Would you climb this?

[daltontrees]

It's still standing, isn't it? Probably will be for a few years. Spike up it, knock the top off, knock a feww lumps off onto the crown then fell it (afer getting out of it). 1 hour max.

[Joe Newton]

I'm hiring you!

[Gerbutt]

I'd maybe be tempted to anchor in the tree to the side.

[gibbon]

Tree can't be felled otherwise the forestry team would have done it. It would side up one of 2 of the oldest wellingtonia a in uk

 

There's quite a bit of decay. Hollow stem and buttress roots decayed on underside.partially lifted root plate. No other tres to tie in to.

[5 shires]

Out of interest do you guys think this tree is safe to climb? 35m Lawson cypress that was upright until last weeks storm[ATTACH]149276[/ATTACH][ATTACH]149277[/ATTACH]

 

Yep no problem,what ever you weigh won't effect climbing it. Looks a good root system. Another challenge and you won't have to climb all the way to the top.

[mistahbenn]

Can you anchor it half way up just for piece of mind?

[defenderjack]

Yep no problem,what ever you weigh won't effect climbing it. Looks a good root system. Another challenge and you won't have to climb all the way to the top.

 

how can you tell its got a good root system ?? surely it would stiill be straight if it had

[Steve Bullman]

how can you tell its got a good root system ?? surely it would stiill be straight if it had

 

The fact that it is still standing! If the roots were badly compromised I would have expected it to carry on going with the momentum it must have gained leaning that far over.

[woody paul]

MEWP job looks good access.

[Peter]

Any tree can be climbed, but since it's right next its right next to a Tarmac path why wouldn't you put a mewp on it?