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Yup I'm glad I have never had to remove a big fig. Taken a small one down in a back garden and within 10 minutes I was so covered in latex glue type sap I couldnt even take my hand of the saw. Had to peel it off using fuel/oil mix. I'd much rather be climbing around looking at all the cool epiphytes..

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yeah its going well thanks, doing some as i speak. got a little collection of splices but not tested any yet. with any luck il be moving on end of jan so would be good to catch up for a rec climb if ur up for it.

 

Give me a bell over xmas. Can go to the spiderjackery tree again.:thumbup1:

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Hi Ben, Chile was with Waldo and another guy called Zak who was doing the camera work. How do you know Waldo then? I think Grant went over there on a seed collecting trip a few years before us so we got a few locations for nice trees from him.

 

Wicked trees and wicked photos. There is a facebook page called "ancient giants" with some pretty sweet pictures or a website more info and I think there is a little trailer for the film up there now.

 

 

how much was the course you did ian?

 

I think it costs about 700 quid in the end. It is a lot of money but its good fun and you learn a few pretty things. Waldo is actually one of the guys who runs them. You also learn a bit about rigging witch I found very interesting.

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Hi Ben, Chile was with Waldo and another guy called Zak who was doing the camera work. How do you know Waldo then?

 

I don't know Waldo, rather know of him through Grant who was telling me how you guys pretty much organised and got funding for your own trip. I think he was trying to inspire me to do the same. I just need to meet some more geeks like myself who are equally as interested. Sounds like a cool trip. Will check out the fb page.:thumbup1:

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