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The hangover of that technique are called Sorashi and they whack great and beautiful limbs of trees at the shinto temples. They find it difficult to manipulate that technique for lateral movement you see. A man called John Gathraight who runs Tree Climbing Japan has worked extremely hard to get the ISA introduced to Japan (possibly why they were demoing at Rhode Island?), the Tree Doctors (Consultants) where dead-set against it. They saw what we can do in half a day as climbing arborists and balked because it doesn't involve setting up scaffolding!! Tree Doctors and Sorashi are making way for a new era of Japanese Arborists. I'm going over to do a rigging course next year. Anybody want to come?!

I use the Gecko with the protruding spike (euro?) and for this no tips are neccesary, just put it on and I'm sure you will be happy with the results. I cannot say for flatter lying spikes. Is it an SRT line or Doubled?

Marc, you can try mine on the 19th. Concerning earplugs:crying: I spent two months with a weeping and blocked ear and many trips to my GP until finally they held their hands up and sent me along to an ENT specialist. I had micro suction and swabs and it turned out to be a bacterial and fungus infection. The thing is though that the drops for the bacterial infection make space for the fungus and vice versa, so I spent one week stone cold deaf with the daddy of all creams blocking my ear canal, more micro suction (it felt bloody wierd when he was sucking the fungus of my ear drum), more drops, and finally....I can hear again! ...and all because of dirty ear plugs. Take care!

After a year and a half in the T.F. I bought a different harness which after 6 months use has moved over to my recreational bag. I am loving the tree flex. It doesn't slip like it used to either (!?) and the back pad is truely awesome. The hexafoam and its covering are completely intact.

Hello Everybody, On the 19th September the Mayor of Chelmsford's Charity day (Essex) will take place and he has chosen to represent The J's Hospice and they in turn have chosen me to run my 'Family Tree' climbing activity. I run five systems, three of which are standard doubled rope with prussik, another which will either be a RADS or the Tree Climbers International Super System, which enables people with weaker upper body strength to climb and my GRCS for smaller children and for the first time the physically disabled. It is usually hands-on all day and because of the extra time and rigging for the disabled climbers I need an extra volunteer to help man the other systems. For any of you who love to be around trees without the noise and dirt of contracting this may be an intresting insight for you. Those with no aptitude for children and annoying parents need not apply! It will be a tiring but very rewarding day and I'll have my Unicender too if that floats yr boat. If anyone feels like it please send a PM. Thanks. Paul

no no a yellow one

They sure are strong but that wasnt my point, it was a pound for lb thing. I climbed for two and this was the third.

Sure, why not. I like the speed of re-adjustment when you need extra pull. We used three lengths of the B+T to get this over.

I looked at the sailing shops but for what I can get in MBS this set-up was far cheaper. There were three leads. I climbed.

Well, technically I'm not 100% sure if this is truely a block and tackle, but I have been using it for the past six months alot and I kinda fell in love with the simplicity of it. I tried it with a capstan when rigging an oak and it was just OK (I have a GRCS), so I use it mainly for trees like the one you are about to see. It has smoothed out some fiddly work and got the job done quicker and cleaner than climbing and piecing. The willow was fairly awkward with 7ft of brambles to be cut away, numerous metal relics lying around, a constant smell of dog crap from next door, a wasps nest and each side was lined with fencing and sheds. Basically it HAD to go right. There are a few short clips...sideways I'm afraid. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gXr4pVP__c]YouTube - 02072009168[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH671aIdNFM]YouTube - 02072009169[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdrX-R_dj-M]YouTube - 02072009170[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRCz49b7gAM]YouTube - 02072009171[/ame] Good God it was hot today:ohmy:

That's brilliant Kevin.

[quote name=Although the most unatural of Tree management options, a heavily reduced/topped beast that then has the dynamics to put on and generate enough photosynthetic action sustainably, is one of the true wonders of nature. The epitome of resiliance & rebirth.[/quote] I was down at wimbledon submitting an artwork for the drawing show and it struck me while I was gobbling my ice-cream than I don't look at trees like I did. It is really hard to not think about biology and physics and of course the matter of climbing around them bloody long and weak poles. For a moment I was transported to life before arboriculture. Guess I'll never be the same again... I enjoyed seeing the different pruning styles while in Atlanta. It seems that they tend to thin heavier than we would but never crown reduce. Tall trees out there though, nothing like in Essex.. I think that there should be an emphasis toward pruning excellence at the arb shows. I am really tired of seeing ****** crown reductions. But of course you would win the award every year Dave!

