OR1 Mast Climber Ropewalker using a Mitchell Climbing System

The Mitchell Climbing System is the most efficient, fastest mast/rope climbing system available. An average person could climb 100 feet of vertical rope using the Mitchell Climbing System in under two minutes.

On Rope 1’s climbing experts have used this rope climbing system extensively  for over 35 years. Our experts have written the standards used by rescue teams, rope users, and high angle rescue teams all over the world. Now you can benefit with the extensive knowledge and experience of On Rope 1’s legacy. The system is  designed and built by experts with your safety, comfort and ease of use foremost in the design.

Features: 

• One person operation: there is no need for a group to haul each other up to the top of the mast to repair antennas or reeve pulleys.
• Self starting: thumbing the cams allow for easy self-start from the ground without anyone else holding the rope (belaying the rope from the bottom)
• Down climbing is as fast as ascending.
• Sit and rest hands free while working or taking pictures. No cumbersome Bosun Chair, instead uses a comfortable, form-fitting seat harness which is also safer.
• Steel inserts in the foot stirrups, so the user can climb in any type of footwear, or none!
• One kind of ascender is avaible (CMI Ultrascender is standard) is included, and a custom made double chest roller that secures the climber close to the rope and allows work to be done with both hands free. The ascender available has straight teeth, so it bites the rope hard when set after upward movement, but when released to down climb, the teeth do not snag the line. This can commonly be observed with many ascenders with sharp fish-hook like teeth that will snag the ascent rope when descent is attempted. Three descents with fish-hook type ascenders could easily destroy a halyard. 

The system includes: 

• The Mitchell Climbing System (F30)
• A Quick Attachment Safety (QAS), adjustable, for sitting and resting, right handed is standard (F04)
• An Endurance seat harness (size: Small, Medium, Large)(F70)
• Sizing for Footsteps:
  

  MEN’S BOOT SIZE	FOOT CIRCUM.	STIFF STEPTM
  6 – 8	14″	15
  8 – 9 1/2	15″	16
  10 – 13	16″	17

Upgrades and Recommendations:

• On Rope – A ready reference book that is considered the “Bible” of Single Rope Techniques.(BK13011) $28.00
• Padded Endurance Upgrade (size: Small, Medium, Large)(Use Item # PEND)  $28.50
• Hammock Chest Harness Upgrade (XS, S, M, L, XL) (Use item #HAM) $19.50 
• Work Bucket – 14″ deep and 8″ in diameter, custom made for working on masts (F32) $10.00