Piper Mac

Excellent safety plan document. Just in passing, should the access line itself be attached at the ground by way of a porta-wrap or figure eight in order that the rescuer and injured might both be lowered back to the ground; or is that assumed by the term "access line".

I too have been using the Petzl Cartool to carry the climbing saw (200T). Now I am wondering if I am making a mistake. Was there a reason beyond normal use that caused yours to snap?

With the cost of the MS200T being what it is, I reserve its use solely for work up in the tree where its power is useful. For sorting things out on the ground, I have and use a far less expensive Echo CS300 that has performed admirably for light work for quite some time.