Pete Mctree

They produce a competent operative - now that is definitely not a proficient or an excellent one. So, I think the question should be; "At what level do you expect individuals to be trained to & how does the current standard measure up to this?" What do you think?

Accidents are always going to happen unfortunately. Part of being a human being is making mistakes, however you can minimise the repercussions with careful but simple planning. E.g. When working solo I keep my rope in a kit bag so it does not get fouled up on the ground. You have to be your own rescue climber & let's be realistic, even if you have one site & you suffer a major bleed then you need to get your ass out of the tree asap- on a decent sized tree, a ticketed occasional climber will be probably retrieving a corpse after they have run 100m to retrieve there kit, put it on & made there way up to you. Think about it! People these days seem to focus on extra training or extra paperwork & other such bullshite to reduce accidents, when perhaps looking after ourselves is the best way to give us the best chance of getting through the day e.g. eat enough food - drink enough fluid - rest when you get knackered, all of which can ruin your concentration. non of it is rocket science, you just have to set yourself up to succeed.

Smooth job

I will agree to disagree as I don't get your logic

You can always spike back down, or improvise & place a munters on a krab below the prussic. Sometimes an over reliance on gadgets can slow the job down & fatigue you. A cambium saver whilst working I understand, but whilst ascending?

Looks difficult to advance - besides, your not going to slip that far with such monster stubs

The running bowline will function the best. I think it is irrelevant that you cannot release the prussic, as it is not a working system in that configuration. It is just there as a backup if you slip.

The trickle down from that could be very detrimental for some companies I can think of

Have you any details Dave?

If it is dead, I'd leave the chipper at home & take a few extra rakes 😎

clove or half hitch & timber hitch

My 441 is my forestry saw - smooth, nice for snedding & power when I need it. For arb, the 461 is the top of the pile imho - the extra power & is a big plus & will pull a 25" with authority.

Enjoyed that. Some really smooth & gentle rigging & I like the use of the safebloc to slow the chunks down. Did you have someone managing that or did you rely on rope weight?Great job

If on the way back from a job, a clean t shirt & the mandatory squirt of deodorant- no prizes for smelling like gandi's flip flop. Oh & a smile - I like to pretend that I'm not a miserable sod

It's a lot about the technique- you can get it to self tend climbing hand over hand, but it does take practice- I like blaze, but find the super skinny ropes too hard on my hands these days. I cannot see the harness improving it much, but if you want a new harness then

I do remember being younger & less than tactful- they never asked

Ha - I was called a murder a few times working around there

No screaming hippies ?

Some nice pics there John - where are they taken?

Ooooo! Get the video camera out!!!

Some nice rigging & a cool vid. Thanks for posting

Widened & increased height 2mm & dropped 1mm. spare pot so I am experimenting a little

That bad ? Gotta be better than last time .....

Just matching it all up

Bet that sounds magic - olde skool muscle saws are a joy - must be a late 50's early 60's machine