I rigged up a pulley system that is on a steep 1 inch pipe that I squared off to fit inside the top rung of my climbing sticks. Once I attach the top strap of the stick and make sure its tight I run a rope through the pulley and climb back down and tie the rope to the stand and pull away. Tie off onto one of the other steps leaving about a foot or so of rope so I can manuver the stand. Lock myself into my climbing harness when I reach the top I know have both hands free, lift the stand, through the strap around and lock it in. All set. By building my pulley system I saved my self alot of wear and tear on myself, as well as the chance of falling was greatly reduced not to mention I can get the sticks up, strapped down, and stand hung in around 10 minutes.