Hey man, I don’t think it’s boring at all to watch you climb. I’ve watched your videos several times, and I never get bored. Honestly, for me, there’s no need to speed up the footage on the way up or down-I really enjoy seeing the whole climbing process in real time. Seriously, I gotta thank you for sharing your skills with all of us. I’ve learned so much that I never would’ve otherwise!
I appreciate that. I have also gotten feedback that some of the videos are too long which causes folks to not even watch em or skip and miss important stuff. And so i am trying to balance all the priorities and condense where I can. Thx for the comment though. I tend to agree with you. But we might have a longer attention span than the average viewer.
Thank you for another great video! Been practicing cinch climbing. Instead of one sticking. It’s been great. Going to Rock and Rescue Friday for more 6mm been using 5mm not working as good on my 8 mm rope. Again thanks so much for your time sharing.
@chucktaz1 Curious, are you using a Longhorn Agile Hitch on your 8mm rope? Unless your weight profile is on the slim side, I prefer 9.5 mm rope for SRT applications. We have to consider wet conditions as well. I am trying to settle on the right set of thresholds for recommendations in the table on this page. jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/rope/
@chucktaz1 if you're going there, get your hands on the 10mm Rougaroo and tie yourself a Cinch and you will feel how it's bendable nature makes for a better Cinch. I built this system on a spare piece of rope I had in my collection, but I am going to upgrade it to the 10mm Rougaroo soon. And don't forget to use your JRB15 coupon code for 15% off.
Yes using longhorn, seems to bind probably do to my size 250lbs. Have larger tree rope can-not remember size but will definitely check out 10mm rougaroo. Thank you
If you want a longer lightweight pole, the Doben carbon fiber pool pole in 12ft or 15ft.. I got the 15ft version doubles as a walking stick. And me being 6'5" I can go around 20ft in one move... and that's all I need a lot of times.. I love it. Fast, easy, simple, and Lightweight climbing option! Thank's JRB for the great idea and videos!
@hattrick1974tube thanks. I don't have that one, but I have a dozen others. The Maverick pole was intentionally chosen with a length that the One Stick team can use it too. I will check it out though.
Great video John. A well thought out presentation on how to use your climbing system. Thank you for taking/making the time to help others in this way. Thanks to your camera man too.
@JohnKlopp we are a team. I am doing all I can to do my part. You have some responsibilities too: 1. Get your own butt safe 2. Make sure you NEVER get that call from a friend who got hurt doing something that WE could have prevented. Do unto others... Cheers
Good hitch system, Maverick is so easy to tie, last year i was climbing on the Maverick with 8mm rope and that would jam occasionally, of course with Retrieval cord or a pole it was always retrievable. This year with 11mm rope it never jams and i have developed a simple technique for installing with a pole hook -insert the hook within the locking loop and the two Houdini rings, never jams and the hitch stays perfectly aligned , the weight of the pole on the lock loop keeps the hitch oriented perfectly and always explodes for easy removal. I am running my hitch rope with footloops tied permanently , installing a carabiner handle in my 5-2-3 JRB soft bridge after setting my rope in the tree, minimizing any appliances on the rope walking in and installing in the tree without any fussing about. Love using a pole and hitch climbing for exploring new areas, and if i like a tree it's easy enough to leave a paracord preset for a return visit and DSRT stealth climb.
@kennethrogers1129 but how can you remove the pole from the Maverick if your body weight is on it at that time? In Hitch Climbing, Our weight will always be on the anchor when we need our Pole to set the next hitch.
Thanks John. This video is probably the most relatable and simplistic to my climbing for hunting. I’ve looked at so many methods and have had a hard time settling on a climbing method. I have sticks, wild edge steps, and Bullman steps. I can see myself learning your system to climb instead of 1 sticking in the future.
Great. To be clear, I have devised multiple "systems" and this is just one. My primary hunting system is my Universal System which allows a similar climb but on a different anchor, the Maverick Hitch. This system was developed specifically for hunters who prefer NOT to tie knots and who prefer not to use a throwball. Lots of information here: jrbtreeclimbing.com/
@@jrbtc I would say that for the time being I’m in the category of not wanting to tie knots in the field or deal with a throw ball. Down the road that may change. I just want to be as safe as possible climbing and this method seems to fit the bill for me. Heck, I can sell all of my other climbing equipment if this works out.
