Traditional tree surgeons

[Buzz]

How many traditional tree surgeons are left, that use both ends of the rope and don't bother with flip lines, loops or strops. Only use three knots prussik, bowline and timber hitch.

24mm poly prop with topping strop and climbing spikes, job done.

 

A typical climb will involve branch rolling and climbing above anchor point and snatching the top off an old lombardy pollard, oh and the old 020 that weighed 3 ton and set on fire while using it and you had to be trained at Merrist Wood!!

 

 

Have you been spying on Skyhuck lol

[treewizard]

im half n half, i use both ends on big climbs then drop one end when im anchored in and use my work pos strop.

on smaller climbs i use one end and a strop

[J The Tree]

One end of rope, bowline and tie your own prussik- plenty of free-climbing and a sharp pair of spikes:001_tongue:

[bob]

Have you been spying on Skyhuck lol

 

i have been waiting to see what skyhuck has to say

he certainly has some 24mm and looks old school or does he just look old:001_tongue:

[gibbon]

Gotta be a bit of both. If you learn the old ways and use the new you've got twice the tricks up your sleeve!

[Log-ologist]

Still a lot of mileage in the old ideas -and at least it made you think how. But no good been a kit freak if you cant sharpn a saw proply. Still dont mind the simple ideas, when needed

 

 

never a truer word said

[MattyF]

never a truer word said

 

definietly!

[Highland Forestry]

Ok, talking of traditional methods.... can someone explain this whole

'branch rolling' thing to me?? Never heard that term before..

[Dean Lofthouse]

Ok, talking of traditional methods.... can someone explain this whole

'branch rolling' thing to me?? Never heard that term before..

 

First of all you need some really big rizzla's.....

[MattyF]

are strops old scool though??? some old boys i used know said thats all they used to climb on in the 50-60s, no life line just a couple of strops!3 strand definietly came later?