Sketchy job!

[skyhuck]

Ok "deharnessed":001_tt2:

[Joe Newton]

Hang the branches up in the phone lines, stops them hitting the cars underneath!

[Mr_D]

Hang the branches up in the phone lines, stops them hitting the cars underneath!

 

 

Haha love that! On a serious note, I would walk...just on the basis you have no rescue climber...but that's my personal preference

[Mountain man]

If you can't do it, don't do it.

Sounds like you can't.

Lowering off your own line, naughty but most people I've worked with will do it oftimes.

Old climbing line is fine for lowering within reason. If you are subbing for this guy its up to you to have the gear, you should have some kind of lowering line in your kitbag.

As others have said cars underneath causes new problems.

Aerial rescue? Would be nice but in practice........

Edited September 23, 2014 by Mountain man

[clearviewtrees123]

It's easy really-

1 Don't do it if your unhappy

 

2 Buy a small rigging kit. (Every climber needs one)

 

3 sub yourself with a fully qualified ground operative, if he doesn't supply one.

 

Ps- there are 3 sides to every story.

Yours side, his side and the truth!

 

The majority of the comments are your truth

 

 

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[ben_y]

Cheers for the advise, managed to finish the job today with a bit of funky rigging. Couldn't let the tree defeat me!

[skyhuck]

Cheers for the advise, managed to finish the job today with a bit of funky rigging. Couldn't let the tree defeat me!

 

Good man!!!!

[wood cutter]

I have on occasion lowered small stuff off my climbing line just a couple of cuts to get me out if trouble but if your doing a lot of lowering you need a proper kit.

[Joe Newton]

Am I seriously the only person who has never needed to lower on his climbing line!? Hand hold, use a strap to hold if it's heavy, or use a rigging line. You should know if you'll need to lower before you go up the tree!

 

Lowering from your climbing line is lazy and points to bad practice IMO.

 

Open to correction.

[Mountain man]

Cheers for the advise, managed to finish the job today with a bit of funky rigging. Couldn't let the tree defeat me!

 

That's the spirit! It's jobs like that which separate the men from the boys.