Cheapest way up a tree.. lost quadcopter

[tree-fancier123]

Heres a potential silly question but to get back down is it ok todo just do the same as you do to go up but in reverse. As in take the tention up and then slide the prusik down and repeat or is there another knot you need to rig up?

 

 

if your rope is less than double tree height and you come down from near top - tie a stopper knot in the tail end so you don't descend off into mid air. Make sure not to descend too fast on a rope prussik you will burn it out. And keep an eye on the rope below you - if your nearing the end and still some way off the ground find a convenient place to stop so you can stand on a branch, secure with lanyard, then re anchor your rope over a lower branch and continue down.

Minimum size for an anchor point is supposed to be wrist thickness at the top - be warned though trees are organic and it is not risk free at all - a climber on these boards failed his assessment because his anchor point broke!

 

If you learn on some smaller oaks first it will help - metal figure 8 device can be used to abseil down cheap and saves burning your prussik loops - these prussiks should be 10mm dia approx for a 13mm climbing line

Edited October 7, 2016 by tree-fancier123

[IVECOKID]

In the meantime someone on here is going to work out were this drone is and help themselves to it lol.

 

Ste

[tree-fancier123]

ha ha

[Haironyourchest]

Tommyk - you really must get yourself a chainsaw and some logs, then you can keep posting questions - and we can poke fun at you for years to come. Its a great forum for that kind of craic

 

If you get your drone and disappear, we will miss you, and occasionally refer to "That guy who got his drone stuck in a tree".....

Edited October 7, 2016 by Haironyourchest

[Mesterh]

I hope your going to get one of your mates to shoot a drone vid while you doing it. btw thats said with the best of intentions of you have to or we won't believe you not in a snidy way.

 

If you stay tied in and tied into something sensible then you won't have a problem, in regards to any danger. Getting out to the heli might be a bit more of a challenge though!

 

Good luck, it's hardly rocket science and good shout for asking for some advice.

[stihlmadasever]

I'm about an hour away from you. If you really get stuck I can sort you out.

 

I'll want some drone footage in return though.

 

I urge you too take joe up on his generous offer mate

And yeah prussik on both mainline and lanyard is fine.

You may struggle to ascend this 90 foot oak on a prussik though haha you'll be knackered after 40 foot

[stihlmadasever]

In the meantime someone on here is going to work out were this drone is and help themselves to it lol.

 

Ste

 

Wont be difficult cant be too many 90 foot oaks about

[Joe Newton]

I urge you too take joe up on his generous offer mate

 

And yeah prussik on both mainline and lanyard is fine.

 

You may struggle to ascend this 90 foot oak on a prussik though haha you'll be knackered after 40 foot

 

 

It's Friday and i'm half cut. It's a reluctant offer at best. The last time I climbed to rescue something from s tree it wasn't exactly grateful..,

[stihlmadasever]

It's Friday and i'm half cut. It's a reluctant offer at best. The last time I climbed to rescue something from s tree it wasn't exactly grateful..,

 

Why was your Mrs up a tree....?

[Mark Bolam]

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