Iv used the half line system and the one stick method and the one stick method is a heck of a work out you can not get up a tree unless is under 30 degrees with out being soaked in sweat!! The half line mobile system that NY saddle hunters came out with is the fastest easiest way to get up a tree without sweating like a pig in the early season when it’s still warm out!! One sticking is so loud to your dragging your pants and your boots all over the bark of the tree making noise your snapping a cam cleat every move your banging a stick into the tree!! You make ten times the noise climbing one stick over the half line system!!
I have had the harkin cam have issues with amsteel twice (one full burry and one normal 1/4") that caused the line to slip through it and stick to detached. Since then I switched to 10ft of 8mm static climbing rope and have never had an issue again. Also, as I climb up my aider/stick each move I pull out the slack of my tether through the mad rock to reduce the length of a fall in case something happens and eliminate the need to throw the linesman around the tree (unless you are crossing branches). Another thing I do it attach my madrock to my bridge with my tether going over the back of my neck with about 6-8ft of slack and the quick link unscrewed. That way when I get on the stick I just throw the tether around the tree, pull up slack and make the next move. This also keeps the rest of the rappel rope in my pack so my feet doing snag it while climbing. One sticking is just so much more safe being always tied into my tether at all times.
Great tutorial, Nate. What an amazing time to be a saddle hunter. Can't wait to see what they come out with next to make us more efficient. Good luck this season and stay safe out there.
When I got into saddle hunting I bought the multi sticks and platform. Then it was less sticks and aiders. I then eventually transferred over to one sticking rappelling and I bought the ultimate one stick stick/platform. After getting into some locations with multi trunk and twisty trees I have now settled on 2 muddy sticks equip with 2 step aiders and my third stick it still the ultimate one stick/platform combo with a 2 step aider as well and I ditched the rappelling rope and the regular platform. Weight wise it all just about equals out. So far it has worked out very nicely for me. I have found getting into a tree close to bedding multiple sticks has actually created less movement. I can usually make 20-22 ft to the bottom of my boots And what I think is a big benefit is my third stick is actually my platform as well so once it’s set and I am planted I am ready to go.
Been one sticking going on 3 seasons now with the EWO ultimate one stick. Quick tip for that cam cleat. Tie a piece of paracord between those jaws and they can't clank together. Great video. Keep up the good content.
Last year i started descending. I loaded a gear hoist with dynaglide for my bow pull up rope. I then use my rapel rope to lower my bow when done hunting. And attach my gear hoist rope to my tether locker to pull the rope down when i reach the base of the tree. It lets out as i desend and i dont have to worry about managing another rope or tangling my dynaglide. Hope that makes sense! Always good to share methods.
Got the out on a limb pinch point this spring. Been climbing once a week this summer to get ready. Been trying to use tether only and manage slack a little more often on the way up. Great video
I have been one sticking for 3 years and it is my preferred method. I didn't see that you linked your gear you mentioned, that might help people find it easier.
Awesome, well paced demo. Pull that slack through the madrock as you ascend. A rappel/tethered ascent and descent is undoubtedly safer. Linesman belt in our application is a work positioning tool, not a fall arrest. For fun, search “linesman loses footing while climbing pole.” Use your imagination for what that looks like if you slipped off your sticks. How would you self rescue from there?
It's so much better. You don't have to carry that bulky climber and you can climb almost any tree despite branches. Definitely give it a try! It's a little bit of a learning curve but practicing is fun.
Glad you explained this, I’ve been wondering how this was done since I’ve heard about it. My only worry is getting sweaty before the hunt but gonna try this out to see if I can get it done with compromising scent😜
After watching further, this can def be done without being sweaty at the end, def need to practice this. I got a saddle off The Budget Sportsman last year so I’m gonna look into getting what I need to one stick
Hang Free makes some nice stuff. The amsteel and oplux stuff is so light and flexible. A lot easier to work with than the big 11mm stuff. I think they have a new rope material that's even better now but I don't remember the name.
As always, Nate's videos are the best. Well done homie. Easy to understand and well demonstrated. I've one-sticked a few times, but I'm going all in this season.
I one sticked last year with helium stick and attached small platform attached. It will be trying to use my xop platform with three step aider this year as my onestick so that I only have to carry one thing in and still have a good sized platform. We will see
Without a doubt, the most stable way to mount a stick is with the rope straight/level with the attachment method. Having the rope higher (or lower) is more susceptible to kicking out. Also, it’s best to tend slack out of your rope/tether AS you climb up the aider/stick, not after you’ve reached the top. Keeps your exposure to a maximum fall of 1 step (18” or so).
