Basic Tree Climbing 02 - Blakes Hitch Tree Climbing System
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2021
- Blakes hitch tree climbing system. This is a closed Moving Rope System. Closed because to open the system to make a change over requires the system to be untied.
It is a great system to know and understand in case of dropped equipment. Also useful if you need to use the second end of you climbing line.
Remember; always seek qualified instruction before tree climbing and practice low and slow before going aloft. - Спорт
This is the bee's knees. Saving beginning climbers hundreds of dollars on mechanical gadgets. Please make more, thank you so much !
Thanks for your encouragement. Cheers
I’m New to climbing and have been searching for easy minimalist systems for a week now and I wish I had come across your videos sooner! Great information, great views/shots of the setups and straight to the point! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Thanks for the feed back. Cheers :)
Always great clear, concise rope and climbing videos from Totaratree99!
Thanks Brad. Glad you like them!
New sub here! I am new to rope techniques and it is always informative to watch. I enjoy the different types of hitches that allow for a safe ascent / decent. Stay safe!
Welcome Andrew. Glad you found the vid helpful. Cheers.
Thanks so much for this video. This will help me get into doing some solo tree work without spending a lot of money I'm brand new to climbing into trees with ropes. I just my first climbing saddle. I do have a snatchblock I could hang from a high point which would make this DRS more efficient.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much 👋
You are welcome. Thanks for saying :)
I is this sometimes for coming out the tree but I usually just tie the tight line hitch faster and easier to tie I use the Blake’s hitch for ascending cause it is better hitch but who cares if your just descending out the tree I think it cool you teach I have Ben an arborist for about 15 years now and it was hard to learn back then now they got classes and everything which is better then just winging it like I did to learn
Perfect. Thank you for the "foundational" insight. Is the idea with this configuration that you would use this with the hip thrust method to ascend?
Yes, correct
How do you get the rope into the tree???
Hi Lance. Two common methods; Coiling and throwing rope (covered in Basic tree Climbing 01), or by using a throwline and shot pouch. I will make a vid on that technique soon I hope. Thanks for your question.
For a self tending blakes hitch, for the prusick loop would you recommend that you could even use standard cheap smaller diameter rope to make a makeshift one or does it have to be specialist rope construction for the small amount of rope that makes up the small length of rope that makes the prusick loop itself?
When using a blakes hitch it is best if it is the same diameter as your main rope. It could be 20% smaller diameter. Needs to be quality rated cord though, not something cheap. A cheap cord will wear easily.
If tying a prussik loop it can be smaller diameter 50% but still needs to be a quality cord.
Hope that makes sense.
@@totaratree99I understand Andrew. Thanks for the advice. 🤝
where do I attach this system to my harness from on the rope?
Either tie the bowline directly to your front harness attachment point or use a carabiner to attach.
This looks good Knott for climbing up, would it work same way on the down
Yes. Carefully pull down on the knot and it will slide allowing a controlled descent. Try it low and slow first.
where is the stop knot between hitch and belt tie in? it should be bowline, stop knot and then Blake's hitch. the stop knot is for rescue safety. if you are using this system and need rescue then to facilitate this the rope is cut between stop knot and hitch. the stop knot is so if your bowline starts to untie it gets stopped and you don't fall.
Thanks for your comment. I have seen people use the stopper knot between the bowline and the Blake's hitch. This is, as you say, to accurately show where to cut in a rescue situation.
While I agree that worksites should be "rescue ready", the likelihood of a rescue is low. Even if a rescue is necessary, cutting the casualty's system should be a last resort and carried out only after triple checking and without panic. In 25+ years of climbing I have undertaken about half a dozen real rescues (people stuck mainly), I have not had to cut a rope yet.
This is how I was taught, too - we had to raise our right hands and pledge to never ever undo our stop knot on the bridge until our feet were on the ground, just in case something went very awfully unexpectedly awry with both our hitch and the stopper knot on the other side. I hadn't known about the rescue aspect of it - either way, it's a pretty easy knot to add, especially for beginning climbers who may be trying this out without someone helping to check their knots and such. Having it there & knowing why it could help was a good aid in understanding the system, too.
I appreciate this video a lot, bridge knot or not - so straightforward, great pace, no putting this system down as "old school," clear explanation & demonstration of how important it is to take the tail over the bridge and behind the line the hitch is being tied to - from two camera angles - so much good info in a concise video, thank-you!