Large Graveyard Beech

[WesD]

Forgive me on the editing etc. 1st attempt of a YouTube video, I’m sure the more I do the more they will improve. 

 

 

[Steve Bullman]

Good work Wes.  Always a big responsibility removing trees in graveyards!

[WesD]

If I’m being honest for about 20 minutes it was horrible but once we got into the swing you kind of forget where you are as the concentration is full on all day! 98% was roped down, it was 2 long days.

[bigtreedon]

Nice vid mate good work please please get some sort of friction bollard or capstone your life would be so much easier wraps round a tree for big trees like that is just time consuming and not as controlled no matter how good the lad is at running the ropes

[WesD]

I’m all for tech Don but I didn’t climb this one, our other climber did and he likes things as simple as possible. He’s 20 years experience and still will not be tempted away from a prussic but boy he can climb! Me and another lad where running the ropes and it wasn’t too bad but I know what you mean when a mate needs a lift we use his bollard and it is brilliant whether your in the tree or on the floor. The guy in the tree being happy is what we go on whether that’s me, the guy in the video or a.n other as long as it’s done safely and we all go home. 

[bigtreedon]

I see mate well your right there as long as it gets done in a timely fashion and safely and from what I saw looked good well done 🖒

[WesD]

17 minutes ago, bigtreedon said:

I see mate well your right there as long as it gets done in a timely fashion and safely and from what I saw looked good well done 

Thanks Don. 

[TIMON]

Nice work Wes. Zero tolerance for damage in a graveyard. Echo what Don says about a friction device.
Tree wraps are a pain, a Stein 3001 would put the Joy into your rigging jobs.

[Gray git]

Good work and well done doing it, I hate graveyard jobs!
Not picking falt as you have explained already why but don't you think it slightly wrong to be damaging the bark and cambium on another tree by using it as the friction device, surely if that's your control choice use the tree being removed and not risk basically ring barking another....
Ps like the little mog.

[WesD]

36 minutes ago, Gray git said:

Good work and well done doing it, I hate graveyard jobs!
Not picking falt as you have explained already why but don't you think it slightly wrong to be damaging the bark and cambium on another tree by using it as the friction device, surely if that's your control choice use the tree being removed and not risk basically ring barking another....
Ps like the little mog.

I see what your saying but there was no damage. Thanks.