Leaving Main line up a tree

[Reddog]

I keep some old Yale 3mm PE slick line just for these occasions.

[carlos]

no just a throw line.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I watch a tree take down from my house, the tree man took three days spread over two weeks to take the tree down. His rope was left in the tree for at least one of those weeks.

 

I was dumfounded

[Bayhales]

Thanks for the quick replys. Sent the throw line up there, obvious really. My brain had gone to sleep after being up there for 6 hours!

[Fredward]

I left my brand new Blue tongue in a Eucalyptus once. I was climbing over two days, I used my 45m B.T at the top of the canopy, (it was close to 45m to the tips), I ended up moving my anchor down a bit, then decended as far as I could on the B.T, then swapped to my 30m rope to get to the ground, and swapped that for a throwline. I didn't feel good climbing back up my B.T, I was worried a possum might have been nibbling on it over night!

[arborlicious]

Leave a line in tree quite often - especially for removals where I can isolate rope at the top of the tree using Maillon Quick Link and the non-working end is well out of reach.

 

It's more to do with work planning. I.e. sometimes if I have a larger crew on, say 4-5 then two of us will go ahead and prep for tomorrows job while the rest of the crew clean up and finish todays' last job, e.g.

1. Install high line for SRT access.
   
2. Ascend and clean up small stuff on the way.
   
3. Install rigging and tie off first large limb ready for cutting and lowering in the morning.
   

 

That way, when we turn up on site the next day we're straight into the real work without having crew on the ground twiddling their thumbs. Also, my skills with the Big Shot are inversely proportional to the number of people watching!

 

Of course we do work in areas where you can leave your keys in vehicles and doors unlocked (overnight even.) I really pity you guys in the UK where everything must be chained up and locked up with guard dog at the ready.

 

I've returned to a tree the next day to find chattering of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos in the tree with several hanging off and biting my rope. The birds disappeared in a cloud of white feathers when I started the 200T and the rope was fine - no damage.

[morten]

Once left my rope in a tree. Winter time and light rain. When I arrived in the morning, it was freezing, and the rope was rock hard. Impossible to climb

[simsimo]

I personally don't think a rope should ever be left in a tree unless it's inaccessible by people on the ground without the right tools ie. Poles etc. Of some kid sees it and decides to try climbing it then an accident could easily occur and you'd be responsible I believe.

[Gary Prentice]

Once left my rope in a tree. Winter time and light rain. When I arrived in the morning, it was freezing, and the rope was rock hard. Impossible to climb

 

When I was a subby climber, if I was working for a firm for a few days I'd leave my climbing kit at their premises. I had to stop doing that one winter, as my ropes were freezing overnight.

[Stephen Blair]

Yes I do.