How to climb a tree (using only rope!) the fun/simple way

Step 3: The harness

This is a very important step, and it is crucial that you get it right.

The comfort really depends on the rope and positioning

I am using a rope harness called the swiss seat. It is a very common harness. If my pictures and tutorial are confusing, you can find it on Google somewhere. It is a very common search.

Follow along with the pictures.

Harness Video

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zydicious says: Jun 27, 2011. 1:19 AM

Like Llama, I'll add in my two cents worth from my Army experience. You don't really need 15' of rope to make the seat. The ones we tied at Ft. Jackson only used about 6' of rope. Primarily I'd suggest experimenting with it to have the least amount of excess possible so you don't have to keep track of extra rope around branches.

engineer_01 says: Aug 29, 2009. 9:17 AM

that looks like a crusher

LlamaJWC says: May 28, 2009. 9:29 PM

Fantastic video, we use the same harness when repelling in the army. just be careful, after you tie the square knot , that the regular knot you describe would work in this scenario but half-hitches can be used as well especially for more strenuous use. same with the placement of the carabiner, that'll work but getting both ropes in front is sturdier and safer when more strenuous activity is practiced. Not ripping on ya or anything, just another idea, its what we do, again fantastic video.