Hi Rich, nice thread mate and nice reduction on that plane too, it's looking great in leaf. Dave dont you love the aesthetics of heavy regrowth? There is a park next to wimbledon art college with 6-10 mature and heavily topped pops with around 7 years regrowth and they look awesome. If you are ever in the vicinity.... Thank jesus that I dont have to climb them though! You've inspired me to go and do some revisits.

Don't forget yr sarnies, y'll probably need em!

I have heard good things about Edelrid's 'Eddy'. Has anyone used it yet and for what application did it please ya?

We used a Zolan (sp.) winch mounted on a Stihl Magnum to pull this trunk across 50 m of lawn with bank. It's a great technique for tight spaces. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJML6PRO__g]YouTube - Skid Rolling[/ame]

ooops... TreeBuzz Board: F8 revolver

This is copied from a thread on TreeBuzz.... "I WEEP openly admiration and apprecitaion for your can-do approach to SRT and it's limitless possibilities ever changing and widening before our very eyes. holding the tools in our hands, low stretch lines and the crisp bite of the ascenders teeth in the crisp fall air. can you feel it? the electric hum of the line like a guitar string tightened and thrumming with excitement of what's to come. Weight the handled ascender and it's custom bar tacked stirrup, it is palpable, WORK IS BEGINNING. Training, the body, the mind, the straight plumb bob line of SRT guiding the way to the Canopy and beyond. SRT and it's various permutations have gripped the psyche of my compatriots the world over, gliding like a spider up a silken thread. I hold my hands before me as if in prayer, then wave them apart holding my bare palms toward you.... LOOK! Do you see it? Like a cloud of glitter or doves released, the possibilities hang in the air before us. Catch one, like a butterfly lighting upon an outstretched finger: SRT removal applications: the idea can be refined, the best ideas are still being refined. Protect the line from accidents.... SRT Access: Like the tree, do the most with the least, no wasted energies.... SRT Pruning: Ahh, here now like a Pollack the ideas are many and confused and run together... don't fight the current, swim with it! It's a Tao thing! I am at the tip, light cuts and crown reduction, save a terminal bud in the breast pocket and propogate anew, an arboretum atop a Brick apartment building, my mind swirls with the new colors of rope available. I vote yes. feel that light wind on your back, like the reassuring pressure of an old friends hand on your shoulder? It's the winds of change, and SRT rides these winds, blowing the meme of an easier, safer workday hither and yon..." ...and here is a link to another TreeBuzz page, lets call it the poor man's Unicender.

...and that is the beauty of the UNI as it switches from Ddrt to SRT. I use Ddrt for alternate lanyard for access. Yes of course, how could I forget the lime tops. Using a trunk belay leaves so much delicious stretch in your line. Oh no I think I'm gonna say it......What are the great uses for Ddrt?

Thank you thank you

The title says it all, could someone guide me to a template for a method statement please, one anomaly being that it is for recreational climbing but that shouldnt matter. Thanks.

I have heard about how the tibloc eats rope but so far there are no signs of this. I climb carefully. Time will tell I suppose and anyway I like trying stuff for myself.

Quite right, no more stuck cambium savers.

Working Ddrt is so limited after you have work climbed, not just accessed, SRT. It is COMPLETELY different. It is hard to get across how great the UNI is because so few people have worked with SRT. I would recommend trying a RADS system as it is fairly in-expensive to set-up and then thinking about the potential of the UNI. A device that ascends and descends on a single line in frog walker mode. The only device as far as I know. My key likes are... 1. You can tailor the length of your rope by using a trunk belay or cinching at the TIP with an alpine butterfly. No spare metres of rope to pull and around and get in the way. 2. There is no extra friction in the climb as the line is static. 3. Safer work positions because of point 2. 4. Less wear on your rope. 5. Much less gear. You can be ready for a 30ft cherry or 150ft euc. and I mean REALLY ready with the ability to access and work either tree safely all day long. up down up down up down Here is my current set-up. I started by replacing my ascension with the UNI but now it is my chest ascender with a tibloc at the top. The yellow webbing is a foot-loop and the only thing missing is the pantin (foot clamp). Ermmmmm, well .... like Jason said, the world certainly aint flat!

here he da be..