I will be watching this over and over. Invaluable demonstration. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

As a new/learning climber, this video is a fantastic reference and explainer of the basics. Thank you.

@TreeStuffdotcom

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@rckingracer

7 ай бұрын

Same here went on a tree trimming job and didn't know the hip thrusting to go strait up, man my arms are so tired from pulling myself up then synching the slack

Ok, so as the spouse of a climber who climbs old school I'm learning for Christmas gifts. He's been climbing for almost 10 years now drt (thanks for explaining that) and is talking about adding a zigzag to his whole system. Obviously I'm trying to learn, but I was curious if he uses spikes. If a foot ascended would still be helpful for him even if he continued with the double ropes for now? If that makes sense. Climbing is running his body down and I want to make it easier on him without throwing too many tricks at the old dog haha

Very thorough for anyone to takeaway something for their systems or new to try!

Excellent video. Very comprehensive, logical and easy to understand. Thanks!

@TreeStuffdotcom

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is an extremely helpful overview!

This was inspiring to know the capabilities; expenses; and techniques to work with. This helped get a better perspective of arborist equipment expenses; and what expense should be prioritized over another of lesser advantage. Thank you!

That was spectacular! A very fast "history of climbing technology" 👍👍👍

You are a real smooth climber on that SRT rope wrench demo 👍🏻

@TreeStuffdotcom

20 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!

This is the kind of information I was in need to definitely take the extra step to start my project THANK YOU !

Wow! Great job showing these options. Thank you for this clear video!

I've only just passed my climbing ticket and your videos are such a great help

I’ve used Blake’s Hitch since I was a kid! If you don’t want any extra equipment in the tree, the Blakes Hitch is the way to go. I climb DRT most of the time. Interesting fact, my uncle invented it.

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Wow!

Always Great to Rewatch!

Great informative video. So far the best I've seen as far as explaining these methods/devices. Thanks!

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great Video Nick! Always nice to see you in Action! ❤️ Fl

@TreeStuffdotcom

3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Grever Some say hes an 'action star'

@richiemitchell2576

3 жыл бұрын

Just wandering what does he use a chainsaw or climb for fun?

Well done being concise and informative.

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I bought all my gear from you guys and I love every bit of it! I'm just a hobby climber that does his own tree work... kinda. I have an arborist friend that got me in to climbing so he'll normally come help when I get the saws out. I have lusted over a rope runner pro since they were on pre-order but I just can't bring myself to pay that kind of money for a hobby. One day I might do a tree job or two to start recouping some of the hundreds of dollars I've spent.

@justinlimitededition7457

2 ай бұрын

I'm in a similar boat... Hundreds of dollars on just a hobby. Girlfriend doesn't love that 😂

Been climbing on a hitch climber system learning SRT this weekend excited

This was the video I’ve been looking for 🌴🤙🏽

@TreeStuffdotcom

20 күн бұрын

Glad it helped

Wow, super gr8 demo vdo on drt & srt. So many ways 2 go up on rope w/ prusik & mechanical devices. Thx 4 sharing on Utube.

Really great videos for those that are starting out (like me).

One of the BEST instructional videos ever. Subbed you and look forward to learning more.

@TreeStuffdotcom

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

I'm just getting into trees. I've been helping my buddy who is awesome at it. This video helped me understand sooooooooo much. Thank you

Great info, good video.

Thanks! This is really helpful! Keep it up!

Muito bom, parabéns pela grande demonstração dos equipamentos !

this is an awesome video I was wondering about foot looping with the Blake's.

This video is very useful 👌👍 so good information ..thank you

I really appreciate this information I am a total newbie and I'm going to sign up for climbing class in a couple weeks after watching your video

@TreeStuffdotcom

2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck! Stay safe.

Great job!

Gr8 vdo. Thx 4 sharing on Utube. 1st 2 get, the Akimbo.

Great job on a thorough overview of climbing systems Nick. Dare I say your best informative video yet? The lever action devices got skipped, but are not as intuitive to use.

@TreeStuffdotcom

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Thank you guys

Found the blakes hitch would run real nice an stop. Small prusik cord always stopped me, but when wet rope really haft to pull on it to give me more line. Cheers old stuff always good to know. Maybe a vid on the harness an system as one. Tryed it bad for the plums but does work fine. Thanks bro.

superb thank you

Really good video guys.