Started one sticking last year and it’s hands down the best way. I would encourage you tho. If you wanna use the lineman’s rope for safety reasons go for it. But I think you should at lleast try to just bring out the top of your canyon elite rope with rh quick link and drape it around your neck instead of taking the whole thing out before you are ready to come down. Also just move that quick link up the tree: should never have to take it off while ascending unless you’re crossing limbs. I’ll be curious to see if your system changes any as you continue to use this method. Again it is the best way.
Got a couple friends that 1 stick and with my 4 stick setup im like 1 lb heavier than all their 1sticking gear adds up to, 40' of rope is pretty heavy. To me it seems like alot of work once i get to the tree vs just hanging sticks on 1 trip up the tree.
@@johndenver5029yeah it's super simple. Using a daisy chain unhook drop them down with the daisy chain as a haul rope. Typically I'm down and fully packed up in 5 mins. My 4 sticks and platform pack up to a size smaller than my backpack. Only disadvantage is how high I can climb and with my current setup I can typically reach 17'-19' to my platform
I always thought the same thing. What did it for me was hunting height. I never liked hitting mid level aiders while coming down in the dark with just a lineman rope. With one sticking its any tree as high as I wanna go. That I like. Not being so limited to height as long as I don’t run out of 40’ of rope
I just got that Hang Free 3/16 full bury for my platform and I have a hard time getting it tight enough to the tree. You made it look simple. Can you consider a video up close of just that. I’ve watched hang frees vids but just can’t get it right. When I stand on the platform the top arm and teeth are 1/2 inch off the tree
Im right handed so I like to set my platform about 90 degrees to the right of the top step of my stick. Allows me to use the stick to get around the tree in the event of a weak side shot being needed.
Not gonna elaborate? Just comment on a video to say you don't need the advice? What's the point? That's like me commenting on a video about steak saying "Or I could just not eat steak at all."
The amount of slack you have in your tether is extremely dangerous. Look up static falls. Doesn't take much of a fall on static line to severely injure yourself. To safely climb in any method (one stick or otherwise), you need to be moving that tether to minimize slack in the system.
What you are doing is extremely dangerous, I do not mean 1 sticking, I mean climbing with slack in your line. With the slack in your bridge and slack in your line a short fall can generate very high forces on your body and gear. On the static rope we use a three foot fall on three feet of slack with a person weighing 200 pounds can generate 1500 pounds of force, even though our saddles and ropes can take it our bodies cannot. A 3 foot fall on 3 foot of slack static rope is a fall factor 1 fall and can break bones, remember when rock climbers fall they are using long dynamic ropes that stretch 30% to absorb energy, and even with all that energy absorbed it is not uncommon for them to pull their belayer right off their feet and into the air. Please everyone stay safe and keep the slack out of you system.
The Notch quickie is nice. I also like the JRB cinch climbing method. You could be tethered to the tree from the very bottom and you can have the option of advancing it with a trekking pole. And if you want less metal, go for the Maverick hitch which is also awesome.
Yea, a straight tree with no branches after you clang around the woods getting it caught on branches, etc... it's so obvious you shouldn't even need to say anything.
Hopefully one sticking will be obsolete in a few years. Dangerous...and better things are hitting the market, albeit they're young. Ideally...sticks will die a fast death. Its coming.
@@911life5 The sladder has a lot of potential IMO. A lot you'd want.....but they still have to work out some kinks I think it has. Anyway, I think sticks can be beat handily AND eliminate a lot of the slack involved.
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Iv used the half line system and the one stick method and the one stick method is a heck of a work out you can not get up a tree unless is under 30 degrees with out being soaked in sweat!! The half line mobile system that NY saddle hunters came out with is the fastest easiest way to get up a tree without sweating like a pig in the early season when it’s still warm out!! One sticking is so loud to your dragging your pants and your boots all over the bark of the tree making noise your snapping a cam cleat every move your banging a stick into the tree!! You make ten times the noise climbing one stick over the half line system!!
I have had the harkin cam have issues with amsteel twice (one full burry and one normal 1/4") that caused the line to slip through it and stick to detached. Since then I switched to 10ft of 8mm static climbing rope and have never had an issue again. Also, as I climb up my aider/stick each move I pull out the slack of my tether through the mad rock to reduce the length of a fall in case something happens and eliminate the need to throw the linesman around the tree (unless you are crossing branches). Another thing I do it attach my madrock to my bridge with my tether going over the back of my neck with about 6-8ft of slack and the quick link unscrewed. That way when I get on the stick I just throw the tether around the tree, pull up slack and make the next move. This also keeps the rest of the rappel rope in my pack so my feet doing snag it while climbing. One sticking is just so much more safe being always tied into my tether at all times.
