In the Pines.......

[Andrew McEwan]

Nice vid, any sign of Dothistroma up there (crown looked perhaps a bit thin)?

[David Humphries]

..........?..any sign of Dothistroma up there (crown looked perhaps a bit thin)?

 

Not that we were aware of.

Having said that, red banded needle blight is not something we're specifically looking out for in London at this time.

 

Pine Proccessionary moth (Although not here yet) is something we are keeping an eye out for

 

 

 

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[Nick Harrison]

Nice one mate for answering my q's.

 

With regards to the RW adding more clutter, you could argue that the setup you had used a lot more kit to make do. Not really trying to nit pick mate, just sharing my opinion. AND IMO the RW is perfectly suited for the job you had.

 

i.e. High anchor, base tie of with climb line. Go up, set rigging line and pulley, cut, clear stub, remove rigging, descend, remove climb line.

 

As I said not trying to nit pick, but as a contract climber, I tend to work with a lot of different crews. Varying in experience. I prefer to keep all the variables under my control, hence my choice would have been the RW with either a Microfrog system or the HAAS system.

 

 

 

 

I hear what you're saying about having the system under your control, i.e. the canopy anchor option. Where I work tho I've got the luxury of working with the same guys day in day out. when I previously worked for myself I soon realised that some ground crews were more switched on than others and can understand your point totally.

 

I've used canopy anchors too in the past but in those instances you've obviously got to be totally sure of the limb you're climbing off, not always easy when it's a high canopy. a busy work site below and/or lots of ropes in use for rigging make a canopy anchor a good option too.

 

The setup on a basal anchor doesn't differ for us whether we take a RW up or not, we always use a figure eight with a hitch knot as back up.

 

Been looking a the HAAS system lately online, how have you found it, a worthwhile option?

[Rich Rule]

I must admit mine is more of a HAAS type or rope walker setup. The same principle is there but as I had the bits, croll, 9mm tenex and can splice I cobbled one together using the spare elastic from that supplied with the tree motion harness.

 

It works a treat but then again I don't SRT and work every tree SRT. Sometimes I use a micro frog setup on an access line and then out in a rope guide and double line. Other times I use the RW and micro frog as I spliced the micro frog so the croll can be removed and the tether clipped into my hitchclimber when I use the rope wrench.

 

The haas seems to be a winner at the moment and it pleases the safety police as an ascender isn't above the hitch in the event if a fall...

 

My rope walker setup.

 

 

 

 

 

[Nick Harrison]

we've just started messing about with splicing, reckon we'll have a go at putting something together as you've done, cheers for the info