Just explaining all the different acronyms was a big help! One question, can I use a jet step instead of pulling the rope up as seen in the system @ 6:11 ?

I absolutely loved this video! I’m going to go buy some more gear!

great video !

Awesome. I can do the same with 2 GriGri and some prussik.. climbing gear. Thanks!

Very nice video

thank you for sharing

@2:57 as you can see! Sometimes farting helps ascend too. Great vid!

@rodolfogarza4109

2 жыл бұрын

HaHa

I'm a new tree climber I've only used the Blake's hitch a pressik and a few times I was able to borrow the zig zag and I liked it so much better than the pressik knot system. Much more smooth to repel and faster to set up. But all this info about the zig zag device being recalled is new news to me. Should I rethink getting a zig zag or just master the old school ways?

@DP-ol1wh

Жыл бұрын

How long have you been climbing? Are you in a landscaper as well? I'm a landscaper and have been doing some large felling when I can and only what I'm 100 percent confident in. I've done some topping and fine removal from trees, but I enjoy it so much, I want to safely expand my capabilities. How much did a decent rig cost you?

Awesome 👏🏽

Great video which includes a vast amount of useful information. I use a Hitch Climber system with foot assist on a DRT system. However despite trying various configurations for a Blakes hitch it invariably slips - which is not fun when it slips and you are using a foot ascender and need to be double jointed to recover! I have not been able to establish if it an issue with the way I do the Blakes hitch, or the materials for the Blakes hitch or the rope itself - diameter / type?. You mentioned a Petzl Zig Zag which should provide a better controllable system, but with the recall of this product it does not give any confidence - even when they eventually sort out the 'hitches' in the product. Thus coming to my question, what is the better mechanical alternative to the Blakes Hitch for a DRT Hitch Climber System to provide a reliable controllable method that doesn't slip? Note I'm trying to modify my present system with scrapping it and starting afresh! Following on from the above I think a video on common equipment problems that can be experienced by the climber and their possible causes, especially for a novice climber like myself.

@TreeStuffdotcom

2 жыл бұрын

Stick with the zigzag.

@mightyconker3903

Жыл бұрын

Use a double Blake hitch. If one slips the other can engage. No extra tending

What harness are you using? Can I use my indoor rock climbing harness that I already own? I have a Black Diamond Solution harness. Thank you great video!!

Believe it or not but you could make a double Blake’s hitch from one end of the main line to the other side of the main line that will kinda look like a Z shape And the set up kinda acts like a pulley system and reduces the amount of force you have to use to pull yourself up, Also by using a double Blake’s hitch you won’t have to keep stopping to push up the knot, with the double Blake’s hitch you simply pull and the top knot will pull the bottom knot automatically

I think a demonstration of O-rig system with DRT would improve an otherwise great video. I use O-rig every day and love it.

@daveaskin1333

2 жыл бұрын

Would you plls be kind enough to explain to this down under Kiwi.

Did anybody notice he farted.. 😄 minute 2:57 .. Wth im crying 😄😄😄

Thanks for the video! Coming from a rock climbing perspective with a love for gear: why wouldn't you use e.g. a gri gri in combination with a foot loop and a jumar? A whole new world just opened up for me on different techniques for aid climbing

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Good question! Thats how i started tree climbing but a RADS system is actually exhausting compared to using a foot ascender and or a knee ascender. Slow too.

Can you use a rope wrench and the Zigzag together for the extra friction or is a shakene necessary?

@Ak1Lonewolf

2 жыл бұрын

It work .now petzl won’t cover it if there is ever a failure in the system when using the rope wrench instead of the chicane.i don’t know all the details about it but im sure the info can be found online.

Awesome 👌

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I like how he is talking up the zig zag so much yet it has a safety recall on all of them

@verteup

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen zig zags put on slack snap machines and they slip at 1,100 lbs and if you put a stopper in them they break at 5,400 lbs. Very strong device and very simple to use. I have a zig zag pro with hundreds of hours of climbing on it and it has never given me a bit of trouble. They are very well made.

@neekniggit3606

2 жыл бұрын

@@verteup I don't know why the zigzag gets so much hate. I've had mine for years without issue. As a matter of fact I gave Stihlborn his.

