Hi Bino, thanks for showing your climb with Hitch Climber Chicane Combo, you inspired me to try it out, really love it, l found it to be more flexible and rugged than using Zigzag, more forgiving when you accidentally swing hitch into a limb ( cringe moment with Zigzag ) l still love Zigzag in both SRS or MRS , but one has always to be super aware of those LINKS, thanks again Bino for broadening my horizons and your followers of course, with your no nonsense approach and your enlightening techniques !!!
Great video Bino! I’ve been using this system for a while and it works very well. I carry both a zigzag and a hitch climber (mostly because struggle with voluntarily cutting one of the splices on my long rope) I’ve been wanting to keep the attachment carabiner from rotating in the pulley becket. Perhaps a keeper like the Beal Pinch can help keep it centered?
Side note: My company does not allow this combination - after months of digging, I believe the hazard has to do with equipment wear and a minor radius difference between the petzl carabiners and the DMM becket holes - I’ll gladly shell out $100 every few years to replace hardware rather than threading 6 things, or stacking 200’ of rope while moving an anchor or switching to MRS with cold wet fingers in a windy tree.
Great video, Bino!. Excellent demonstration of a backup system to use in case the ZigZag is damaged or unavailable. One downside to using the Chicane is the difficulty in getting a carabiner into the bottom becket. I know that Petzl requires the use of either the Am'D or the OK Carabiners, but they're still a bitch to install. Overall, great job!
Watched a guy do load test on all the parts in the srt and drt. In the srt system all the weight and friction is put onto the prusik which causes it to heat up and lock. The rope 🔧 or chicane takes up some of that weight that the drt system has from the two lines plus the friction around the anchor. Didnt know you could use chicane like that. thanks👍
Did you go to school to become a tree climbing specialist I'm just curious I just never heard of that terminology before I've been cutting trees and climbing trees for 20 years
No I've been in tree care since I was 19 and in tree care for more than 30 years. Tree Climber Specialist is through the International Society of Arboriculture. www.isa-arbor.com/ It is a knowledge test and a practical climb if you pass you earn there certification. My knowledge is in the field and self study of Arboriculture text books and study guides.