@@kevinanderson4610 I am learning from you as much as you are learning from me. I have been doing this so long that I forget what it's like to be uncomfortable with a throw ball. It's probably no different than when we first shot a bow. After a while, we take it for granted
@@jrbtc so I went out and did a bunch of practice climbs today. I’m very comfortable trying and climbing on a Maverick hitch, but I built a JRB cinch system just to play with it, and I’ve gotta say I like it a lot. For me it was much easier advancing the cinch with the Maverick pole and you don’t have to worry about the hitch getting wonky while you’re moving it, especially in the dark. When I got ready to rappel I tied a JRB hitch right above the cinch with the other side of the system (I just left the cinch on and hooked up my retrieval line to it) and did a quick transfer then rappelled down…I know that’s probably overkill, but I figured it would make retrieval easy, which it did. Built the system out of 40 feet of 9.5mm Rouge, weighed a little less than 3lbs. Still carrying my 50 feet of Rougarou to SRT, but at an extra 3lbs I’ll throw that in my pack for hitch climbing…thought you might want to know how folks are using your stuff. Thanks for all your hard work and the info you put out here.
@seabeebillm thanks for that great feedback. I like to creativity and that you are using these things like tools in your toolbox. And you know I'm a fan of redundancy and so if a second time and makes you feel comfortable, that's extremely important. I could tell you stories about me climbing up in a tree many years ago and I was over a rock pile and I also was comforted by a double tie in. We can't enjoy our hunt unless we are completely comfortable. Do whatever it takes.
i have been looking in to saddle hunting and single stick climbing and stumbled onto this. i am defiantly going to be doing this way with a ring mount to move around the tree once i get the height i want
Was going over in my head one scenario that I can't process what exactly I'd do and looking for thoughts/advice. Say you set your hitch in the tree already for your next move and before you transfer over to the upper line, or maybe it didn't set correctly and you now want to bring it down to reset it.... how would you explode it from underneath it without something tied to the tag end. Basically once you start the process to make your next move up the tree there seems to be no turning back.
This is a fantastic question, and I used it as motivation to make some reorganizational changes to this page and putting your answer at the bottom of it. jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/jrb-cinch/
Has any one or have mr JRB been up in a tree during rain? How does the longhorn agile hitch handle rain and wet rope? I'm thinkin the answer is to basically add additional wraps on the hitch? Thanks.
I have done a lot of wet testing. A 5 wrap Longhorn Agile didn't slip until I got to 6mm on 8mm in SRT, and that's not a combination I recommend unless you're on the slim side. ua-cam.com/video/bT_5e1bI4p4/v-deo.htmlsi=uLBjLNYPEg4xK8KX
@@jrbtc Ah, excellent. Thank you for your response and the video. I hadn’t seen that one yet, and I’m excited to explore more of your channel. Your dedication to educating the public is greatly appreciated. I’m glad to hear you’re confident in the rope and hitches under wet conditions. In the Northeast, we get a lot of rain during hunting season, so it's reassuring to know they’ll hold up. I was about to use your code on Ape Canyon but noticed most items are out of stock, which is disappointing. I’m particularly interested in the 60' 9.5 mm Ghillie with Squatch splice, 7mm accessory cord, and the Garda hitch kit. These would help me reduce unnecessary metal and weight, and I’m thankful for the JRB channel’s focus on safety. Thanks again for your time. I’m looking forward to SRT climbing using your technique this year.
Another great video. Would it be possible to use a best friend loop on a foot loop,if it is used on a CT quick roll above the ascending device? As always thanks for all you do for the sport sir!
@JasonHarris-qi9oz if you are using a hand ascender above your friction device, it would imply you are climbing a RAD SRT system with 3:1 mechanical advantage. If you attach a redundant bridge to a hand Ascender as an emergency backup to cover the possibility that your friction device fails, the benefit is obvious. But the disadvantage is that it will be kind of messy and get in the way. And you will need to design a recovery plan should you ever find yourself on that connection. To my knowledge, a hand ascender is only supposed to be used in transition.
