Your ariel rescue turns up with no climbing kit

[thebeardeddove]

Wondering how others would have handled this situation.

Been contract climbing for a guy for the past 12 months, usually 1-2 days a week. It's always just me and him working. Last week we went to take down a pretty big Ash that was overhanging an old wall and ornamental garden, so a fair bit of rigging would've been needed. The stem was a good 40cm diameter at the base and 20 meters tall. Big spread out crown. 

When I was getting my kit out of the truck I was looking for his throwline and noticed he hadn't brought his climbing kit. When I asked him about it he just brazenly replied "oh I must have forgotten it" as if he'd forgotten his sandwiches.  

He acted like it was no big deal and still expected me to climb. 

 

How would you have handled this situation?

 

[Mark J]

I'd use my own throwline. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Mark J

[thebeardeddove]

Struggle with reading I take it? Because you obviously don't understand the question 

[billpierce]

You decide how you want to do it and what your up for. Don't feel any pressure to do something you don't think is safe. Saying that refusals to climb will cause friction 

 

Expect plenty of folk on here climb with no aerial rescue. Others wouldn't. 

 

Personally I do, and on some jobs feel it's safe others not so much and I'll make sure aerial rescue is present.  I've worked with plenty of people with tickets I wouldnt trust to even get up a tree and others with non that would rescue you in minutes. I wouldn't ask someone else to climb without aerial rescue or expect them to but wouldn't mind if they wanted to

Edited 1 hour ago by billpierce