Introducing the Longhorn Agile Friction Hitch

The Longhorn Agile Friction Hitch is an incredible development in that it delivers the properties of the Agile Hitch in a variant which has automatic tending or progress capture features. It can be used for non-mechanical SRT climbing, tether, lineman's belt or lanyard applications. Related videos:
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[@davidjohnston5436]

I walked away from this initially thinking it was too complicated. In a moment of frustration with my current hitches, I revisited it. I'm super impressed with the upgrade to my climbing system so far. Great characteristics of hold and self tending is a game changer to say the least. Thank you for you exhaustive efforts to push the advancement of climbing systems forward. If you had a subscriber for every mad rock, gri gri, F4, ect. that was sold, this channel would be gigantic. A little working knowledge goes a lot further than the typical "spend more to do more" way of getting people into the trees.

[@Jb429421]

This looks like a fantastic solution for single rope no mechanical device climbing. Thank you and stay safe.

[@enjoytheoutdoors1018]

I think this is the best one so far. This one will be hard to beat. I like that it's self tending and captures the weight when loaded and very easy to break. The other thing I like is that you can carry it with you or in your pouch as a hitch, then build it on the fly. Nice work, John. It's definitely my favorite 🎯

[@jackdad7411]

I think this looks extremely easy. I can’t wait to give it a go! I have a feeling this is going to be my favorite hitch. Thank you John for another great video

[@HA-bh1wh]

Great John ….. You are always breaking new ground , appreciate your passion and work ethic. Don’t let a few sour grapes over at S . Hunter deter you, its easy to criticize . I know many people have benefited from your work and the generous way you present it.

[@PhilEvansOnline]

Wow! I'm not sure how you will top this one. Thank you for all your innovations. Keep up the great work.

[@mikeguy9668]

They should teach all these knots and hitches in school

[@kraftzion]

Well I have been playing with this hitch tonight. I have a 30 foot extension ladder that I have been trimming some limbs in the yard off of . I have an 11 mm rope that I run over a limb and use a friction hitch on around both sides as insurance. I figured that I would need more rope for this hitch because hey 2 11mm ropes I am going around. So I started out with a 8 foot piece. Used 16Inches to start and tied the longhorn agile hitch as described. I found out right off the get go that you really have to set that longhorn knot to keep your tails from getting shorter(at least with the rope I am using) . Next thing I found out was I didn't need 5/2 on the double rope. Ended up with 3/1, 20 inch tails to start, 13 inch tails finished. Works great! Thanks! Friction cord I am using is 7mm braided poly. It does set pretty hard if I do drop my weight on it, much easier to slide if I don't(or readjust after) To be expected I reckon due to the compression of the double rope. The tending without a pulley is slick.

[@morgantroutster]

John, many thanks again. I used the RADS SRT with a JRB ascender on top, Longhorn Agile Hitch to my bridge, and I topped it off by making a separate foot loop connected to the JRB to give me some leverage. Used the Munter exactly as you show in the video coming down, so it all worked great. I have an extra Longhorn Agile Hitch packed in my saddle bag. I think it is a great innovation. Thanks, Kevin

[@B_r_u_c_e]

Thank you.

[@dichotomousblue]

Very cool. A few biners and some cord to tie these will be way cheaper and quieter than a hand ascender and safeguard. Though I'll keep those on the amazon wishlist anways

[@Jay-vr8it]

The ultimate professional. Thank you for sharing.

[@chuckrosensohn4806]

Hey John, thanks again for another knot that I can use in the field. I'll be practicing this one today. I've been watching your videos for a while now and I believe this is the first time I've commented. You did the load test at the end, and said something about the 800-900 pound range of load, and knowing no way that you would ever exceed that in the field. On that, I agree, I'm sure as hell not going upward with anything more than me and my absolutely needed gear. Anything else can wait below with a tether. However, what I wanted to mention was the difference between applied load (the come-along) and instant force (the dreaded fall).

[@JD-mn8cx]

SRT with this will be great, for simpler bypasses. Now I need to learn about basal anchors. was interesting to see the pull test at the end. I would love to see an exhaustive JRB school of climbing get tested over at HowNot2 KZbin channel. That would be so cool. It would get a lot of exposure to the climbing world (outside of saddle hunters) for your works.

[@toddw9518]

John, I love your stuff. I have taught for 31 years and now am retired. Your teaching is very concise and understandable. I may be alone in this thought but I would love if you could take one minute at the beginning of your videos to inform the viewer of what type/thickness of rope you are climbing on and what type/thickness of rope you are using for your tending hitches. Keep up the great work. You are appreciated.

[@paulcrave3112]

This is amazing

[@paulcrave3112]

Yup. I need to get some cord and make one of those.

[@Kolt4007]

Looks like a great hitch👍🏻

[@timonix2]

I just tried it at home. And man it singes down hard after putting body weight on it. 6mm accessory cord and a 9.5mm rope. I had to completely unload it and deconstruct it backwards to get it off. It looks so smooth for you though

[@kennethrogers1129]

WELL exactly the remedy of my complaint of the agile hitch, it is difficult to move sometimes,