@enjoyyourlife2518

2 жыл бұрын

@@neekniggit3606 I totally agree . Tell me thats not what you call junior 🤣. Change it to Sue at least

@pfv3462

Жыл бұрын

I know you shouldn't load the zigzag sideways, but in a tree with all the branches you can never rule it out. I still go for the ISC ROPE WRENCH and the DMM HITCH CLIMBER ECCENTRIC with a prusik cord! The DMM HITCH CLIMBER ECCENTRIC with a prusik rope for DRT is much more compact and can be midline atachet and cheaper!

@boywithdrone09

Жыл бұрын

It was the zigzag for the old one because it had a safety issue with the chain the newer ones don’t have that

Cheers Mate.

I like the petzl ascender and etrier with a gri gri for SRT. Is there a disadvantage. I also use the Rig in place of the gri gri to feel more safe when hands off.

Is the first configuration in this video a 1:1 or 2:1 MA?

Thanks for video, this was very helpful! Is SRT always gear heavy?

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Not more so than other gear!

Oh ya it's all awesome it was great to reflect on what I used to do for 30 yr

FYI When using the tender on a simple drt with blakes dont let it get too high / out of reach, itll lock the blakes into going up only due to 2 sided tension and you cant break the tender you can get stuck.

Great Video. What size rope do you recommend I use to climb tree with?

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

1/2" is a good starting place.

Gents looking to get myself a rope wrench full set up. What’s the recommendations?

@zacharyclark6956

3 жыл бұрын

Hitch climber pulley, and a 30" eye to eye prusick that is at least 1mm to 2mm smaller than the climb line you are utilizing. 2 triple locking carabiners, and a rope wrench. Very simple system. Very reliable.

@zacharyclark6956

3 жыл бұрын

The reason I say a 30" is for the vast mutitude of hitches you can test and tie. Look up the page "learning the ropes" on Facebook if you have one. They show a variety of hitches you can tie with ease and videos for each

Could you run drt and use a fliplime to climb the tree? Just using drt to descend the tree?

I'm curious to know what state the video was made in. It looks like Massachusetts or New Hampshire. Let me know please, thanks.

Thanks

What do you think of the spiderjack ?

TAKE YA A YR TO GET UP WITH THAT 1ST DEMO!!

Thank you

@TreeStuffdotcom

20 күн бұрын

You're welcome

Ok! I need some help hear I’m humbling myself. I have been climbing/line clearance/residential for the past 13 years I just now got out of the old D ring saddles and now have a rope bridge 😂 I use a Blake’s hitch and am trying to learn about using these things. I am very efficient in removing large trees and get made fun of by the young guys for my ancient set up but in my defense they can’t understand how I am so much faster but with years under my belt you just glance at a tree and immediately know exactly what to do where there still thinking or guessing. Any way what is the simplest setup I could get to start me down this path of mechanical descender/ascenders, oh and the pulley thing for the buck strap I have to research that to I still use a double buck strap 😬 once I can get my arms around the tree I just free spike till I tie in. Idk I’m new to all this fancy stuff and want to learn I’m getting older now and I’m starting to feel it.

Hi Nick, Why no mention of the UNICENDER by Rock Exotica, something wrong with it?

@NickBonner

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I couldnt find mine when I shot this. Its a good device albeit having some wear issues for pro users. Excited for a V2!

@benjaminlong9660

3 жыл бұрын

@@NickBonner I think this is the first time I've commented on KZread. I've searched for info about a Unicender 2 but I can't come up with much. I'd love to hear what you know about it. Also, thanks for the content! Appreciate all your work.

@NickBonner

3 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminlong9660 Its coming like the shark in a spielberg flick, you just dont know when and either do i. dun dun. dun dun. dun dun. dun dun.

Question what pully do you recommend for the "tending blakes hitch" i feel as if thats of the most comfortable ive done

@TreeStuffdotcom

2 жыл бұрын

Usually any basic pulley will. do, but something like a hitch climber pulley is much more versatile

@pesobucks4717

2 жыл бұрын

@@TreeStuffdotcom definitely see the versatility but i honestly only like the pull motion and pulling thats why i wanted to know that pully you used

Thks buddy

Maybe I missed it but what rope/dia are you using at the start of the video. I'm a newbie and not planning on using mechanical gadgets.