@JasonHarris-qi9oz the primary nugget in this video is that I am setting an anchor and climbing to it. Then I set another anchor and climb to it. And repeat. If you want to repeat that using a different device, that's completely up to you, but you would need two of them, one on each end of the Rope. Now, if you had a really long pole and you could set your cinch at the height you needed it, then you would only need one. All of those details are up to you to safely explore. I don't own that device and don't have any plans to get one
I appreciate the thought that has gone into this, but holy crimony, what a complicated mess of ropes, carabiners, poles and hitches. I have 4 Muddy micro steps, a Grit Workhorse saddle, XOP platform and a knaider/swaider rig that would have me up that tree to 20'+ and ready to hunt with 1/2 the hassle of all this setup. I could also one-stick with a single tether and optional lineman with still half the hassle. SRT is slow and unnecessary except in extreme conditions. You are over-applying a rescue method to under-solve a simple hunting solution.
@nudsh. I am sure you know your rig... but pls consider that understanding the difference between what we CAN do and what we can ALWAYS do safely is critical to our survival. Next time you climb, ask yourself what happens to you if you lost your footing at any point during the climb. Bottom line is that if we are not tied in and on minimum slack and rappel ready, we are at risk. This is just one way to execute a zero Slack climb. DSRT is much faster. Meanwhile, several hundred hunters die every year in climbing accidents. Thousands injured. They all thought they were safe enough. I'm not asking you to adopt this method. But pls tie in your bridge to the tree and manage your slack. Make sure you can step off of the steps at any time and never go anywhere. Cheers
@@jrbtc Appreciate the honest response.. I agree that safety is first thought. I used to rock climb and have different thoughts on redundancy to mechanical devices, etc. My point is, for the average run and gun bow hunter looking for a 16' - 18' quick climb on public with a decent sized platform,, this may be a bit slow and cumbersome over some cam'd micro steps and aider assists. I can see the value in this for deep hike, high climbs where you might look to minimize noise and hard gear. Your method and a ring-of-steps could be a light and packable solution, even a damn good solution for crooked trees. Just saying that for most hunts, this might be slightly complicated over some classic methods. Cheers on the efforts and best of luck.
@craigparker5959 You have to purchase the components and Assemble it. Any climber who uses knots must accept the responsibility to be able to tie them and untie them and inspect them. Furthermore, different climbers prefer different lengths for their systems and may prefer different diameter ropes. I have done everything I can to spell it out on the website as well as product links and discounts jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/jrb-cinch/
Your knowledge of climbing and knots is incredible. But this looks way too complicated with way too many parts, knots, poles, transitions and looks like it takes a while to get up the tree. Idk how great that would be for hunting.
@michaellynch3172 I I appreciate your comment and perspective. This system and method is one of several we can use that meet my scrutiny for safety requirements. It's specifically for a hunter who is either incapable or not interested of using a throwball. As stated many times, DSRT is my favorite climbing method and the one I use on most of my hunts. Link below. Complicated is relative. I learned to drive a car with an old stick shift on the column. It seemed complicated. But I practiced it safely and mastered it. As we get older, we forget how to learn. We can fall victim to complacency and to buying what we are sold without being aware of the risks. According to my research, hundreds of hunters die nationally in elevated climbing and treestand incidents every year, and thousands are injured. Talk to a few of them. Show them this video and ask them if it's too complicated. ua-cam.com/video/ovhvJa8Jxtw/v-deo.htmlsi=G0JmISLXqyvXkcoe
Hey man, I don’t think it’s boring at all to watch you climb. I’ve watched your videos several times, and I never get bored. Honestly, for me, there’s no need to speed up the footage on the way up or down-I really enjoy seeing the whole climbing process in real time. Seriously, I gotta thank you for sharing your skills with all of us. I’ve learned so much that I never would’ve otherwise!
I appreciate that. I have also gotten feedback that some of the videos are too long which causes folks to not even watch em or skip and miss important stuff. And so i am trying to balance all the priorities and condense where I can. Thx for the comment though. I tend to agree with you. But we might have a longer attention span than the average viewer.
