Blake's Hitch in the Tail 

Hi Patrick. I'm glad you covered the downside of using the tail of you primary system as a secondary system. Climber safety is often overlooked when people introduce new climbing and positioning techniques. Your well rounded and carefully thought out presentations are valuable to us. Thank you my friend! Let's have coffee sometime.

I love the Blakes hitch, simplest way to get in and out of a tree. The taut line is a great option too. I actually used to Blake hitch to replace the hinges on my Chevy door. I was able to rig it over a tree overhead and hold it. Just aside from the work area!

Video saved... This is awesome, just doubled my rope count.. Im already on a double blakes, so this is a no brainer

Rad deal about using the clove hitch in the closed system like that is the "throw" is easily adjustable. You can elongate it quickly to pull from under the hitch for long ascents, then shorten for working.

Patrick, I can't tell you how many times I have commented on other channels when someone had given some misinformation and I had seen a video of yours. I would tell them see whatever informative video I had seen you put out. I think people tying the yosemite back up is the most often I see people doing wrong. Always love your videos.

Thanks for droppin knowledge. For the cost and safety of another climbing line I couldn't see myself doing that. I carry three climbing lines for that situation. I would love to learn the captains hook which I think is slick to access trees in close proximity. Love your channel. I've learned alot from you.

Such an EXCELLENT teacher. Best on the net. Thank you Patrick!

Enjoyed the video, Patrick. Nice of you to brave the elements to demonstrate a very important technique for setting up a second climb line tie in.

Hey Patrick they taught us this over at TCI. This is what they told us to do for redirect

Great explanation! Thanks for all your clear demonstrations!

Love your content Patrick. Keep it coming!

There's something very appealing about using a method from history. If you don't do it often enough, you forget details of how these are tied.

Thanks. I’ll have to try this. I climb on a lot of silver maples, which can be pretty sprawly.

cool man, thanks!

Great idea

Thanks Patrick I climb on the Blake's hitch

Ah definitely gonna use that one

Great Video!. 🇺🇸🪓🦫🪵🪓🪵🪓🌲🌳

Also a warning for the loop catching a bombed branch

The other concern i would have is that the loop of rope would catch some falling limb and break something.

must know knot

That rope is very cool. What is it?! 🤩

Hello sir. I have a video request. I’ve seen people rig trees with grcs to fall on another tree and buck it down as they lower it. How do they set the tie in point for the tree to be rigged out. I get how to suspend the rigggin In the grcs tree but how do they tip tie the other tree without climbing it.