Lifting/ascending a DJI Ronin gimbal straight up.
 

I need a shot where a DJI Ronin ascends straight up to the roof about 8'. By turning off the pan and tilt I am able to keep the camera sturdy however I tried connecting a single 1/2" rope to the center handle and pull it up with a pulley on the roof but the handlebar rotates crazy and causes back and forth motion of the gimbal.

I was thinking if I installed 4 pulleys and attached them to 4 corners of the roof then pulled all 4 ropes at the same time then it can be more stable but I am trying to avoid drilling more into the roof. Any other suggestions? Ladder obviously won't work since it has to be off scene.

how about 2 ropes or some metal work across from one side to the other, attaching the Ronin gimble to the tracks above with ropes and a pull rope up and across to move back and forth.

A suggestion :2 cents:

I wish I could tag some of my grip friends. This is something that would be right up their alley.

If it's 8 foot. Why not one operator doing a handoff to a second operator on a ladder?

What's the Ronin (standard or M) and camera set up?