Thank you for another great video! Been practicing cinch climbing. Instead of one sticking. It’s been great. Going to Rock and Rescue Friday for more 6mm been using 5mm not working as good on my 8 mm rope. Again thanks so much for your time sharing.
@chucktaz1 Curious, are you using a Longhorn Agile Hitch on your 8mm rope? Unless your weight profile is on the slim side, I prefer 9.5 mm rope for SRT applications. We have to consider wet conditions as well. I am trying to settle on the right set of thresholds for recommendations in the table on this page.
jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/rope/
@chucktaz1 if you're going there, get your hands on the 10mm Rougaroo and tie yourself a Cinch and you will feel how it's bendable nature makes for a better Cinch. I built this system on a spare piece of rope I had in my collection, but I am going to upgrade it to the 10mm Rougaroo soon. And don't forget to use your JRB15 coupon code for 15% off.
Yes using longhorn, seems to bind probably do to my size 250lbs. Have larger tree rope can-not remember size but will definitely check out 10mm rougaroo. Thank you
@chucktaz1 yes, I definitely recommend a larger diameter rope and Rougaroo works great on the Cinch.
If you want a longer lightweight pole, the Doben carbon fiber pool pole in 12ft or 15ft.. I got the 15ft version doubles as a walking stick. And me being 6'5" I can go around 20ft in one move... and that's all I need a lot of times.. I love it. Fast, easy, simple, and Lightweight climbing option! Thank's JRB for the great idea and videos!
@hattrick1974tube thanks. I don't have that one, but I have a dozen others. The Maverick pole was intentionally chosen with a length that the One Stick team can use it too. I will check it out though.
Great video John. A well thought out presentation on how to use your climbing system. Thank you for taking/making the time to help others in this way. Thanks to your camera man too.
@@rpaulwaddington1858 appreciate that.
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Oh yeah, I like everything about this system and method of climbing! Great work John, you're the man! 👍
@JohnKlopp we are a team. I am doing all I can to do my part. You have some responsibilities too: 1. Get your own butt safe 2. Make sure you NEVER get that call from a friend who got hurt doing something that WE could have prevented. Do unto others... Cheers
Good hitch system, Maverick is so easy to tie, last year i was climbing on the Maverick with 8mm rope and that would jam occasionally, of course with Retrieval cord or a pole it was always retrievable. This year with 11mm rope it never jams and i have developed a simple technique for installing with a pole hook -insert the hook within the locking loop and the two Houdini rings, never jams and the hitch stays perfectly aligned , the weight of the pole on the lock loop keeps the hitch oriented perfectly and always explodes for easy removal. I am running my hitch rope with footloops tied permanently , installing a carabiner handle in my 5-2-3 JRB soft bridge after setting my rope in the tree, minimizing any appliances on the rope walking in and installing in the tree without any fussing about. Love using a pole and hitch climbing for exploring new areas, and if i like a tree it's easy enough to leave a paracord preset for a return visit and DSRT stealth climb.
@kennethrogers1129 but how can you remove the pole from the Maverick if your body weight is on it at that time? In Hitch Climbing, Our weight will always be on the anchor when we need our Pole to set the next hitch.
Thanks John. This video is probably the most relatable and simplistic to my climbing for hunting. I’ve looked at so many methods and have had a hard time settling on a climbing method. I have sticks, wild edge steps, and Bullman steps. I can see myself learning your system to climb instead of 1 sticking in the future.
Great. To be clear, I have devised multiple "systems" and this is just one. My primary hunting system is my Universal System which allows a similar climb but on a different anchor, the Maverick Hitch. This system was developed specifically for hunters who prefer NOT to tie knots and who prefer not to use a throwball. Lots of information here:
jrbtreeclimbing.com/
@@jrbtc I would say that for the time being I’m in the category of not wanting to tie knots in the field or deal with a throw ball. Down the road that may change. I just want to be as safe as possible climbing and this method seems to fit the bill for me. Heck, I can sell all of my other climbing equipment if this works out.
