Climbing question.

[Nicholas Pearson]

Hi,

 

I have been dismantling a jewditsia (have no idea on spelling) tree today which two of the four main limbs were leaning over the roof of the house and a conservatory and green house and to make things a little easier there was a BT phone line going through the middle of the whole tree.

 

The thing I found hard today was when I had removed the limbs over the roof and cables I had only one limb to finish but soon realized that I need to go further out onto the limb so I could clear the cable the only problem was this limb had become horizontal with nothing to tie into above. (this limb was also the tallest limb hence the chosen limb for my tying in point and rigging)

 

I just wanted to ask (generally to make me feel better, hopefully!) has anybody got into that situation where they are going horizontal to the highest possible tying in point and had to get underneath the limb and basically scrabble there way to the end whilst getting cramp and having to tie in every two feet.

 

Before you ask there was no access for a crane and couldn’t get a cherry picker there as it was at the bottom of a very steep garden.

 

Please make me feel better because I felt like a right prat.

[pault]

Aid climb along it, then cut and chuck.

[SJH]

You can if the line is in the way move it and clip or tie it to the tree so its out of the way, it does help when prunning.

[Nicholas Pearson]

Aid climb along it, then cut and chuck.

 

Not too sure what 'aid climbing' is but what i did in the end was i left my tying in point where it was and using the other end of my line and my lanyard i kind of used them like you would if you were tied in to two positions just i was still holding on like a sloth.

 

It all just made for rather uncomfortable working.

 

I managed to get a line on a couple of bits which speeded things up a bit and as you have said the rest was cut a chucked. all to the amusement of my grounds man who had to test his cricket skills and stop the bits rolling off down the garden.

 

cheers for the comments.

[Jake Andrews]

Well done, at least you got the job done.seems like a mini milestone when you get tricky trees done

[Nicholas Pearson]

Cheers for that, the only other problem was trying to get all the saw dust and twigs of the conservatory roof but that was the grounds mans problem.

[Jake Andrews]

In that situation i like to use the "ive got papework to do" excuse:lol:

[tree monkey]

next one will be easier now you have experience of awkward situations.

at least the sawdust is on the concervatory roof and not mixed with glass on the floor

[treesnatcher]

Try to borrow customers hosepipe for conservatory. Here it would have been washed away before you were back on the ground yesterday.

[pault]

Not too sure what 'aid climbing' is but what i did in the end was i left my tying in point where it was and using the other end of my line and my lanyard i kind of used them like you would if you were tied in to two positions just i was still holding on like a sloth.

 

It all just made for rather uncomfortable working.

 

I managed to get a line on a couple of bits which speeded things up a bit and as you have said the rest was cut a chucked. all to the amusement of my grounds man who had to test his cricket skills and stop the bits rolling off down the garden.

 

cheers for the comments.

 

Yeah aid climbing is pretty much that but instead of hanging on like a sloth, improvise foot loops and work your way along. Thats how i do it in Rope access work. Well done though, nothing broken accept a sweat!