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Yup... Working off base anchors after access isn't ideal... Having all that live line down to the base doesn't seem right unless it's way off over the other side of the tree and clear of the cutting/lowering/free falling operation. All the lowerable base anchors etc too... Just set an alpine in above the base tie in for emergency connection when ascending or for when it's safe and appropriate to work off a base tie.

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I could not get on with SRT for work positioning using base anchors until watching Adams videos that made me realise how easy a pinto top tie is to set up , that was a big game changer ,It also gave me a big confidence boost as well in the system as out the corner of my eye I could always see two ends of the rope which made it feel a lot more homely after nearly 20 years of working on double ropes every day.

I did reduce a very big sycamore a week or so back using base anchors though for two thirds of the crown ,the easy thing about using the base anchor once it had been cleared out a bit was I could use natural redirects to get right on the tips come down to have a cup of tea and look around to see where the next section of crown needs reducing too and pull the rope out then spend 5 mins putting another line to work the next section instead of re ascending through multiple tips as a tip tie does need to be rerouted so it's retrievable ... It was hard work pulling the rope out even on the base anchor though but I don't think it would of ever been retrievable with a tip tie.!

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