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Dont get a word of what they are saying, but intresting ideas to the bag of tricks. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtNLhGDXEbc&feature=related]YouTube - Grimper à deux prussiks (Bande annonce)[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsa5yjt_k7U&feature=related]YouTube - Le Pin à deux têtes Le Fût (partie 2)[/ame] The second film shows what they call rollotube, something I have used for about two years when dismantling big chunks. Mine is homemade and costed me a few quid. Great aid though!

Tips, Tricks and gear...

Thanks for posting update! Feels like meeting a old friend...

Both got AliG in them... He used to be very funny!

Ultra Rare Albino Redwoods Are an Everwhite Mystery (Pics) : TreeHugger The whole story...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-xNK40z6Bg&feature=related]YouTube - Ali G- Saving Trees (Full)[/ame]

Ultra Rare Albino Redwoods Are an Everwhite Mystery (Pics) : TreeHugger [ame] [/ame]

Well that might be the company you work for then... The Swedish eqv. to H&S (Arbetsmiljöverket) states that your climbing gear should be inspected anually by a competent person and it should be documented. There is several documents that would be referred to in case of an accident. The following investigation would definatly ask for written proof of regular inspections. There is no specific regulation or document dealing with climbing treework in Sweden yet, but some work has been done towards a "Swedish Treestandard". You would need to look at several different ones e.g. AFS 2000:2 Handling of chainsaws, AFS 2009:02 "Systematic work environment" and of course (SS-) EN 365:2004, the european standard that is adapted to each countrys other legislation. Your LOLER training would be recognised as proof of beeing competent to assess climbing equipment. When it comes to lowering equipment you would need to know the swedish regulations, I would imagine, as there is a more "known" field here and therefore more paperwork if you were to inspect gear and state that its safe to use.

This time of the year i quite enjoy my webasto radio-remote-controlled heater... Just press a button on my keyring and the heater starts, toasty car within 15 min. If its really cold, as it is today, (-22C), I just let it run for 30 min. Works from a long distance. Used it on top of a skislope to start the car at the parkinglot a mile away!

I assume your not wearing cotton socks? Clean feet with new dry, clean, pure wool socks works for me! Just getting ready for a day in the woods, thinning. Bright sky with some lovely stars and -22C today. I think I'll treat my self to double socks today and maybe longjohns as yesterday was a bit chilly without them.

....and falling from a tree. ! Wonder if it can be used for deadwooding aswell?

What length sling are you using in this setup? How wide is the sling? Cheers

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/22882-green-job.html Already posted mate!

By law you have to have wintertyres fitted from november to march if theres "winterconditions" in Sweden. When youre taking your driverslicence you have to do a special slippery road training to pass your test.

I reckon he´s a poser.

Very happy with mine, had it since april. Goes like a train on slippery icy roads...thanks to a haldex 4:thumbup:

http://www.adventure-journal.com/2010/03/the-greenest-job-might-be-professional-tree-climber/ Some nice pics...

:lol: Think thats the funniest spellingmistake I ever done:laugh1: I´ll show you a nice lurcher though!

I´m pretty sure you two know for sure that i´m one of the lurchers...

Nice pic Ben! "My" Hericium (corlloides) is covered in 30 cm of snow and not doing too well...

Activities ? Swedish Lapland A night in the treehotel?

Splendid!!! Well jealous:blushing:

Icehotel Jukkasjärvi?

Word. I went to the Swedish Tree Association annual meeting last week and listened to a highly respected scientist (Shes got all the letters to her name...) she talked about her papers she has done on dissecting 280 trees with various fungal decay and how the different decaypatterns correspond to the outer signs of decay... YOU Mr Hama would have put on a 1000times better talk with greater significance to the subject and bigger relevans to reality!