Go big or go home

[AHPP]

I reckon he’d have got away with it with a redirect.

[stihlmadasever]

Its easy to sit and watch a 30 second video and say what the climber/groundie should or shouldnt have done.

In reality until your in that position and see up close what the issues are then no one will know if the job could have been done without that leader failing.

 

[Mark Bolam]

Saw this last night.

There must be a reason he didn't climb higher and rig smaller, unless he was American.

 

I haven't seen any reports yet about what the outcome to the climber was, but it doesn't look good.

[oldwoodcutter]

I may be imagining it, but at times he looks a little out of his comfort zone.

[Mark Bolam]

He certainly was at the end.

[wicklamulla]

7 hours ago, TIMON said:

Nasty. It’s easy to analyse after the event from a safe distance.
Looks like he placed the pulley high up to try and get the piece to swing away from the house.
I think of all the times when I know I should have climbed higher and taken smaller pieces but opted to cut bigger due to time, tiredness, fear, poor work positioning etc.. and cut and rigged bigger than I should have.
This is exactly the scenario when a good groundie should step in and warn the climber off.
Hope he was ok.

very wise words there Timon.