2 tie in points

eptreeservices

When cutting a spar down what is your guys opinion on proper tie in. right now i just clip the caribeaner to the line and sit on my friction hitch as well as my lanyard, a single rope technique i suppose.

Eric Frei

So you have 2 attachment points, the lanyard plus the lifeline.

Sounds good to me.

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Garry Brockley

I use that technique all the time in that situation, i take three steps down get my lanyard right and flick the line down to me tighten up, cut and off to go again, good system

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TreeCo

I use basically the same technique except I replace the biner with a running bowline with a six or eight foot tail. I also capture the climbing rope below my Vt with a figure eight attached to my left leg strap delta link. The eight makes for a smooth descent to my next cut and the tail on the running bowline makes for an easy pull down of the climbing rope.

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TrevMcRev

Yep, long tail, at least as long as you might want to descend in any one go, work well with easy retrieval.

If you slip a "friction reducer" tethered above your hitch like a F8 Revolver system it will run beautifully on single rope. The hitch will behave like it does on Dbrt instead of binding up.

Gunslinger

I agree, replace the carabiner with a bowline and leave a long tail. By using the climbing line it makes for a quick exit if needed.