How to Climb a Tree using AIDERS 

Thanks for the awesome tutorial

That toe trick is key and I would have never thought of that!

I climb using a hammock wrap with a 5 step aider carabinered to it. Saddle and tether rope, slide wrap with aider to over head after each move. Use ROS once up. No bulk, no weight, no noise, no $.

This is exactly what I do great vid and can’t wait for the phantom

Thanks for the demonstration Greg, definitely going to consider this method.

I enjoy climbing tresses with my leverage sticks as well. Been using a one step adder but might have to try that 5 step one. Thanks for the walk through real close to my process.

Great information! Thanks for sharing.

Great info, thanks Greg, can't wait to see what your using on the new sticks.

That was a very helpful video. I’ve seen different techniques but I think I would like this one best.

Explained very well! Thanks!

I am all in. I am in the saddle so to speak thanks to you and your influence.

Great how to video. Love the detail.

Absolutely love mini sticks and aiders. Thanks for sharing!

Great system, and great aider. Thanks brother.

This is a great video with excellent information. This is the method I'm planning on using next year. I saw a guy that ties his aider to himself with a length of paracord as a safety fail safe. I kind of like that idea. Great point about the value of a stick with opposite steps. I was wondering about that.Thanks!

Excellent video! My Tethered gear set up arrives tomorrow I can’t wait to put it to use.!

Can tie the aider to end of lineman with a little extension cord for whatever needed slack

Really good info and explaining it slow helps

Thanks for showing.

Going to try an aider on my first stick set to forehead level. Too paranoid for all the rest. Great video!!

Awesome video. Think I will try this particular method this hunting season. Thanks Again

Great video Gregg but like some others I have reservations about coming down in the dark as well. I plan on using the aider to climb and then lower myself down using a Madrock Safeguard belay device after dark. This does require carrying in more rope but I feel it's worth it for the ease of getting down at the end of the hunt. Also, another source of awesome climbing sticks is Eastern Woods Outdoors, Dan's sticks are top-notch and the quality is amazing. I appreciate you taking the time to make the video and share it with everyone! Thanks

Love your videos. And the predator platform is awesome. I think the color blue really stands out to deer.

Thanks Greg for Helium stick demo. Could you give info on 5 step aider.

Greg, I know you are not up on the internet anymore, but just know your videos are still helping hunters and saddle hunters. Great video for using the etrier. God bless.

Nice

Great video.

Those leverage sticks look legit!

Bro thanks for this video it was very helpful 👍

Great video man! Love your videos! This next season will be my first season hunting out of a saddle! Learned a lot from watching your videos! If your ever down in the north Texas area I know a lot of public land in north Texas also into southern Oklahoma! Would love to film some footage with ya! Keep up the good work!

Awesome info!

I sold ernie those sticks! Hope you enjoy them!

Use the platform to get a few extra feet also. After you get the platform on the tree hook the aider up to it. By doing this the platform becomes super solid and makes my climb into the platform very easy.

Started one sticking this season.... never goin back

boy Matt Damon is branching out

Thanks for the video Greg... Great Demo... I will say this for the guys who aren’t the most savvy climbers... maybe leave this style to the more agile guys... If you drop your linemen belt too low while doing an adjustment and/or loose your toe hold on the tree your foot in the aider kicks out, your top heavy body wants to flip and the only thing keeping you upright is your arm strength and hands gripping onto something! It’s probably one of the more difficult climbing styles... I tried and gave it up! And I climb for a living as a lineman! Sticks are better then wild edge steps as it gives you more to hold onto as you keep going up the aider... if you can do chin up’s you will probably be fine, but if you cant lift your weight up with your arms you will let go at some point and then the linemen belt needs to catch to stop your fall.

Rookie hunter here learning. THANKS

Have you tried the Lone Wolf hand climber method? We have no shortage of straight trees here in North Eastern Ohio. I know it doesn’t work on all trees but it’s another club in the bag so to speak.

thanks man, this is the best video ever on using the aider !! I haven't been thru your other videos yet but any thoughts on the Tethrd One climbing sticks coming out soon at 1 pound apiece ????

Good vid...I have been thinking of switching to a saddle from a climber. Getting old, lazier and less flexible (among other things). My main concern is climbing down in the dark with big winter boots trying to get my toes in the aider as well as dropping the darn thing. I suppose you could possibly hang down and reach you next stick, with some difficulty, if you absolutely had to,

When I hunt with Grant I leave the aider hanging so it spooks everything 😆

Where can I get an aided just like that one

I use 3 beast sticks, and a Yates speed wall aider can get top of 3rd stick at 23 feet. I attach a piece of sting to the aider and tie it off on leg strap,and move up with me as o go. As for coming down in the dark it is not a problem.

Using this kind of aider, is it better to climb on the "down side" of the tree's lean or the "top side" of the lean? btw, great content and help.

After watching and trying various methods of tree climbing i can honestly say the way you do it with the way you have your equipment set up is litterally the best and the safest for me. it is a learning curve but when you have it all worked out and are happy with it man its just GRAVY!!!! thank you for all your vids your help and your time for sharing all your knowledge. i still use a sitdrag which i made watching your vids and i must say cutting down the heliums helped but the one thing that made things sucky was the aider length i had it a little too long which made me struggle with my last step onto the climbing stick once i fixed this then things began to roll!!!!

Hey Greg. When are you going to try SRT/RADS?

how are you keeping the loops on the aider open.. ?

Very good step by step. What aider are you using and what is the stride distance between steps? I'm short and use the hawk hellium sticks, but the 10in stride is a bit uncomfortable at time.

Good info. FYI deer see blue better than any color.

Wat happens if you drop the aider 30’ up??

