How to tie on to a straight vertical trunk when chogging down?

[recycledsole]

Hello all

I am wondering how do you tie on once youve removed all the limbs of a conifer type tree and have just the vertical trunk left to piece apart? Obviously youve got your spurs and a lanyard, whats the best way to tie your climbing line on?

thanks alot i really appreciate it

[Rebel_Commando]

I'd use a running bowline.

[ClimbMIT]

You choke your line around the stem with a running bowline as mentioned above and a alpine butterfly works well too. Also leave a bit of tail so after you make your cut you can loosen your flip or unclip it and rappel down to where you want your next cut to be. Once your there just give your tail a tug to loosen and it will slide down to you then cinch it back up and your ready for your next cut. Thumb Up!

[treedom]

Spikes and a metal strop are all I need. Or leaves a few pegs from branches to hold the rope in place

 

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[detritus21]

Lanyard and then rope round same as lanyard but clipped on central d like normal climbing system. I just keep space between lanyard and rope so if I cut one I.m less likely to cut both. Done off spikes presuming its a dismantle. If its a conifer topping then may leave a few pegs for my feet

Edited February 23, 2013 by detritus21
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[Le Sanglier]

Spikes and a metal strop are all I need. Or leaves a few pegs from branches to hold the rope in place

 

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Yep, Me too

Put your climbing line in underneath if you're a bit nervous.

[browncow]

I choke my climbing line beneath my lanyard on smooth clean poles so I can bail out by quickly putting a munter hitch beneath my friction hitch. On poles with a stub or two on the back just leave rope set up double rope as per normal beneath lanyard.

[geoff]

You choke your line around the stem with a running bowline as mentioned above and a alpine butterfly works well too. Also leave a bit of tail so after you make your cut you can loosen your flip or unclip it and rappel down to where you want your next cut to be. Once your there just give your tail a tug to loosen and it will slide down to you then cinch it back up and your ready for your next cut. Thumb Up!

 

Sound answer,

 

Its important to have your line set,if you have a problem & need to bail out you are in trouble if only on spikes & wire cored flipline.

It also makes it a lot quicker for a rescue,as the rescue climber does not have to get above you,he can just get to you & lower you on your system.

[Paul Jenks]

I often leave pegs to stand on as they are a bit more comfy than gaffing in all the time. One thing to watch if you do leave pegs is that if you slip, they have the capacity to do you a real injury should you fall against one. Pegs also give you something to hold when snapping off pieces once cut and for your lanyard to rest on.

[treedom]

I often leave pegs to stand on as they are a bit more comfy than gaffing in all the time. One thing to watch if you do leave pegs is that if you slip, they have the capacity to do you a real injury should you fall against one. Pegs also give you something to hold when snapping off pieces once cut and for your lanyard to rest on.

 

What he said, twice

 

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