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Every good climber ive met is 30-40 years old, built like a whip and has a rolly permanently hangin out his gob.

These guys have got big balls and a dont give a f#@k attitude.For some guys physical fitness doesnt even come into it,nicotine and coffee propells them too the top of a tree

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You forgot scars, lotsa scars!

 

I'm one of those smart alicks that went 30 years in this biz before cuttin meself with a 200t, twice!

 

It's them dang baggy long sleeve workshirts I'm tellin yu!

 

Jomoco

 

Ive been lucky only had a kiss from a silky....it bled like a bas#@×d.First and last hopefully.

Tight base layer is the way too go,no baggy sleeves my good man lol

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So we're both admitted has beens who TALK a good game!

 

But surely you've gotta a pic or two to post of your glory days mate?

 

Polaroids or somethin?

 

Oh, look at you at the top of that big tree.

 

I don't have time to take pictures when I'm working.

 

Who would want to see a bloke down a sewer anyway?

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Oh, look at you at the top of that big tree.

 

I don't have time to take pictures when I'm working.

 

Who would want to see a bloke down a sewer anyway?

 

The same blokes who get such a big kick outta watchin harvey homeowners wielding chainsaws?

 

Some of which are truly horrific.

 

One of the many reasons even old has been's like me still carry industrial medkits for forestry, pneumatic arm n leg splint etc.

 

Because we've been there n done that. Maybe even learned somethin along the way!

 

There will be blood....

 

Jomoco

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These cheapo fold away stretchers belong in every foreman's tool truck IMO.

 

Mighty handy at times!

 

https://www.amazon.com/EVACU-AID-99920-Folding-Stretcher/dp/B002F4HDAE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471626306&sr=8-1&keywords=foldable+stretcher

 

Jomoco

 

This is a UK perspective

 

Its a small and heavily populated place fairly well stocked with competent well trained emergency responders both professional and unpaid volunteers.

 

The only reason to evacuate a casualty yourself would be to expedite the evacuation but the risk of harm is unlikely to get any where near out weighing the risk.

 

Have you ever tried a stretcher carry?. I have as a mountain rescue volunteer. Over the flat its doable on a short distance, 2 can manage that but over steep or broken ground you are going to need a group of 6 as a minimum and double that to work relays over a longer stretch. Most tree work gangs don't run anywhere near those staffing levels.

 

No professional responder would thank you for carting an incapacitated casualty unless they were in imminent mortal danger if they didn't move. The official line in the UK is don't move them unless you have got to.

 

The UK isn't a place where people fall into canyons and have to hack their own arms off with a pocket knife.

 

Primum non nocere

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