Climbing Wellingtonia's?

[breffni]

Cheers lads il give it a go.

[breffni]

I had another go yesterday climbing a wellingtonia. I found one in caversham which had no deadwood and some good anchor points where I could get my throwline over. It was alot easier than Saturdays and I got to the top! Does anybody know where there are any coastal redwoods in the Berkshire, wiltshire, oxfordshire or Hampshire areas?

[Matt Butler]

Hi all, I had a go climbing a Wellingtonia today but found it quite difficult. Getting a good branch to put the rope over took ages because of the way the branches slope down. The tree was around 30-35 metres tall but I only got to around 17 metres. Does anyone know any good ways to climb them?

 

freeclimb???

[MattyF]

They are rare through out the uk ... I've only Felled two coastal reds .... The thing with wellies us IMO you just have to take them slow , they are brittle and the majority of the branches below a certain height will always be sloping down.... I have tried SRT but to be honest felt uncomftable because firing a line in to an undead wooded hulk you can't see what your tied in too... just take them nice and slow Untill you get an anchore and they are a breeze!

[breffni]

Ye once I got to the top and a good anchor point it was great craic moving around the tree. The hitchclimber was very good from descending from high up!

[Matt Butler]

breffni get on chat u beast, ahhh potatoes

[breffni]

Potatoes top of the morning to ya!!