[david1332]

Yeah she's been fun! Rigged out slot of heavy wood over those two houses, got a good amount of work from it so far!

 

[acer-kid]

Running bowline. Choked. Leave a LONG tail on the bowline. Make the tail as long as the pieces you're blocking out. Say.. 6-8'. Run the down leg through an 8 (or any descender).
Knock your piece off.
Rappel the 8'
Retrieve choked bowline with long tail.
Cinch at waist. Remove slack. Hard lock 8.
Repeat.

That's about as cheap as it comes.

 

[david1332]

Running bowline. Choked. Leave a LONG tail on the bowline. Make the tail as long as the pieces you're blocking out. Say.. 6-8'. Run the down leg through an 8 (or any descender).
Knock your piece off.
Rappel the 8'
Retrieve choked bowline with long tail.
Cinch at waist. Remove slack. Hard lock 8.
Repeat.

That's about as cheap as it comes.

Could I use a prusik instead of an 8?

 

[david1332]

Only because I'm not familiar with an 8