@TreeStuffdotcom

2 жыл бұрын

If you wont be using any mechanicals, check out a 16 strand 1/2" line.

Bro , Which is good safety belt?

informative video

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

What rope and saddle where you using in the video?

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

That is Notch Banshee and an older Sentinel Harness.

Question, can you use a rope wrench with a zigzag in SRT mode …thinking about doing this in order to save some money

@TreeStuffdotcom

Ай бұрын

No, please do not do that. That is against the manufacturer's instructions for both the Rope Wrench and the ZigZag and could be dangerous.

Do you have the Morgan and Morgan injury hotline number?

I climb the way he showed first my whole career .probably the only younger guy climbing old school still

@matthewbainborough5687

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve climbed a moving rope system since I started. I don’t think I can ever switch to srt for a prune or removal but I just started using it for acceding a tree on a prune. Way way easier than mrs. It’s a game changer, especially with the time wasted isolating your line throw balling it.

@TreeStuffdotcom

3 жыл бұрын

Gettin it done safely, earning a paycheck. Keep after it!

@richiemitchell2576

3 жыл бұрын

I'm old school

@enjoyyourlife2518

2 жыл бұрын

@@richiemitchell2576 same but now im just plain old old , old n banged up , im looking for anything to make life easier . The big thing is to get trained using this new stuff . Time is money but money is no good if you hurt yourself or worse . Either way stay safe if its old school or learning an easier way .

@resilientbeba

2 жыл бұрын

I'm old school too, Blake's hitch is the only way I climb.

What is the size rope for petzl zig zag please

I've got a 400+ year old single Oak Tree in our back yard, located approximately 70 feet from the back of our house, that I was quoted $3,000 to cut up the tree, not including clean up. That being said, I'm investing in myself to hopefully one day, scale the tree, and cut as many large limbs as possible, to minimize the threat of it one day falling on the house where my kids room are located, leaving it heavier on the opposing side so it falls away from the house if it ever falls victim to a bad storm one day. Very adequate at running a chainsaw, now studying rigging, and climbing. On a side note, if any company out there wants the opportunity to cut it down for free, it'll make one good piece of content for your KZread channel. I'll burn everything, and even film the entire cutting process. Will include free lunches and beer. Located 20 minutes south of Tallahassee, FL. Food for thought 🌳🙂

For the most basic climbing, why aren't you using a double blake's hitch? The second hitch is tended by the first and acts as a second level of safety.

Is rope to rope 🤔good ? As we have so much friction...??? On the rope

Merci pour votre vidéo momo france

What about a system of muscularity and gymnastic skills to climb up a single or double rope to get to the top of the tree.

Im a beginner what do you think about the unicender

Literally does everything except why I viewed. Lol wanted to see the rope runner as it comes down the rope

@TreeStuffdotcom

3 жыл бұрын

There is an entire series of videos covering the Rope Runner on our channel. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmaV2LijiprZfdo.html

Seems like climbing trees with almost no gear is possible, although - I haven’t seen the first step - how to get the rope up there in relatively high branch?

@Operaatoors

2 жыл бұрын

Oops, no worries, I just needed to educate my self a bit, watching this channel videos, found a book mentioned “tree climbers companion”, where all the necessary vocabulary was found and turns out - this channel also have a videos how to throwline. 👌🏼

@ricardonorton2383

2 жыл бұрын

It's called a throw ball. A heavy sack on a guy line you toss it up. It falls down to earth you attach your line.

GOOD JOB CROWMAN

❤

What size rope is that?

@TreeStuffdotcom

20 күн бұрын

Sterling Banshee 11.7mm

👍

Нюню хороший молодец)👍

Nice.😆 😆.💪

HitchHiker all the way. Smoothest there is.

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

Awesome video bro. Only thing I query you on is your claim of mechanical advantage whilst using drt , im pretty sure it's not actual mechanical advantage where you gain pulling potential , the only advantage gained is having to move across half the distance of rope . Please correct me if I'm wrong, im not trying to be a dick.

@TreeStuffdotcom

2 жыл бұрын

its a 2:1 mechanical advantage. You only have to pull have your weight.

lol ... 2:58 ...headphones on, full volume 🤣😆🌬

2:57 Bro farted paused and looked at the camera. Lmao 🥹

@TreeStuffdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Everyone farts bro.