Beginners climbing guide, hints, tips and general climbing techniques

[Adam Bourne]

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Silky kills more rope than any chainsaw............

 

does it , i wouldnt know ,i tend to keep my cutting kit away from my safty kit

 

think its called expireance

 

Yes it's never wise to get anywhere near your climbing gear with anything sharpe???

 

I'm another on the never done it list:biggrin:

[Jake Andrews]

Nice idea for a thread but does seem to be sliding somewhat.

 

How about giving difficult scenarios,ill start.

 

Tree over hanging a greenhouse that you need to prune.will be very difficult to lower as the branches will get snagged and hung up on the way down.what do you do?

 

Throw out some suggestions so we can give these guys loads of answers.

 

Stay safe

 

Jake:thumbup1:

[Rich Rule]

I would climb out cut the bits. Pulling the pruned branches back into the crown.

 

Or board over the greenhouse with plywood sheets.

[Taupotreeman]

Nice idea for a thread but does seem to be sliding somewhat.

 

How about giving difficult scenarios,ill start.

 

Tree over hanging a greenhouse that you need to prune.will be very difficult to lower as the branches will get snagged and hung up on the way down.what do you do?

 

Throw out some suggestions so we can give these guys loads of answers.

 

Stay safe

 

Jake:thumbup1:

 

Probably kept it simple so far as it's a beginners climbing guide. Walk before you can run basically. Dismantling over a greenhouse might be a bit more advanced and further down the line, especially when some are still trying to figure out their hitches and climbing systems and styles.

 

I think this is a great thread so far, apart from the derail argument.

[Jake Andrews]

Good answer.

I really like tape slings for these scenarios. Just choke the piece your going to drop then cut (with a silky) as the piece falls you have total control and are able to either throw it away from the obstacle or back into the crown like rich described.

 

Another option I like to use if feasible is to have a second climber in the middle of the crown to pass pieces to and to generally untangle hangers and ropes.nothing worse than a huge birds nest to try and untangle on your way out of a tree.

 

Stay safe

 

Jake:thumbup1:

[Jake Andrews]

Probably kept it simple so far as it's a beginners climbing guide. Walk before you can run basically. Dismantling over a greenhouse might be a bit more advanced and further down the line, especially when some are still trying to figure out their hitches and climbing systems and styles.

 

I think this is a great thread so far, apart from the derail argument.

 

Good point..........I was just trying to stop the derail myself but forgot that it was a beginners thread. Although these can still be applied to a novice with only a years climbing say.

 

Stay safe

 

Jake:thumbup1:

[Grass hopper]

Move the greenhouse and cut away. lol

 

Covered them with plywood , and take small bits each time , I've used a sling to hold the bit I was cutting and lower it down.

 

The best are the plastic roof's with fish tanks under them , smoking area's with glass roof.

[Grass hopper]

I'm happy to work away all day to a good job, with a lot of new climbers I think it would be a great help to have someone there to say YES / NO or try it this way , talking for my self anyway I would soon be running around the tree's.

For the year that I've been climbing and the job's I've done I have not gone to far wrong.

That is why it is great to have people like yous here on Arbtalk and at work , look after the new climbers.

[David Goss]

Nice idea for a thread but does seem to be sliding somewhat.

 

How about giving difficult scenarios,ill start.

 

Tree over hanging a greenhouse that you need to prune.will be very difficult to lower as the branches will get snagged and hung up on the way down.what do you do?

 

Throw out some suggestions so we can give these guys loads of answers.

 

Stay safe

 

Jake:thumbup1:

 

set up a system with 2 pulleys one in tree and one on ground, have your lowering rope tied to make a continuous loop. Attach each branch to rope using a sling and the groundie can pull them out of the tree. Like a zip line with a difference. Other than that cut the pieces small enough to throw away from the breakables.

Edited December 18, 2012 by David Goss

[Adam Bourne]

The idea of the thread was for beginners to ask climbing related questions for a start it was ok then it got side tracked now its looking like it belongs in the rigging section....

 

 

Come on guys