Your scariest climb?

[Dilz]

scariest climbs....probably some of my earliest / not really the most dangerous trees but the ones where i was well out of my comfort zone. I recall taking the top of a 110ft pop, cocked it up and it rattled me on the way down #slashcuts. It smacked me pritty good and i looked at my hands and through the new holes on my gloves all i could see was blood....thought i'd busted my hand up real good..... (funny thing is i did the same thing about 2 years later....#slashcutsyouwillneverlearn)

 

Other one where I thought i was in real going to get killed trouble...big frozen oak, stem split in two about 10 meters up (not a split in the trunk but the crown broke) felled out one half, stropped into the second stem and gobbed it and did my back cut - it had too much forward weight and ripped the stem in half pulling me onto the top of the stump, luckily my vt on my strop was frozen up and it ended up not holding and it ran out. My famous last words would have been 'Oh B*****D'

 

A completely ripped to pieces pop over live rail lines had me giggling like a maniac it was so stupid, probably one of the most knackered trees i've ever done and it was being climbed in a snow storm and i was wearing a t-shirt and had the onset of hypothermia by the time id finished. But i wouldnt say i was scared...more crazed....

[Cloud9climber]

Always good to hear some tales of the arb world! I have not done anything too wild yet, but got sent up a 120ft sequoia, no spikes, all limbs were dead and just snapping off, didn't have a clue where to start, very daunting!

 

 

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[Old Mill Tree Care]

Today was scary.

 

I was cutting from a MEWP.

 

I hate those things. They don't wobble properly!

 

 

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[D A Tree Surgeons]

Had a Large Dead Pine friday leaning out over road

managed to use another good pine to rig and work from but it didnt feel good

timbers on the log burner as i write this

[treeminkies]

had a large poplar to dismantle, took the crown out easy enuf, sectional felling main stem, slowly, due too size of landing zone. Decided to fell large section, had a wire strop on, gob cut fine, half way through back cut and it split with the trunk pushing against my stomach before breaking off, shat myself, got down an had to take breather before finishing the job. Was shaking all over, almost gave treework up, but hey ho still goin!!

[daltontrees]

That there is my biggest fear...

 

Have had a few kittens on white willows, moving a metre side to side in 50 mph gusts, hands so cold I had to tie off and curl up in a ball with bare hands in oxters inside the waterproofs for 2 minutes till I could feel them again.

[kiersindevon]

Was doing a willow takedown. Was going well until I got to the trunk!! Was taking it down about 6ft at a time. Put my gob in made sure my strop was clear and started my back cut:(

As it went over it ripped down one side which pulled me into the tree,took the air out my lungs and then ripped me down to the ground. I just remember laying on the floor thinking I'm dead. I have a few more years under my belt now and not made anymore silly mistakes since:)

[alex_m]

Was doing a willow takedown. Was going well until I got to the trunk!! Was taking it down about 6ft at a time. Put my gob in made sure my strop was clear and started my back cut:(

As it went over it ripped down one side which pulled me into the tree,took the air out my lungs and then ripped me down to the ground. I just remember laying on the floor thinking I'm dead. I have a few more years under my belt now and not made anymore silly mistakes since:)

 

Yes, a good example of why you should ALWAYS put ears in on willow.

[shendy]

Yes, a good example of why you should ALWAYS put ears in on willow.

 

I've got into the habit of always putting them in. Do it when felling aswell. Saw a root get pulled up when the feller was standing the other day would is had him if he had not taken a couple of steps back.

 

 

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[alex_m]

Also on bigger lumps, put the ears above the back cut, not below - otherwise it can take the saw with it!!