Climbing accident, Northwich, Cheshire

[Steve Bullman]

2 hours ago, Mike Hill said:

#arbwanker

I think I follow you 

[monkeybusiness]

4 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

I think I follow you 

That’s a pretty narrow niche, but whatever floats your boat……

[manco]

given how fast that trunk went down i think id have been sitting in the tree the tips were caught in and nibbling bits with a pole saw till i dropped past me.

looks like a shit situation to be presented with as a climber. 

im betting hes misjudged the situation the base was in and thought it would stay up.

given a major budget and with the road closed maybe a crane taking the weight of the trunk and work from the tips inwards stripping everything back to what its hanging in.

all things considered im not sure i would ever go for chop it in the middle while im sitting on it no matter where im strapped into

[peds]

7 minutes ago, manco said:

given a major budget and with the road closed maybe a crane taking the weight of the trunk and work from the tips inwards stripping everything back to what its hanging in.

 

Much safer, and you still get your content for The Gram.

 

Muuuch smaller scale, but back in peak Eowyn cleanup we had a leylandii in a shed roof (I say shed... it was the 2-story stable block at a former stately home) that we held up with a tirfor through a pulley aloft in the (healthy-looking) neighbouring tree, and I just nibbled bits off of it until we were well past the eaves and able to drop it safely. 

[JLA1990]

Only decision the climber should of had to make that day, is where shall i sit while they winch that over. 

[Steve Bullman]

44 minutes ago, manco said:

im betting hes misjudged the situation the base was in and thought it would stay up.

That’s the only conclusion I can come up with

[Peasgood]

I know that stretch of road very well and can only think of bad luck coming from it.

This poor guy had a terrible experience and I sincerely hope for his rapid recovery.

There are traffic cameras there and it is a 40mph limit that everyone knows about yet loads of people I know get caught there including my aunt getting caught twice! Even she can't explain that one.

There used to be a petrol station next to the pub that is now a Premier Inn. My childhood sweetheart ran off with a lad that worked there and completely broke my heart when I was 18. I guess it was meant to be, as far as I know I think she is still married to him.

Even worse, less than a mile along the road a woman was clubbed to death while out walking her dog. They never did find the killer.

About 100 yards away from this incident is a sandstone tower, looks like a miniature castle and always seems an odd thing for it's location. Some years back a woman somehow crashed her car into it and wrecked it. It's in the 40 limit and a split dual carriageway so it took a bit of doing. The council decided it was too expensive to repair (I think it was the council) and completely demolished it. The locals went mental and made them completely rebuild it, so the miniature (20-30' tall) sandstone castle that is there today is actually about 10 years old.

Amazes me how such a small, very rural area can have so many bad events.

 

I don't want to detract from the gravity of what took place and very much hope for a speedy recovery. I also hope those that witnessed it weren't too badly affected, not the sort of thing you want to see.

[Mesterh]

I wish all the best to the kid who had the accident. 

 

 

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

On 19/03/2025 at 19:43, AHPP said:

Shows the setup

 

 

 

Shows the execution

 

 

I very wanted to see work plan and risk assessment! Or at least hear what plan climber had in his head to me it’s like cutting branch u sitting on , if it was me that one  must be done from the ground , I hope climber will go in court as bad decision was made obviously , and somebody in higher position agree with it , those of you who know how to do risk assessment will understand . I hope he will recover fully. However we can make mistakes as well , bad day, wet day, tiredness and so on.Stay safe lads say No when needed people actually respect that, i said NO 3 times this year all those jobs still not done,as I was expecting . 

[MattyF]

13 hours ago, Peasgood said:

I know that stretch of road very well and can only think of bad luck coming from it.

This poor guy had a terrible experience and I sincerely hope for his rapid recovery.

There are traffic cameras there and it is a 40mph limit that everyone knows about yet loads of people I know get caught there including my aunt getting caught twice! Even she can't explain that one.

There used to be a petrol station next to the pub that is now a Premier Inn. My childhood sweetheart ran off with a lad that worked there and completely broke my heart when I was 18. I guess it was meant to be, as far as I know I think she is still married to him.

Even worse, less than a mile along the road a woman was clubbed to death while out walking her dog. They never did find the killer.

About 100 yards away from this incident is a sandstone tower, looks like a miniature castle and always seems an odd thing for it's location. Some years back a woman somehow crashed her car into it and wrecked it. It's in the 40 limit and a split dual carriageway so it took a bit of doing. The council decided it was too expensive to repair (I think it was the council) and completely demolished it. The locals went mental and made them completely rebuild it, so the miniature (20-30' tall) sandstone castle that is there today is actually about 10 years old.

Amazes me how such a small, very rural area can have so many bad events.

 

I don't want to detract from the gravity of what took place and very much hope for a speedy recovery. I also hope those that witnessed it weren't too badly affected, not the sort of thing you want to see.

So knowing the area I’m curious if you could have got a tractor and forestry winch in the woods either the side of the rootball or side it was hung up in ?