How to Tie The Catalyst Hitch For Tree Climbers 

Because you are a BIG GUY, your opinion on the climb and sit back mean more to me than some twig of a man. If it works for you, it will work for me. Thx.

Bino, you make it look so easy. In my days of climbing 1965, all we had was a half inch manila rope DRT with a blakes hitch. Now that I can't climb anymore there's all these cool ropes, knots and hitches. Makes me want to start climbing again. Great job guy, now I just enjoy teaching my 3 gransons all this new stuff. Lots of fun.

Old guy here, love going back though the hitches. Awesome how you felt/identified a possible issue, stopped put a lanyard in the tree and corrected for the issue, extremely wise, shows how much you actually care about safety! Awesome job, great video as usual! Stay safe and God bless from east Tennessee

Thanks Bino! Tied the catalyst today and enjoy having another tool to learn with. Thanks to your friend also for showing it to you. Love the videos and your cool calm collected demeanor!

Another great video Bino. Low and slow is good advice. What I like the most about you is that you use the "Low & Slow" (without the low) process in tying hitches. Slow is the way to go in tying hitches and stuff like that for us slow to learn guys. Thanks for another great how to video. Jim

Bino you spoil me my friend! I’ve been binging your videos all afternoon

Another nice video Bino, I liked the hitch on the shorter cord,

Your vids are invaluable for this beginner, this seems to be double rope technique, would love to see you use this hitch with a rope wrench on srt. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Just another Excellent demo. I'm going to leave the Michoacon on my Eccentric hitch line. But I have another identical climbing line that I am putting a Pinto on. I will try the Catalyst with the 5 wrap top to bottom with that setup that will have a new 30" Beeline cord. Your last descend down that 🌳 I could hear that the longer Prusik sounded much better on the way down. Not a big fan of a touchy knot that seems to have a mind of it's own.

Definitely want to give this one a try Thank you for showing and explaining

im looking forward to give this one a try tomorrow, thanks for this nice vid!

Thanks for the informative tree time Bino. Good to see your cameraman Noah back in the picture.

Awesome, Thanks Bino and Noah!

Another awesome video bino! Climbing hitches can be a little temperamental when it comes to rope material.

Thanks BINO, u have such a good spirit about you Brother, love ur videos, I'm gonna try this one, I've been climbing for 32 yrs now, still goin strong, I love the tree's 💪 , I've always used the Blake's Hitch Split Tail, but I'm gonna try this one w/pulley , to tend my standing line, after all these yrs, I'm starting to get tired of stoping every 10 get or at the end of my climb and pulling the rope 🪢 tight, I'm in Dayton, Ohio, what state are you performing in my friend? THANK YOU!

Thanks for the great videos

Great video I have learn a lot with your great knowledge and experience..thank you

I'll give this hitch a try. I used my split tail hanging on a hook indoors to practice tying it. I only have two hitch cords. The 30 inch 10mm Bee Line is a bit stiff and doesn't grab well, but when I tie the Catalyst it puts a nice bend in my rope which I think will help it grab tight better. My next two hitch cords to try are Samson Ice Tail 8mm and Teufelberger HRC 8mm. Do you have experience with either of the Bino? Thanks for your video Bino.

Interesting hitch. Seems like it won't self-tend, perhaps a longer cord will. Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

Can you do this with 28 on 8mm and still keep it compact? They don’t stock 24 at my local arb store

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Hola C. Bino con los años de experiencia se ve todo sencillo o lo hace muy sencillo.es interesante cada enseñanza lo único malo que veo es que el equipo es caro. Gracias por sus enseñanzas saludos desde Puebla México

Getting confused with all the climbing hitches. What is you main go to hitch, favorite, best, Catalyst, VT, VX, modified VX, something else? Im looking for safety and ease of use when loaded descending.

Ahhh my 1st hitch! This hitch is very safe lol. I like it on a long hitch cord tho. Allows for better ascent yet still bites when you drop into it!

hola bino con sulta como se puede hacer un friction saver basico y seguro?

Il give it a try thank u hope it not like the VT I never was a fan of VT everyone else I worked with seems to love it but there's to much say back for me I feel you waist alot of energy this looks intriguing tho

Man u have all these nice ropes and using older prussics wish u had some newer prussics cords to show and compare ropes on

Your picture before the video starts what is the name of the rope in the picture. Thanks

hello! how does it work in srt?? hugs Bino

WHAT HARNESS ARE YOU CLIMBIMG WITH ?

Bino, which rope is that?

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Yeah, that’d run beautifully 😂

You should of have try on the rope wrench

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This is my main hitch.

i figure that if you used one system and set up with that system for all the rope is better ( minimize the confusing and clutter of different size prusiks). I do not see the need for all the prusik hitch that people come up with. They very much come out of the classic prusik which locks in both directions. The Schwabisch & Distel are good. I like the French prusik (come down real easy and works well with pulley). The VT and XT is just longer and more twist, I guess that because people are not using the 3mm less than their rope (I tried 7mm with 12mm rope and the VT and XT seem almost like the classic, hard to unlock and have that long twist in the way for the pulley to get up at the unlock point). It's almost like a Blake hitch which sucks as friction hitch (in emergency of course but not for normal working friction hitch). If you get the 6mm or 7mm cord then most problems with friction are eliminated with all of your 9 - 12 mm rope. Thanks for sharing. I did use your video to make couple lanyards just using big garabiners. They said at least 3mm less than the rope but 4mm has better grip. When people use 9mm rope they should use 6mm prusik. In the case of the rope wrench, I can see using 8mm prusik for 10mm rope is ok because of the brake in the system so the prusik has less friction and that is easy for descend

Its sliding when its not under tension

Kind of hard to see how you tied it with your hands hiding your work.