How well do those steps work on Quakes in the west? And great demo!!!

I tried the aider 2nd step up from the ground and since my legs are short that put me only about 5 feet up... thank god...THE KEY LESSON IS BURY TOE, AND USE LINEMAN BELT...I failed to bury the toe into the tree....right foot proceeded to swing right, my body left along with left foot in first step of the aider...i spun around lineman belt as it was the perfect axis....left shoulder smacked the deck at about Mach 3..... thankfully only thing hurt was my pride and yep I was sore for about 3 days....good concept but I learned it wasn't for me....I'm able to haul another Helium stick to make up for the distance that aider offered just fine... id recommend if your inclined to try this....definitely give this a try in the daylight and amongst friends...

Where can i buy those climbing stick straps?

I'm really fascinated with this type of hunting. I think it brings a whole new dimension to hunting. My question is, how do you get your bow in the tree and all your gear? And where do you put your gear when your waiting patiently for an animal? Also, can you hunt with a rifle when saddle hunting?

Does the Kailas aider work well with rubber boots such as Lacross ?

wouldn't 4 WE stepps and the 5 step aider be less bulk and get you higher?

What is the length or measurement of your aider , & did you make or buy some were ?

Blue stands out to a deer's eyes like safety orange stands out to our eyes. FYI.

Where is the back pack, platform, and bow? They seem to complicate things for me. I guess I take too much stuff to the woods. I like using the rubber wire idea. Where did you find the double step aider?

Yeah deer can see the color"blue" better than any other colors

have you tried Bearclaw check them out

Great video! @ 9:30 you mention the "Rope and Run" or "Rope and One" to adjust the lineman rope. I can not find that anywhere! Any suggestions?

Out on the limb Shikar sticks.

best five step aider annnnddd GOOOO?????

Fyi Hawk Is coming out with a factory produced version that is almost identical to your modified ones this year.

Annnnnd if you did drop your aider? What's your plan for coming down?

what happens if you drop your aider?

Great minimal, fast setup. Why do you keep saying, “don’t drop your aider”. Since it always needs to be within reach, tether it to yourself so you can’t drop it. I kept hearing stories about responsible adult riders of 20-30k$ touring bikes losing their keyless fob. They aren’t cheap and the spare one is at home. With a piece of Kevlar string, I loop locked mine to my belt. Problem solved very simply. I’ve become a firm believer in prevention and my hunting buds would NEVER let me live it down if I got stuck in my own tree in that fashion.

I have used that aider only on the bottom stick for a year. I leave it perminantly attached. It is funky as a monkey coming back down. My leg slipped through the loop and I was pinned to the tree by my lineman belt with my leg through the aider. I looked like a can of biscuits strapped to a tree. What's more it's useless on a leaning or nominal tree. Maybe if you have a level of athleticism I don't have it would work but I obviously don't have it. I am going to add one stick this year and delete the aider it's worth the weight.

Did you make the aider or can it be purchased somewhere? Thanks

What happens if you drop your aider from all the way up?

What if you drop the aider

When's that Phantom saddle being released?

Have you ever dropped the aider?

What is the clip you use in your lineman's belt?

Where did you get that aider?

I would highly suggest two safeties!!! The lineman belt could break!!!even if you slip you can ride that tree all the way down!!!I would use that system with a rope and tie myself,that way you could decent in the dark and be safe

What do you do when you drop the aider when your all the way up?

I have a set of leverage sticks, only used a few times. I would be willing to part with them if someone was interested.

I am new to to aiders (so forgive if this is a dumb question) but why do you attached the Aider to the top step rather than the bottom step of the stick. It looks like you are giving up one step on the aider that you could keep if you attached the aider to the bottom step?

Really surprised someone likes the leverage sticks so much. Mine are extremely loud when climbing them. They make a terrible creaking sound. Also they don't feel stable, I've had them kick out on me. Also there isn't a great way to stack them. Maybe I'm using them wrong?

Where did you get that Aider or is it a DIY?

I'd drop that aider and be stuck for sure lol

Jumping Jesosephat! When did Matt Damon Start making freaking hunting vids?!? I'll be damned.

So, the only reason I am interested in this system is to get into trees that are no good for a climber. Where are the demos for large, odd, or branchy trees? All the videos I see are on perfect trees that are pointless to use a saddle or lock-on to get into.

Do you still use this method??

I feel like my foot would kick out every time

i dont trust that saddle you got on. and I would want more than one point of attachment to a tree. usually 3

I’d love to see what you think of the beast sticks, so far I’m stuck between the beast sticks or a two step hawk hellium stick

I don't like that system, with all due respect. I don't like the idea of having to deal with that coming down after dark, it seems very dangerous to me; and I can also easily see dropping that aider in winter while wearing gloves.

As an exclusively mobile hunter, the main benefit I can see to saddle hunting is versatility. I can't put a climber in just any tree. So it's a little intriguing to me. But I dont get the growing trend of trying to climb a tree with straps. Why not just carry a set of ultra light modern sticks. No disrespect to anyones process, a legitimate question I'm curious about?

It would be nice to see someone bring their bow gun up and all their gear. No one ever shows that.

K.I.S.S Aiders in the dark or on any slippery tree...Not fun or practical. I wish I could hear Dans real unfiltered opinion on all this. This coming from someone who hunts Beast Style and will be buying a Phantom. All the best Tethrd.

DANGEROUS STUPID DUMB TIME CONSUMING AND ON A SMOOTH BARK TREE NO LESS. W.T.F. ? WHO'S GOING TO MESS WITH ALL THAT SHIT JUST TO CLIMB A TREE ?

Not trolling...but what if you drop the aider? Murphys law is a bitch...

They say blue is a very visible color to deer.