Great tutorial, Nate. What an amazing time to be a saddle hunter. Can't wait to see what they come out with next to make us more efficient. Good luck this season and stay safe out there.
Awesome one-sticking demonstration. Very clear and straightforward. Thanks!
Excellent tutorial!!! Thanks!
When I got into saddle hunting I bought the multi sticks and platform. Then it was less sticks and aiders. I then eventually transferred over to one sticking rappelling and I bought the ultimate one stick stick/platform. After getting into some locations with multi trunk and twisty trees I have now settled on 2 muddy sticks equip with 2 step aiders and my third stick it still the ultimate one stick/platform combo with a 2 step aider as well and I ditched the rappelling rope and the regular platform. Weight wise it all just about equals out. So far it has worked out very nicely for me. I have found getting into a tree close to bedding multiple sticks has actually created less movement. I can usually make 20-22 ft to the bottom of my boots And what I think is a big benefit is my third stick is actually my platform as well so once it’s set and I am planted I am ready to go.
Been one sticking going on 3 seasons now with the EWO ultimate one stick. Quick tip for that cam cleat. Tie a piece of paracord between those jaws and they can't clank together. Great video. Keep up the good content.
Last year i started descending. I loaded a gear hoist with dynaglide for my bow pull up rope. I then use my rapel rope to lower my bow when done hunting. And attach my gear hoist rope to my tether locker to pull the rope down when i reach the base of the tree. It lets out as i desend and i dont have to worry about managing another rope or tangling my dynaglide.
Hope that makes sense! Always good to share methods.
What gear hoist?
@normslater6676
I don't even hunt, but still find these videos interesting and very informative. If I were to hunt I can't think of a better teacher. Well done !!
Got the out on a limb pinch point this spring. Been climbing once a week this summer to get ready. Been trying to use tether only and manage slack a little more often on the way up. Great video
I have been one sticking for 3 years and it is my preferred method. I didn't see that you linked your gear you mentioned, that might help people find it easier.
Awesome, well paced demo. Pull that slack through the madrock as you ascend. A rappel/tethered ascent and descent is undoubtedly safer. Linesman belt in our application is a work positioning tool, not a fall arrest. For fun, search “linesman loses footing while climbing pole.” Use your imagination for what that looks like if you slipped off your sticks. How would you self rescue from there?
I have never done this, but I am absolutely considering this over my climber.
It's so much better. You don't have to carry that bulky climber and you can climb almost any tree despite branches. Definitely give it a try! It's a little bit of a learning curve but practicing is fun.
Finally going to get up the gull to try one stick this season!!
Glad you explained this, I’ve been wondering how this was done since I’ve heard about it. My only worry is getting sweaty before the hunt but gonna try this out to see if I can get it done with compromising scent😜
After watching further, this can def be done without being sweaty at the end, def need to practice this. I got a saddle off The Budget Sportsman last year so I’m gonna look into getting what I need to one stick
I sweat way less one-sticking than I did trying to hang multiple sticks. It's much more controlled, IMO.
@@treypowell3 good info 👍👊
Hang Free makes some nice stuff. The amsteel and oplux stuff is so light and flexible. A lot easier to work with than the big 11mm stuff. I think they have a new rope material that's even better now but I don't remember the name.
Get a Rollup pouch for the rappel rope. I sewed my own and made something similar to the tethrd one but it is a huge help to hold the extra rope
As always, Nate's videos are the best. Well done homie. Easy to understand and well demonstrated.
I've one-sticked a few times, but I'm going all in this season.
I one sticked last year with helium stick and attached small platform attached. It will be trying to use my xop platform with three step aider this year as my onestick so that I only have to carry one thing in and still have a good sized platform. We will see
Without a doubt, the most stable way to mount a stick is with the rope straight/level with the attachment method. Having the rope higher (or lower) is more susceptible to kicking out.
Also, it’s best to tend slack out of your rope/tether AS you climb up the aider/stick, not after you’ve reached the top. Keeps your exposure to a maximum fall of 1 step (18” or so).
Started one sticking last year and it’s hands down the best way. I would encourage you tho. If you wanna use the lineman’s rope for safety reasons go for it. But I think you should at lleast try to just bring out the top of your canyon elite rope with rh quick link and drape it around your neck instead of taking the whole thing out before you are ready to come down. Also just move that quick link up the tree: should never have to take it off while ascending unless you’re crossing limbs. I’ll be curious to see if your system changes any as you continue to use this method. Again it is the best way.
Got a couple friends that 1 stick and with my 4 stick setup im like 1 lb heavier than all their 1sticking gear adds up to, 40' of rope is pretty heavy. To me it seems like alot of work once i get to the tree vs just hanging sticks on 1 trip up the tree.
