I thought that I posted a note about Mark Chisholm's "M" redi.

After you rig this, your rope will look like a capital "M"

The left leg attaches to your saddle. Then the rope goes up and through your first FC. Then it comes back to your saddle where you can clip it through a biner or better to use a small pulley. Then the rope goes up to the second FC, back to your saddle where you attach your friction hitch. Does that make sense?

You only need one friction hitch and you'll stay in place pretty well. At first, I thought that I would swing to center and all rope legs would be equal. Not the case.

There are lots of variations on this setup. With a little careful thought you'll never be without control over both ends of the rope or any FCs.

Tom

Ox, correct me if I'm wrong, but if your second tie-in is a natural crotch, then you won't have to return to it, right?

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nick

If the M redirect is rigged carefully, it can be retrieved remotely. It does take care and attention though.


The route of the rope through the big and little ends of the redi must be noted. Then, when pulling the redi back, make double certain where the big and little ends are.
Tom

Tom, is there a trick we should know. From Ox's picture, it looks straight forward.

Let's assuem the 'biner hanging on the right is your original tie in point. You climb over to the new one, flipline in, unclip the spliced end of your climbing line, throw it over the new crotch, reclip the spliced end back to your saddle, then put the pulley on the on the middle of the rope between the two tie in points and clip that to your saddle.

Go do what you gotta do, then when your ready to go back to your original tie in point, just unclip the spliced end and pull it's opposing side so the splice is brought around the branch and back to you. Clip it back on, get the pulley off and put it away.

Does this sound about right, or is there a catch....something I'm not seeing.

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nick