@@kevinanderson4610 I am learning from you as much as you are learning from me. I have been doing this so long that I forget what it's like to be uncomfortable with a throw ball. It's probably no different than when we first shot a bow. After a while, we take it for granted
Excellent video. Thanks for all yo do for us climbers.
@keithdescoteaux5640 appreciate that brother!
Very interesting stuff..
@@timwaldroup9654 thx Tim.
More great stuff John, thanks!!
@@seabeebillm it's getting fun with this many tools in the Toolbox!
@@jrbtc so I went out and did a bunch of practice climbs today. I’m very comfortable trying and climbing on a Maverick hitch, but I built a JRB cinch system just to play with it, and I’ve gotta say I like it a lot. For me it was much easier advancing the cinch with the Maverick pole and you don’t have to worry about the hitch getting wonky while you’re moving it, especially in the dark. When I got ready to rappel I tied a JRB hitch right above the cinch with the other side of the system (I just left the cinch on and hooked up my retrieval line to it) and did a quick transfer then rappelled down…I know that’s probably overkill, but I figured it would make retrieval easy, which it did. Built the system out of 40 feet of 9.5mm Rouge, weighed a little less than 3lbs. Still carrying my 50 feet of Rougarou to SRT, but at an extra 3lbs I’ll throw that in my pack for hitch climbing…thought you might want to know how folks are using your stuff. Thanks for all your hard work and the info you put out here.
@seabeebillm thanks for that great feedback. I like to creativity and that you are using these things like tools in your toolbox. And you know I'm a fan of redundancy and so if a second time and makes you feel comfortable, that's extremely important. I could tell you stories about me climbing up in a tree many years ago and I was over a rock pile and I also was comforted by a double tie in. We can't enjoy our hunt unless we are completely comfortable. Do whatever it takes.
i have been looking in to saddle hunting and single stick climbing and stumbled onto this. i am defiantly going to be doing this way with a ring mount to move around the tree once i get the height i want
Checkout the Hitch climbing method too... they are basically the same technique using a different anchor. Jrbtreeclimbing.com
This is crazy. In the best way
Excellent. All the Cinch info and vids are here:
jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/jrb-cinch/
Was going over in my head one scenario that I can't process what exactly I'd do and looking for thoughts/advice. Say you set your hitch in the tree already for your next move and before you transfer over to the upper line, or maybe it didn't set correctly and you now want to bring it down to reset it.... how would you explode it from underneath it without something tied to the tag end. Basically once you start the process to make your next move up the tree there seems to be no turning back.
This is a fantastic question, and I used it as motivation to make some reorganizational changes to this page and putting your answer at the bottom of it.
jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/jrb-cinch/
Has any one or have mr JRB been up in a tree during rain? How does the longhorn agile hitch handle rain and wet rope? I'm thinkin the answer is to basically add additional wraps on the hitch? Thanks.
I have done a lot of wet testing. A 5 wrap Longhorn Agile didn't slip until I got to 6mm on 8mm in SRT, and that's not a combination I recommend unless you're on the slim side.
ua-cam.com/video/bT_5e1bI4p4/v-deo.htmlsi=uLBjLNYPEg4xK8KX
@@jrbtc Ah, excellent. Thank you for your response and the video. I hadn’t seen that one yet, and I’m excited to explore more of your channel. Your dedication to educating the public is greatly appreciated.
I’m glad to hear you’re confident in the rope and hitches under wet conditions. In the Northeast, we get a lot of rain during hunting season, so it's reassuring to know they’ll hold up.
I was about to use your code on Ape Canyon but noticed most items are out of stock, which is disappointing. I’m particularly interested in the 60' 9.5 mm Ghillie with Squatch splice, 7mm accessory cord, and the Garda hitch kit. These would help me reduce unnecessary metal and weight, and I’m thankful for the JRB channel’s focus on safety.
Thanks again for your time. I’m looking forward to SRT climbing using your technique this year.
Another great video. Would it be possible to use a best friend loop on a foot loop,if it is used on a CT quick roll above the ascending device? As always thanks for all you do for the sport sir!
