Who's cut themselves climbing!

[Le Sanglier]

your climbing line should NEVER be used as anything other than designed, and should alsio at all times be in a direct line below you for rapid descent in case of emergency:sneaky2:

 

Each to their own.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Each to their own.

 

 

It was good advice, one day you might thank me for it:001_rolleyes:

[geoff]

It was good advice, one day you might thank me for it:001_rolleyes:

 

Have to agree Hamma,on larger hand helds,or if using a powered saw a tape is alround safe,& doesnt have to be time consuming either.

[Le Sanglier]

It was good advice, one day you might thank me for it:001_rolleyes:

 

very unlikely. but I guess you think so, no offence meant or taken.

[Heads up]

your climbing line should NEVER be used as anything other than designed, and should alsio at all times be in a direct line below you for rapid descent in case of emergency:sneaky2:

 

but a rope is designed to take weight right? when i lower with my line its stuff that is alot lighter than me.

[woody1]

chainsaw cut to my left wrist, through my own stupidity and fustration with clematis. Managed to get myself out of the tree, lads on the ground patched me up and took me to a+e. Quite a few silky cuts though! Bloomin things are lethal! I think they are programmed to be attracted to thumbs!

[Mark Bolam]

Nicked the base of my thumb last year with a running down 200 when a thin branch snapped on a skinny Willow. Lucky. No stitches and no tendon damage.

Came out one-handed trying not to get blood everywhere.

 

Like Woody1 I was rushing. The dog in the picture was little Hennie, circling like a shark licking up the blood!

 

Complacency had kicked in for me, and this was a great wake-up call.

 

Few bites from Silkys, none needing stitches, and none since I started treating them with the respect they deserve.

[Matt Butler]

I would rather cut a sling than my arm:sneaky2:

 

a tape sling is your best friend, and a third hand, a false crotch etc:thumbup1:

 

 

Fair enough, each to there own, the last time I used one was on my chainsaw in a tree assessment :-)

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

but a rope is designed to take weight right? when i lower with my line its stuff that is alot lighter than me.

 

what if you cut your self while doing this operation? what if it fouls up on lower branches and you cant get low enough to free it because your ropes used up?

 

it isnt worth it.

[RobArb]

I can honestly say (touch wood) i have never cut myself whilst climbing:biggrin: