How To Throw A Rope Over A Roof

Tie one end of some fishing line to a tennis ball tie the other end to the rope.

How to throw a rope over a roof.

If the roof s really steep you can throw an ascender above the grigri. Even garden hose or 1 webbing can work as a sleeve for the rope. Don t tie into the rope instead put the ascender on the rope and tie into your harness. Pull the entire throwing line over the roof until the rope is reached.

Attach the remaining end of the throwing line to the rope. If you re not a climber then don t buy a climbing rope for doing roof repairs. If you re going to buy a rope for a very specific job then you should get the right equipment for the job. 1 weighted tennis ball w.

I know that necessity is the mother of invention and many experienced adjusters have their own system for getting a rope over a roof structure to either clip into a work positioning harness or simply use as a hand line. Then go to the other side of the building. This video illustrates some of the ways we get our ropes in the trees in the cornell tree climbing institute s instructional classes. Get craig s new book extreme wilderness survival here.

I usually just use a grigri with a stopper knot on a bight below it near the eave. Http amzn to 2jrdtar do you ever have trouble throwing a rope to its destination. Throw the tennis ball over the house then pull the rope over with the fishing line. At this point there is no more use for the throwing line it can be disconnected from the rope.

Here are a couple of videos that demonstrate a couple of very effective tools and techniques. Threw the twine over and with the help of a friend got the rope over the roof without damaging any tiles. Now the rope runs over the sloping roof. Then simply throw the rope all the way over the top of the house.