Would you be able to implicate rope walking onto this system as in a knee and foot ascender? I'm trying to visualize it and I see it being feasible... correct me if I'm wrong?
@@jbbolts You would need a chest harness, and a beaner to stay vertical. And I still don't know if it would work, but if you try it let me know. In theory, it should.
Awesome! Joe! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks (66 yrs). I've been at climbing since 74 off and on between cutting timber as extra income and pro Bono for elders, and now I am one ..lol. I have been lucky with good health and am planning to continue for many years to come. Your technique will make life easier as I have an old growth Sitka Spruce to limb tomorrow for an older retired logger in his 80s.This Spruce is over 200 ', and he wants to limb it from half way down. I am going to use a spud gun with a weighted projectile to tow my line over a 6 to 8 inch branch. I will use the double Blake system you have shown Thanks Bud...Take Care!
I've been climbing for a long time and I've never seen or heard of this technique before but I gave it a shot before I commented and I must say I am very impressed. Sometimes the littlest things can have the biggest impact. I feel like a dumbass for not picking up on it sooner
Of all the hitches, I chose a Blake's to run many years ago and stuck with it . I added a micro pulley to push the knot up for me and thought that was amazing . I'm definitely putting this technique in my bag of tricks , that was awesome ! Thanks brother and be safe !!!!
I have a friend who worked for tree climbing business for 20+ years, and taught me a little on how to climb a tree so that I can cut my own tree down; and he didn’t seem to know this method to teach me. I was relearning how to do it, and found this. *Gold.*
Been climbing since '87 and never saw or heard of this. Damn what an energy saver. Thank you. Just remember to never close your mind and think you know it all; especially in this business. Additionally, I've just recently started using mechanical and learning SRT... An old dog can learn new tricks.
Wow, I'm blown away. if I saw this video 3 months ago, I wouldn't have bought some dang expensive tools. I will definitely try this system. And it's been in you tube for almost 5 years. Should have watched more videos before buying anything. Lesson learned. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks man that's easy peasy I hadn't seen or heard of that in my 20 plus yrs climbing I've been to alot of those seminars too that Sherrill and Vermeer NW put on never saw it there either Thanks again buddy
Thanks! I'm starting my son climbing on a closed system and this is brilliant. Also useful for climbing on my tail in a pinch without gear ( tree transfers and such).
Very cool! I worked line clearance from 1978 to about 1990 or so. All the new equipment and techniques used now have blown me away. We were using taut line hitches back then.
I like an innovative mind...adventurous but sensible attitude! I agree this video using two Blakes hitches does qualify for "MIND BLOWING" status! Thanks Joe!
Mind blown! I'll be climbing DRS as soon as I get all the gear. I got my first saddle for Father's Day. Positioning lanyard, throwball and string yesterday. Saving for climbing rope and a friction saver. Thanks Joe.
And that is so awesome I've been looking for an affordable way to climb on lines instead of a lanyard and that really helps me get started. Can't thank you enough.
Cheers Joe thanks very much for a great tutorial, I used this method to pollard a tree here in SW France. still plenty of trees to do......From a 68 year old loving it .....!
New Tribe published an article on this entitled "Tip #2: Self advancing Blake's Hitch," many years ago. This exact technique was explained in the article. I don't think they publish these tips anymore. Anyway, I printed the article and saved it but never tried it. Thanks to you, I will give it a try today.
Funny- I JUST watched another climber do this, but I like your presentation much better! I’ve been a climber (for fun) for decades, but now- professionally. This is AWSOME (yes, you still blew my mind....lol) and I will be using it. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Joe I definitely need to explore that. I just went for training this past Saturday and the first method we were taught was the Blake’s Hitch. Very tuff method. I can’t wait to try it this way 👍
Ingenious indeed! Tested today- a fan of this method. Basically I do not need any other equipment than rope, biners and maybe a harness. Yet it can all be done with rope and couple of slashes. Thank you !!
Wow thanks soo much for making this video!!!! I just learned how to climb with the Blake’s hitch and I can’t wait to try this out looks soo much more efficient!!!! Thanks again 🙌
As a complete novice watching a load of videos on the different rope-climbing techniques, I was struck by the impression that modern methods are an extremely sophisticated evolution of something that never worked particularly well in the first place. I work mostly in an "undeveloped" country, where people do everything that needs doing with little more than a knife, a stick, and piece of string - and they do it well. They climb trees with almost no equipment at all, and I suspect our not-so-distant ancestors in the West had techniques that worked well enough with minimal equipment. My guess is that you've re-invented some "lost knowledge" here - something that "everybody knew" back in the day, but was somehow forgotten when mechanical ascenders and the like came onto the market.
I am new to climbing and i have watched a lot of utube videos on knots and climing techniques. Yours is the first i see of this and it makes life a lot easier.. thanks..
Geez, that's so simple, but so not something a lot of people would think of. Pretty cool. I still would go with a split tail to go around branches and reroute, but for fun climbing, great idea.
You literally just saved me from buying a climb system that cost around about the same as dropping a dead ashe. Thank you and if you young climbers ain't learning something new each day then your going backwards fellas. Climb safe and good luck to all the crews working in the storms up north all my guys made it home last night. May the good lord be with ya'll traveling and working.
i did tower work and rode a lot of bosun's chairs we used a little different knot but we were usually going one way...lol cool video , i'm gonna start a tree service thanks for knowledge bud!
Another perspective on this approach that I climb on every day- Instead of a Blake's Hitch, I use a Prusik Hitch. Very similar knot, but much easier and quicker to tie, especially while in a tree. You can even leave one of the top wraps off if re-tying in a sticky situation and it will still bite. When tying the Prusik, make your bridge just about as short as you can, maybe a couple inches. This eliminates lost progress when letting off. Attach a micro pulley directly under your Prusik Hitch, and a small carabiner from the pulley back to your snap. Now, all you need to do is pull up on the tail and your knot will slide up with you. Hold above the Prusik with one hand, and the other under your pulley. Just another way to accomplish the same task, but I believe it would save a lot of time and energy
Hey I’m a new climber from New Zealand love your videos the twin Blake’s hitch is something I’m definitely going to be using from now on thanks for the tip
Dude bad ass! Thanks man! I'm just a salesman but I like climbing on the weekend just for fun so this will come in handy for sure. I bet half of the guys that climb for my company don't use this technique, but they're going to now!
What????..after watching a lot of videos about tree climbing..THIS IS AWESOME...FIRST TIME TO SEE SUCH IDEA..WOWW..AND VERY CHEAP..THANKS FOR SHARING, STAY SAFE BRO.
God bless my good brother you are another one I want to say thank you to if it wasn’t for some of your videos when I was first climbing I might have gotten myself into trouble so thank you very much
This is my first time learning about a blakes hitch and ur idea is amazing ..u remind me of myself with all the crazy awesome ideas ..im full of em..im trying to learn aboit how to tie knots and learn how to tie off branches and everything about tree climbing and saftey harnesses and how to do everything involving trees and climbing ..i want to learn about all of it because I cut branches down now for my landscaping job and I want to learn more and how to be safe also ..im gonna buy evwrything I need to climb ..
