You are not Reg Coates!

[kentjames]

I am average or probably in the eyes of others below average.

 

I could seriously do with more experience with other arborists messing around in an oak tree somewhere without the pressure of work and schedules to enable me to try out new kit and gain more confidence.

 

That said, i get the job done, i'm still here and earn good money so can't be that bad really...

[colemanjessenz]

It's a fun vid, for sure, but there was a lot going on that seemed over complicated. Tip tying limbs 80' up and pulling them over? Could have been butt rigged. What was with the crab and Munter hitch with the climber controlling a piece?

 

Obviously I don't know the site, but it seems like someone was playing about!

 

playing about? you can't be serious .

 

None of that is over complicated , its moving big pieces with the least amount of effort possible , smart working and well executed rigging .....

[Joe Newton]

playing about? you can't be serious .

 

 

 

None of that is over complicated , its moving big pieces with the least amount of effort possible , smart working and well executed rigging .....

 

 

Not saying that it wasn't well executed, the bloke is obviously very talented. There seemed to be a lot more going on than there needed to be at some points though!

[jeanesy]

Not saying that it wasn't well executed, the bloke is obviously very talented. There seemed to be a lot more going on than there needed to be at some points though!

 

 

Top tying like that is usually way safer than potentially having a butt flick up at you which it will do on a long upright stem. It also puts less dynamic loading on the rope surely? The Munter hitch thing, gives you a bit of control when drift rigging from one point to another, I guess you can also untie the hitch and use the rope to pull the lowering back to you from the other lowering point.

For me that's a great set of techniques.

[Arran Turner]

Tbh I think the best climbers are the ones who can excel at the really fine reductions. It's a rare skill-set, one I never had.

They can bomb with the best of us when the job dictates, however.

 

2nd that, excelling at reductions is an awesome skill i know a few climbers who are leagues above the rest in quality but not the fastest

[TIMON]

This has got to be my favourite tree work video. The guy doing it is not a young guy.

I got qualified to climb late in life (48) I'm 50 now but love it and I'm improving steadily. I particularly enjoy the rigging side of things as it seems to suit my style of climbing. Me and my mate are going on a pruning course next week and one of our up and coming guys is going to do his cs30/31. We do mainly domestic work and personally enjoy the fact that we get so much variety in this line of work.

[TIMON]

Oops forgot the link........

 

[peatff]

You are not Reg Coates!

 

No, I'm Spartacus !

[TIMON]

You are not Reg Coates!

 

No, I'm Spartacus !

 

 

No I'm Spartacus!

[Thatoldchestnut]

No over rigging in that vid imo very big trees, small drop zones, and aray of technics used at the right time. Very accomplished climber great vid