Harness soft link?

[Gerbutt]

Would a quick release knot undo easily under say 3 ton of pressure?

[Mark Bolam]

Not by the climber it wouldn't....

 

 

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[Gerbutt]

I don't know what the knot is, would it undo by itself under pressure (not with a gun to it's head)?

[TIMON]

If anyone needs their belt loops LOLER'ing I'd be happy to oblige!

[Tree Man Tom]

Either don't tie in or clip into your belt loop on your trousers

[Joe Newton]

If you're constantly tying in to a branch that is likely to snap you're doing something wrong IMO.

[Marc Lewis]

If the branch has that great of a chance of snapping, dont tie into it and just work off your main line.

[colemanjessenz]

I read the op wrong , if you are talking about big limbs snapping when you are tied into them ? If this happens you are doing something very wrong . If it's due to splitting then take some weight out or do the right cuts . Imo climbing around a tree with a cable tie or breakable soft link is just asking for trouble .

[bob]

Instead of stopping on why not just put your leg over the limb and tie your boot laces together so your feet are at least held together and if the worst should happen at least you would land feet first.

Can't believe some of the earlier suggestions tbh

[David Dobedoe]

The situation I saw where I heard about breakable lanyard attachment was one where the tree being sectioned down was in terrible condition. Felling wasn't an option and there was no access for big machines. The good news was that a much better tree was next to it. The better tree was also higher. (Both were big trees.) My understanding was that with a good high anchor for protection in the adjacent tree the climber considerd a flip line that would fail should the tree being climbed fail catastrophically.

 

In the event he didn't use this technique. It caught my interest having not having heard of that before. In this instance, if your going to climb it, it may make sense.

 

I could also see a case for a second safety rope, possibly operated from the ground to ensure the climber has both two good connections and if the tree being climbed did fail it could control his swing.

 

I'm not suggesting anybody does these things. Perhaps in the instance I saw there was another option which nobody considered? I do think it positive that people are accounting for hazards and being creative when considering how to manage them.

 

My concern would be (is) that exceptional situations where this sort of antic may (or may not) be appropriate is copied inappropriately.