Heli Ride

[Mat]

The lengths people will go to.......

 

 

...... to get away from a '201'

[Vespasian]

wont be long before you have to worry about being attacked by bears instead of crashing in that helicopter LOL....

[Mark Bolam]

Can't believe you left that shite all over the landing.

People like you are destroying the planet, man.

[atree]

Cool Reg,

 

Ive been getting a boat to site all week

[RC0]

Thanks all. Did any of you ever see that's TV series, Heli loggers ?

 

Well that's whats going on here. Not the TV part obviously. They call it single stemming. You strip out and top selected and otherwise inaccessible trees in the forest. Then a huge helicopter comes and plucks them at a later date.

 

Its hard work actually....especially where we're working right now because there's 2, 3 feet of snow on the ground....although its thawing thank God. Lots of hiking up steep terrain through the snow with all your gear i.e. climbing gear, fuel, saws, hand tools etc. And because there's no ground support your packing it all up the trees with you. All western red cedar on this particular job. Up to 140ft or there abouts. So you're spiking up carrying your rope in backpack, wedges and axe, grappling hook, fuel, radio....and other bits of crap that you might need. Lot of extra weight in other words. But to be honest, getting to the trees is harder than the actual climbing until the snow melts. Today me and another guy hiked or climbed for probably an hour to the top couple of tree....on our hands and knees at times....because you don't know where the ground is with the snow.

 

Lucky for me I get to work with Dan Holiday and Martin Evans on our section....both British guys and great company too.

 

Yes Jon, never appealed. But in these situations theres no other way really. A surreal experience over the forest to say the least.

 

We are on a 7 day shift, so leaving gear at the heli pad in fine.

[RC0]

Nice setting Adam. How you getting on mate ?

[atree]

Nice setting Adam. How you getting on mate ?

 

Great cheers Reg,Sunny all week and no rain so can't complain

[Mark Bolam]

Great stuff Reg, you know I was only joshin' about the litter.

That packing in sounds like tough work, I'm surprised they do it when there's still snow on the ground.

What are the digs like?

[RC0]

Great stuff Reg, you know I was only joshin' about the litter.

 

Now you tell me. I felt so bad I went back and cleaned up !

 

I'm ben driving in, rather than staying. 4 hours there and. up at 4:30 am. pretty knackered actually.