I don't have a Summit (API bowhunter climber) but I go as high as I can without being skylined. If I can get into the thick part of the canopy then all the better. I have a 25 foot rope tied to the hand climber/seat on mine and have went till my bow started lifting off the ground on several different hunts. Climb as far as you need to just remember the tree gets smaller as you go up and your stand starts to tip down after you get so high. I set my stand so as to not "turn over" in that I have it very tight to the tree at an angle when I start. Hard to exsplain but you'll see what I'm saying when you practice with yours.
Last edited by sprintflyer; 09-11-2010 at 09:42 PM.