Storm Damage Accident

[scotspine1]

In the following clip a climber is attempting to dismantle a storm damaged tree.

 

 

 

1 - He's tied into the top stem.

 

2 - He's made a notch on the top of the lower stem hoping that the lower stem will start to split away downwards as he makes his undercut. He probably planned to remove the saw once the hinge started breaking.

 

3 - As the undercut is made...the tension that is in the lower stem is displaced into the top stem which cracks under the immense pressure.

 

4 - The climber instinctively drops the saw, attempting to hold onto the top stem.

 

5 - The top stem then fractures completely.

 

6 - The climber loses balance and as the stems collapse he grasps for something to stop him falling with his free left hand, which somehow avoids getting crushed in the top notch of the lower stem.

 

Anyone see it differently?

 

 

[ame=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2NSjOMXGnH8]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2NSjOMXGnH8[/ame]

[Lancstree]

Nuts! Bet he was getting cheesed off with his work mates laughing.

[Mick Stockbridge]

Scarey,youre point being?

[Big dog]

Looks like he's roped in on a tree just over and behind the top stem. Looks like he got lucky that that didn't rip out aswell. I personaly wouldn't have even contemplated trying it his way and yes, his mates do sound like p*** taking fatherless men!

[mattylee]

one very lucky man! i thought he was a gonna....

[Rupe]

Why did he stop working after it? He still had plenty left to do!

[Mick Stockbridge]

Why did he stop working after it? He still had plenty left to do!

 

Like that!Pull youre socks up and get on with it.

[Xerxses]

What the....!

[Mesterh]

6 - The climber loses balance and as the stems collapse he grasps for something to stop him falling with his free left hand, which somehow avoids getting crushed in the top notch of the lower stem.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2NSjOMXGnH8

 

 

God knows how he didnt loose a few fingers there

[Ian150482]

So..... whats the problem, he's doing a mighty fine job.