Jennifer Carroll, an ISA Certified Arborist [ON-1897A] of Tree Effects and professional Arboriculture instructor demonstrates how to tie a Blakes Hitch utilized in both a closed climbing system and an open climbing system.
I’ve just recently got into learning about rope climbing and kept hearing about open and closed systems but it was never clearly explained until now. Thank you.
i very much like your presentation and you truly have the patience of jobe of how yoy want to convey your message and teaching to your Audience, i have watched zillions of videos, i must say you are really a good teacher, most other places tey rushed through their presentations or they dont give you enough time to absorbs what you are tying to present, its always very quick or they are too far away to t see the knot properlly. thank you. cheers .
I really appreciate this video. I climbed for years when I was young and just recently got back into it for work on my property. This video was a perfect refresher!! Thank you and keep'em coming.
I developed that hitch as an improvement over the taunt line hitch when i started climbing in the late 60s or early 70s, i don't remember exactly when i started teaching other young climbers. I have never used a stopper knot on it, but i almost immediately began tying a second to make it self-tending
I saw a cool video where climber tied Blake’s on fall end the continued back to standing end and tied a second Blake’s with the stopper on the second one which made a self tending rig. Extra rope needed but very cool if you have no limbs in your way
I like the presentation that was easy to follow. But if u were going to go through the trouble of doing a split-tail it would be nice to make it self tending. Many times I have limbs in the way from the ground up to the height that I need to obtain. I always go with an open system. I keep a closed prusik on my saddle so I can make it self tending. Only takes seconds to incorporate the tail end to a prusik & saves u minutes on a climb. Would appreciate a follow up with the climb.
@@jencarroll49 Thank-you Jen. The winter is when people who have projects have the most time to view content. I believe that anyone that has a budget that might struggle with just a Blake's would like to know that there's a better way. Have a great Holiday Jen👍.
Every climber should learn this especially the closed hitch sometimes to come down fast I just throw rope over a branch tie the end to me and muter hitch on the over side and down you go we’re do you climb at am in Virginia
I'm an arborist in Ontario. The closed system is definitely not an efficient means of climbing but useful to have in the mental toolbox. Good for creating a secondary tie in on the other end of your rope; possibly for limb walks using minimal gear.
That's the Pfanner Protos helmet. I actually won that one in an online giveaway a couple years back. But they are available at most arborist equipment suppliers. They've become a quite popular model in the arboriculture industry. More on the expensive side but nicely balanced and my favourite feature is that the ear muffs tuck up inside the helmet so they don't get caught on tree branches while climbing or using throwline.
