Ross Smith
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common practice for climbing kauris is bare foot to prevent contamination,this kauri is approx 1000 yrs old and yes mani is getting closer to being the 1st 10 grand ginga lab
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kauri was approx 35m height,DBH 1.75m,canopy spread 16m.truly amazing gentleman,hope to climb another some day,their are some down the coromandel with 25m scaffold limbs so to be fair this was a baby but a beautiful baby at that.
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Went to climb this kauri last wk,a truly amazing experience and hard to come by for an englishman,feel very privileged.amazing views inside the canopy and beyond. .
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Messing around down the park this morn,heres a few pics for anyone interested in installing a ropeguide from the ground.
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all ive heard is gd,its def my next toy.29secs in my footlock on sat in comp (PB) and that was on velocity,the lads reckon that globe will shave at least 2 sec off your time.whos selling it in the uk apart from HB ??
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ive had my tachyon for about 6ish months and its getting better and better,small in length vt,s will constantly cause the tachyon to coil which is very annoying but i found when i lenghtened (if thats a word ) my vt,problem solved but only use it for nice climbs and as said before its not the toughest rope like blaze and can fluff up and the individual strands can get nicked easily,in my opinion,but yes a very good rope,enjoy
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very nice reg,can see alot of climbers wanting to use that stein set up
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he's back at work and is fine bill.he will be pleased of your concern im sure
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how is the industry doing at the moment in the uk chaps
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any irish landscapers near you steve
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very cool set of pics,some big wood coming out those trees.would like to of been on that job from start to finish.yankee styles.nice work
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thats not me thanks macca
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yeah heaps of large elms here in christchurch dave,apparently some bracing had been up their for 20 yrs and all sort from bolts through the tree to cobra bracing,council TO has been on a cable bracing mission in the last few yrs throughout christchurch. wood will be cut for firewood,tragic i know. more pics to follow when 220t crane turned up to play
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if it was my call rupe the above would of been on their from day 1
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truck&chipper is best set up ive had to date,18 inch bandit with winch and hiab truck,beautiful combo eh. job took 2 days adam that includes wood off site.
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took this down last wk had heaps of wind blown damage that had been left in crown,also took down a beautiful beech on same job,tried to talk the client,no chance,beech was too stunning for photos,was a bad day at the office but elm came down sweet as.
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We unfortunately had to take down this elm in the botanical gardens in christchurch,a large limb had failed which is pictured on the ground,personally think the remainder of the tree could of been end weighted but in true NZ styles it was " take it down,its un safe " sad but true im afraid,admittedly it has continuous targets daily i.e joe public but the local council were too quick to call the removal in my eyes,ANYWAY,heres some pics,started wih a 150 tonna and ended up with a 220 to take the second half down including 2 6t butt logs.good job but was a shame a little bit more thought wasn't involved.
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having real issues with the lanyard flapping around everywhere thing lately,been driving me mad but this could be the answer.so is it technically another MAN BAG
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I did the butter thing on 50m of pine sap covered blaze and it came up real nice after a wash and a few climbs.seemed crazy but worked a treat,think it was a tip from mr bristow i believe
