SRT Rope Climbing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRopes. Rope climbing is a really interesting way to get up and down a tree. It is not for the faint of heart or someone who is not careful and meticulous. Like any rock climbing, if you don’t know what you are doing you can easily injure yourself. I am currently experimenting with SRT (single rope technique). It is a system of tree climbing based on arborist techniques. I throw a throw bag over the crook of the tree. Using that I pull up my climbing rope and girth hitch it into place. Then I use an ascender device to climb the rope. Finally, I rappel down and pull my rope down after me. The system was a couple hundred dollars. I am using a Petzl Ascender, Petzl GriGri belay device, and climbing rated rope. If you wanna go this route be meticulous. Take some rock climbing classes. Study everything you can about arborist and rope techniques and be safe.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
What I’m Using Currently<\/strong><\/p>\nOver the past few years, I have been on a personal journey to find the simplest and lightest way to climb trees. I have tested every one of the above methods and currently have 2 that I will be using this fall. My primary climbing method will be using 4 Shikar mini climbing sticks from Out On A Limb with rope aiders. With four of them, I can get 18 feet up in a tree. Their total weight with aiders is about 7.5 pounds and they have very little bulk. I think they are the best climbing sticks on the market, but they are not cheap. Alternatively, I am getting more proficient in SRT rope climbing and will hope to be transitioning more and more to climbing with that system. The whole thing only weighs about 4 pounds, and I could climb 30 feet with it if need be. Also, getting down from the tree is very quick when you are rappelling.<\/p>\n
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We talked recently about the importance of being mobile as a whitetail hunter. Using a saddle or lightweight hang-on stand is key to hunting better out of trees. Once you have you have decided on your stand or saddle\/platform setup you need to figure out how you will be ascending the tree. The rise of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":3060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[242],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[127],"suggestedReferences":[],"includedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[]},"yoast_head":"\n
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