But u have to take them off that tree in the dark too
@@johndenver5029yeah it's super simple. Using a daisy chain unhook drop them down with the daisy chain as a haul rope. Typically I'm down and fully packed up in 5 mins. My 4 sticks and platform pack up to a size smaller than my backpack. Only disadvantage is how high I can climb and with my current setup I can typically reach 17'-19' to my platform
Try it and you won't want to multi stick climb anymore.
Overall it’s less work and less time once you get it. Nothing wrong with multiple sticks.
I always thought the same thing. What did it for me was hunting height. I never liked hitting mid level aiders while coming down in the dark with just a lineman rope. With one sticking its any tree as high as I wanna go. That I like. Not being so limited to height as long as I don’t run out of 40’ of rope
I’d say the two thether method is the most versatile and lightest method.
try the quickie notch if youre looking for an alternative to the quick link
Was that Bill Jordan working the camera for you lol great video thanks for sharing.
I just got that Hang Free 3/16 full bury for my platform and I have a hard time getting it tight enough to the tree. You made it look simple. Can you consider a video up close of just that. I’ve watched hang frees vids but just can’t get it right. When I stand on the platform the top arm and teeth are 1/2 inch off the tree
Im right handed so I like to set my platform about 90 degrees to the right of the top step of my stick. Allows me to use the stick to get around the tree in the event of a weak side shot being needed.
i am no-sticking and am happy with it. works perfectly, sticks are not necessary.
Not gonna elaborate? Just comment on a video to say you don't need the advice? What's the point? That's like me commenting on a video about steak saying "Or I could just not eat steak at all."
Been doing it for 3 years and there aint no turning back now
The amount of slack you have in your tether is extremely dangerous. Look up static falls. Doesn't take much of a fall on static line to severely injure yourself. To safely climb in any method (one stick or otherwise), you need to be moving that tether to minimize slack in the system.
What you are doing is extremely dangerous, I do not mean 1 sticking, I mean climbing with slack in your line. With the slack in your bridge and slack in your line a short fall can generate very high forces on your body and gear. On the static rope we use a three foot fall on three feet of slack with a person weighing 200 pounds can generate 1500 pounds of force, even though our saddles and ropes can take it our bodies cannot. A 3 foot fall on 3 foot of slack static rope is a fall factor 1 fall and can break bones, remember when rock climbers fall they are using long dynamic ropes that stretch 30% to absorb energy, and even with all that energy absorbed it is not uncommon for them to pull their belayer right off their feet and into the air. Please everyone stay safe and keep the slack out of you system.
As an aside, I'd like to know how many "one stickers" also SRT. Given the investment so far, why wouldn't you add that to the arsenal?
I safe guard down and grab my sticks on the way down.
Do you not back up your Safeguard?
Yes, I use an autoblock.
What was the amsteal attachment you used on the platform
HFAS 3/16 from the hang free co
What linesman rope is that with the tender?
I'm using a Tethrd 8mm and then I made my own tender. Have a video on how to do that on my channel.
Prussic back up for the descent!
Get a notch quickie instead of a quicklink, its much faster
I second this. A small o ring helps keep any noise down
The Notch quickie is nice. I also like the JRB cinch climbing method. You could be tethered to the tree from the very bottom and you can have the option of advancing it with a trekking pole. And if you want less metal, go for the Maverick hitch which is also awesome.
@@enjoytheoutdoors101 I used the jrb cinch for a little while and went back to the quickie
@@normslater6676 I used a tiny piece of stealth strip
Man I just pick trees I can climb no sticks needed
This really seems too much!!! I could be 16 ft in the air in my tree climber before you could even start!! What's the benefit!?!
Yea, a straight tree with no branches after you clang around the woods getting it caught on branches, etc... it's so obvious you shouldn't even need to say anything.
I can be up a tree 20ft in 5 min with a climber. Less bullshit to deal with
Yea, a straight tree with no branches. It's totally obvious, you shouldn't even need to say anything.
im a 300lb dude and i one stick
🤔 and I SRT....even easier once you work it out.
Hopefully one sticking will be obsolete in a few years. Dangerous...and better things are hitting the market, albeit they're young. Ideally...sticks will die a fast death. Its coming.
As somebody looking to get into this. What is here or is coming that beats one sticking?
@@911life5 The sladder has a lot of potential IMO. A lot you'd want.....but they still have to work out some kinks I think it has. Anyway, I think sticks can be beat handily AND eliminate a lot of the slack involved.
@@stevenl4494 I’ll look it up thanka