Pulling sling off tree

If I were to take a triple length sling and put an overhand on both ends then put a locker on either end around a stable tree, could I clove hitch one locker and just feed through the other to make it possible to retrieve my sling?

Try this in your back yard and report back. 

It wont work but it’s easier to understand why by just trying it irl

There is a way to do this but you run a pretty high risk of getting the rope stuck doing it. Benefit doesn’t outweigh the the risk.  

I don't think you should be slinging trees dude, they're pretty and they smell nice.

You need to clove hitch a separate line to it. Pull the rap rope free (of both biners), then retrieve the rig.

Devin Hanes wrote:

I think when you pull the sling it will pull the loose end of the rope around the tree with it which could get stuck, but it might work in a clean spot. Do you know of the equivocation hitch? This is what it's for.

Nice! Just learned a new thing! Thank you very cool

Hank Caylorwrote:

I don't think you should be slinging trees dude, they're pretty and they smell nice.

Hank gets it 

you can do the Texas Rope Trick with what you described, though it limits your max rappel length to 1/3rd the length of the rope

Pulley effect on the carabiner probably makes this (OP idea) harder to retrieve than just running the rope over the tree.  The pulley side of the sling sees almost 3x the weight of the half-rope being pulled up.

Devin is right about macrame / equivocation hitch, but it's very sketchy - accidentally weighting the pull strand while rappelling kills you. People used to think it doesn't, but Richard Delaney made a good youtube demo showing it does. So you have to really pay attention to the pull strand and make sure no part of your body gets caught in it. IMO rappelling off trees w/o proper rap anchors tends to happen in scenarios where one really doesn't want yet another high-stakes item to pay attention to.

I vote either Texas Rope Trick or leave the sling.  Maybe carry paracord on adventures to make TRT eat less of the main rope's length.

Chandler Snyderwrote:

If I were to take a triple length sling and put an overhand on both ends then put a locker on either end around a stable tree, could I clove hitch one locker and just feed through the other to make it possible to retrieve my sling?

Or use a friction saver.   treestuff.com/sterling-adju…