How long did it take you to learn to freemount?

I agree, and if you can hop this is the only mount you’ll need to know. For Muni it can be done in small places where there are no room for rollback. When I need to mount a 36’er up hill, I do a static mount down hill (or perpendicular to the hill) and hop around. I think the tyre grab works equally good if you’re used to it.

I made a tutorial a couple of years ago (Tutorial on how to fremount a 24" and a 36" unicycle), and one of my tips for mounting a 36’er was that when you kick off you should get up on your toes. This method works even better for me now than before. I have done it so many times that my ancle feels stronger and more stable. My 36’er static mount must be close to a 100% now.