How far can you climb above your anchor?

[Darrin Turnbull]

Don't know the recommendations. i think it depends on the anchor point , high in the crown more bend equals less force. i would think so.

[CJM]

Google is a fantastic thing http://www.nptc.org.uk/assets/documents/c6eb811f4dcb4ca68194d5ee8d98246f.pdf look at the top of page 6

[Pete Mctree]

Is that 10" below your feet?

I think there must be a sensible attitude to how far to climb above your tie in. If it's an awkward move I will climb until I reach a safe tenable position. Otherwise I will advance as suggested. In thick limbed conifer there is a strong case for treating them as a ladder & unclipping & free climbing IMO . HOWEVER every situation requires the removal of testosterone & application of common sense

[fergusonforestry]

Falling is not the problem.

 

 

Landing, now that's the tricky part!😜

 

oh i'd say gravity has that one wrapped up too

[Eddy_t]

The only time I fell within a tree was because I was trying to work out (in ma heed) the implications of a fall and thus lost concentration.

 

9 mtrs/sec squared x Mass / distance(d) with some allowance for any deceleration factors such as stretching groin tendons and frayed harness stitching.

 

I can't multi task!

 

 

They've downgraded gravity acceleration? 10m/s is what I was taught. Generally your weight (in pounds) multiplied by how far you fall (in feet) will give you the force, but that's the force applied to your groin (discounting the elastic stretch factor of your ropes and harness). So a meter fall for me would apply about 740lbs of force to the groin, sounds a lot, lucky the ropes would take out a good portion!