@JasonHarris-qi9oz if you are using a hand ascender above your friction device, it would imply you are climbing a RAD SRT system with 3:1 mechanical advantage. If you attach a redundant bridge to a hand Ascender as an emergency backup to cover the possibility that your friction device fails, the benefit is obvious. But the disadvantage is that it will be kind of messy and get in the way. And you will need to design a recovery plan should you ever find yourself on that connection. To my knowledge, a hand ascender is only supposed to be used in transition.
@@jrbtc thank you for the reply,and I'm sorry I should have been more clear. I was talking about ascending, not descending.
@JasonHarris-qi9oz the primary nugget in this video is that I am setting an anchor and climbing to it. Then I set another anchor and climb to it. And repeat. If you want to repeat that using a different device, that's completely up to you, but you would need two of them, one on each end of the Rope. Now, if you had a really long pole and you could set your cinch at the height you needed it, then you would only need one. All of those details are up to you to safely explore. I don't own that device and don't have any plans to get one
I appreciate the thought that has gone into this, but holy crimony, what a complicated mess of ropes, carabiners, poles and hitches. I have 4 Muddy micro steps, a Grit Workhorse saddle, XOP platform and a knaider/swaider rig that would have me up that tree to 20'+ and ready to hunt with 1/2 the hassle of all this setup. I could also one-stick with a single tether and optional lineman with still half the hassle. SRT is slow and unnecessary except in extreme conditions. You are over-applying a rescue method to under-solve a simple hunting solution.
@nudsh. I am sure you know your rig... but pls consider that understanding the difference between what we CAN do and what we can ALWAYS do safely is critical to our survival. Next time you climb, ask yourself what happens to you if you lost your footing at any point during the climb. Bottom line is that if we are not tied in and on minimum slack and rappel ready, we are at risk. This is just one way to execute a zero Slack climb. DSRT is much faster. Meanwhile, several hundred hunters die every year in climbing accidents. Thousands injured. They all thought they were safe enough. I'm not asking you to adopt this method. But pls tie in your bridge to the tree and manage your slack. Make sure you can step off of the steps at any time and never go anywhere. Cheers
@@jrbtc Appreciate the honest response.. I agree that safety is first thought. I used to rock climb and have different thoughts on redundancy to mechanical devices, etc. My point is, for the average run and gun bow hunter looking for a 16' - 18' quick climb on public with a decent sized platform,, this may be a bit slow and cumbersome over some cam'd micro steps and aider assists. I can see the value in this for deep hike, high climbs where you might look to minimize noise and hard gear. Your method and a ring-of-steps could be a light and packable solution, even a damn good solution for crooked trees. Just saying that for most hunts, this might be slightly complicated over some classic methods. Cheers on the efforts and best of luck.
Can you purchase this system climbing ready?
@craigparker5959 You have to purchase the components and Assemble it. Any climber who uses knots must accept the responsibility to be able to tie them and untie them and inspect them. Furthermore, different climbers prefer different lengths for their systems and may prefer different diameter ropes. I have done everything I can to spell it out on the website as well as product links and discounts
jrbtreeclimbing.com/content/jrb-cinch/
Thanks.
Your knowledge of climbing and knots is incredible. But this looks way too complicated with way too many parts, knots, poles, transitions and looks like it takes a while to get up the tree. Idk how great that would be for hunting.
@michaellynch3172 I I appreciate your comment and perspective. This system and method is one of several we can use that meet my scrutiny for safety requirements. It's specifically for a hunter who is either incapable or not interested of using a throwball. As stated many times, DSRT is my favorite climbing method and the one I use on most of my hunts. Link below. Complicated is relative. I learned to drive a car with an old stick shift on the column. It seemed complicated. But I practiced it safely and mastered it. As we get older, we forget how to learn. We can fall victim to complacency and to buying what we are sold without being aware of the risks. According to my research, hundreds of hunters die nationally in elevated climbing and treestand incidents every year, and thousands are injured. Talk to a few of them. Show them this video and ask them if it's too complicated.
ua-cam.com/video/ovhvJa8Jxtw/v-deo.htmlsi=G0JmISLXqyvXkcoe