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On 20/02/2022 at 15:19, woody paul said:

How tall is it. 

Not sure, about 40 feet i suppose, i will go and have a look in a bit!!

 

[Turned out to be more like 50 odd feet, but it is a weird skinny thing]

 

john..

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Thank you for all your great advice, here is what i have decided to do..

 

Ok, so originally. i was thinking of spiking up the thing using a choked off lanyard which "should" prevent me from ending up on the wrong side, and, the idea was, if i DID slip, that i "should" be able to scrabble back round.

 

I think i will go for the multisaver though, and choke that off and shove it up as i go, that way, if i do fall off, i can just decend my climb line and go back up, no chance of getting stuck half way up a tree..

 

So choices choices.. I have not got one, so do i get a Multisaver or a Fimblesaver...

 

john..

 

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2 hours ago, john87 said:

Not sure, about 40 feet i suppose, i will go and have a look in a bit!!

 

john..

Had a eucalyptus years ago that was in a back garden only a foot across and 40f high with  root plate that was not stable, couldn't get cherry picker near it and was not going to climb it. 

Land up taking it apart with a set of park pruner poles and roping ever bit by put rope up with poles, until I made it a lot lighter so I could climb it. 

 

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Stop me if this sounds bonkers.

 

Back doing my cs38 there was a leaning post for practicing gaffing up. For laughs, we tried going up the underside instead of the topside. Some found it impossible, others not so bad. My history of rock climbing perhaps made it easier for me. 

 

I've not had the necessity to do so out in the field, but if I had to, it's a route I'd happily take. Coupled with Hairy Chest's recommendation for choked slings as footholds, it'd work quite well (if you've got the core for it).

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