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AERO HUNTER
NEW TRIBE
ROPE BRIDGE CONNECTION
The rope bridge is 7 feet of climbing rope connected to the rigging plates with stopper knots. Tie a stop‐
per knot at one end of the rope, leaving at least 3 inches of tail for safety. Pass the free end of the rope
through the top or center hole on the first rigging plate, from outside to inside. Then pass the rope
through the corresponding hole on the second rigging plate, passing from inside to outside. Decide how
long you want your bridge to be and tie a second stopper knot outside the rigging plate to get the
bridge length you want. Allow at least 3 inches of tail past the knot.
Double Fisherman's Knot is used to tie two ends of line together. For the Aero, this is done to create a pru‐
sik sling out of a single length of accessory cord.
To make this knot, take one end of the line and tie a double overhand knot around the line near the other
end. Repeat this with the other end of the line. Then pull the lines, bringing the two knots together.
Properly tied and dressed, the two double overhand knots nest with each other to create a symmetrical,
very secure join between the two line ends.
Lark's Head Knot is a simple knot used to join a line to just about anything. For the Aero it is used
to join the lineman's belt to the side D on the saddle.
For the Aero, tie this
Pass the free end of the prusik sling through the side D and draw the other end of the sling
through it, including the whole length of the rope and the carabiner. Pull snug.
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TREE CLIMBING SYSTEM
USER INSTRUCTIONS
Stopper Knot
This heaving line knot is the one we use to secure the rope bridge to
the rigging plates on New Tribe rope bridge saddles. It stops the rope
from passing through the holes in the rigging plate. It is also tied at
the free end of all other ropes in the Aero system, and in any climb‐
ing system, to prevent the rope from slipping out of a prusik or any
other friction knot or device used for life safety.
after
the prusik sling is tied to the lineman's belt using a triple prusik knot.
Triple Prusik Knot
This knot is a Lark's Head knot with three wraps instead of one. Using the prusik
sling, start by tying a Lark's Head on the rope. Then wrap the end of the sling around
the rope again, tucking it under the first loop. Then wrap the end of the sling around
the rope once more, also tucking it under the first loop. Dress the knot by pulling
down on the free end of the sling, and smoothing and compressing the wraps. Pull it
snug. When correctly tied, the knot will grab the rope when the sling is pulled down.
When the sling is slack, grab the knot to slide it up the rope. To bring the knot down
the rope, grab the knot itself, not the sling, and pull down.
Figure 8 on a Bight
On the Aero there are two of these—one on the lineman's belt to carry a carabiner, and one
on the tree strap that is used as an eye for the cinch around the trunk. To form the bight,
double the rope with the bend at 24" from the end. Take the bight, turn it under the rope,
then over it and back through the first turn from beneath. Pull on the bight and dress the
knot smooth and tight. See that the end of the rope extends at least 3 inches past the knot.
You can control the size of the loop created by this knot. On the lineman's belt, make a
small loop to carry the carabiner. On the tree strap, make the loop large enough to easily
pull the entire rope through it, including the prusik loop and carabiner
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