Beech Highline

[scotspine1]

Adam, Craig Tree Services is the youtube name. I agree about finding the right trees.

 

Paul, I'll always work upwards first starting with removing the lowest branches. There's some exceptions to that like if the top of the tree is riddled with big deadwood or I need to reduce the top where I'm anchored into if it's windy etc.

 

Mark, Honey Fungus in tree, the other two big leads had broken out prior to us arriving. It was originally a big triple stemmed tree (with an old 1970s/80s cabling lagbolt steel cabling system in it)

Edited February 8, 2015 by scotspine1

[scotspine1]

I take it you set the highland with throw-ins or did you climb each spruce tree?

 

I climbed each tree Rich, you need to find appropriate branch unions to feed the line through, and get get the rope isolated/routed really well otherwise when you take up the slack from the ground all the lower branches and other surrounding trees are interfering with getting the line really tight. The line needs to be right in against the main stem with those conifers as well. It took about 1 hour to set up the highline and about half an hour for the tree itself.

Edited February 8, 2015 by scotspine1

[Rich Rule]

I think that is what I'd have done. Wouldnt fancy setting it with throw lines as I'd want to know the branches would be able to take the strain of me hanging off it.

[scotspine1]

Are many trees like that with a decayed trunk but top branches looking good?

 

Older trees.....yes.

[Adam Bourne]

Cheers Tim subscribed mate

[Nick B]

That is pure genius, must feel very odd with bounce on your main line.

Cool video and a good sound track.

I bet it took you a bit longer to clear up than set up and do the tree.

[Darrin Turnbull]

Very nice . Any reason for not using a top handled saw.

[Joe Newton]

Nice work Tim, good "outside the box" thinking.

 

Could you post a pic of the breakaway lanyard?

[Darrin Turnbull]

Maybe there would be less bounce if two ropes were used.

[Robert_S]

So timmy, that high line rope was there as a safety line in case the tree failed, but it was fine so if you were not such a big poof you could have just spiked up and hacked bits off ? This would have saved you the time faffing about running that rope. Agree?