Definately start close to the ground any hidden problems within your friction hitsh will no longer be hidden.....without the friction at the crotch it all comes down to your hitch! The way you have become accustomed to it behaving will be a faint memory the moment you start using a cambium/rope saver...even more so when climbing on a pulley!!!! Personally I love the (now) few occaisions I get to climb on a pulley, smooth and fast, it realy does feel like a dance up there
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