Leaving Main line up a tree

[Jamie M]

No Never again!

Not since I stupidly did and came back the next day to find it had been stolen overnight. This was in a private garden with shingle, a 5ft fence and 40ft of lawn before you got to the tree. That will be another 45m rope that I need to find the money for myself then.......

As others have said, leave a throwline up instead.

[Steve Bullman]

I quite often do if I am going back to the same job, obviously location dependant

[edwood]

Running bowline, choke it off at the top, Srt back up in the morning. That way no one can pinch your rope without getting to the top of the tree:) I know a few big redwoods that have a throw line left up them permanently, they've been trimmed down so the line ends at the top of the ladders when fully extended saves messing round each time