I'm like muzzyman, I have the extra bracket on my climber and I attach it to the stand while still on the ground-climb with it on the stand. I do this because once my rope wrapped around an arrow and popped one out when I raised my bow up the tree. It works just fine. I also have 2 carabiners zip-tied to the front of my stand that I hook my fanny pack and pull-up rope to when I climb. It makes it easier to pull my legs up as high as I can for climbing.

The most important bloodtrail leads right to the foot of the cross