Hitch Hiker with Heavy Duty Shackle in Place of Carabiner

Using a heavy duty shackle in place of the steel carabiner on the Hitch Hiker tree climbing tool. Climbing up to a 59' anchor point, SRT climbing, limb walk with 3:1 mechanical advantage on return, traverse with SRT on one side and DdRT on the other using at times a 3:1 Z-rig configuration and a 4:1 advantage on the DdRT system, descent.