Red.Squirrel
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The large branch to the right of the last photo was also removed by the way, but only after the trophy photo was taken . Access was extremely awkward too as those bushes at the bottom are holly ... ouch.
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Hey guys, just thought I'd add some pics of my first ever job. Was just done for me mums friend so not too much pressure thankfully. Was a willow, all done with a silky saw as I don't have my chainsaw in a tree cert or any of the equipment needed, so just lots of elbow grease . Had to leave her with what you can see in the final pic as couldn't do any more with the silky but hopefully saved her a bit of cash as it only needs a quick dismantle now. Just used a some rope as a pulling line to be doubly sure the branches went the right way as quite a few was over the neighbours house. All was happy with the final outcome but feel free to criticise and offer any advice.
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Thanks for starting this thread FRANK, always wondered myself. Where and when is the NW comp skyhuck? I'd be very interested in going, maybe not to compete as I've never even had a go at footlocking but would be ace to see how others climb and pick up some tips.
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For me, strop, silky, spare krab, and cambium saver. And a tiny lucky mascot , can't be only one with one can I?!
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I love my sequoia, not had any problems with it yet though I do find that sometimes the karabiners can slip over gold rings if you're twisted quite a bit.
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Always wanted to watch him but after his most recent shows I've kinda gone off him a bit. I'll stick to Harry Hill, now he IS someone I really wanna watch live. Cheers for the clip
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Very good video, thank you for posting, always suspected it could happen but not quite so easy. Now get a wire core flipline and have a hack at that .
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Was taught it, but didn't do it for assessment. I think it's up to you or the assessor to choose what rescues to do and pole rescue is just too awkward to set up unless you're very near somewhere that you can do it at and have brought all the equipment.
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Was gonna start a thread getting people to make up fake companies and design a logo for em but might as well post my two on here which I did for me and a friend for our college work. Feel free to steal em though I wouldn't advise it:001_tongue:
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I prefer orange, think as Rod said, when yellow gets dirty it can go very dull.
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Windows Movie Maker, nice n easy. I was a big fan of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects but that's just overkill for simple editing.
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I did experience the lack of rope when descending but found unclipping was no hassle at all and as I tend to manage the ropes as I go along re-routing was not an issue. In an emergency though that extra 20 seconds could be a lot. Swings and roundabouts though, this one works for me. Despite it's disadvantages I found more confidence with this system and much prefer it. I also would use 2 ropes but seeing as I've just started I can only afford the 1 . If anyone can suggest any other methods that would be great but I guess that is going a bit more off topic.
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My thanks to John, tried out the technique you mentioned and loved it. Gonna use that all the time from now on whenever possible, only problem was when I was descending and met up with the loop lol. I don't think this thread has gone daft at all, simply evolved .
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Obviously I haven't been climbing long enough but at least with Johns method I can now have the advantages of both .
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It does make sense thank you, basically like having 2 climbing lines. Seems like a bit more fiddling when manoeuvring round the crown but I do like my safety so I'll have to give that a go. Mesterh thank you for the advise, I have not ignored your warning. I ALWAYS anchor round the main stem anyway, I see no benefits in not doing. As for your view on leylandii ... maybe after god knows how many years in the trade I will share your hatred
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Thanks for the advice, I don't expect a solid yes/no, obviously it's best to judge each individual tree, just nice to have a guide. I use my strop a lot, whenever I'm out on a limb or simply between cross-overs I leave my strop and main line both attached for as long as possible, slightly paranoid I guess but I am a noob. What exactly do you mean by using both ends? As in using the tail end as my strop instead of an independent one? Does that have any advantage to using a separate line? Noob questions I know, but better to ask than not.
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What size branch would anyone suggest for a willow tree, I tend to think of willows being rather brittle so would one the size of my wrist do or should I be aiming for slightly thicker?
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As an Arb student myself I think it's unfair to say that most will NEVER make good arborists, I'm hardly employable at the moment when it comes to climbing despite having the relevant CS, but it would be unfair to expect the lecturers to make perfect climbers out of us all, there'd be no time for anything else. I've just got my own gear so I can practice and as is the case with nearly all degree's, you only get out what you put in. I'm hoping to get into the industry when I leave but I realise it will be dragging brash, just hopefully I can work my way up to climbing a bit quicker than someone with no experience. A qualification is merely a push in the right direction, not a right of passage to the top. My thanks to the lecturers though, they've got a tough job, how many times have you cringed at the newbie doing something stupid obliviously? Now imagine that all day, every day .
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Backed up into a dead leylandii and had all the twigs go down my neck
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From my small bit of climbing experience I can see no reason to move away from prussiks. I have a nice short cord and a pulley behind for one-handed tightening. I gotta agree with some that say they can get closer to the stem but I've not found a reason to be super-close yet. I prefer simple systems that don't rely too much on mechanisms . Forgot to add .... rope is soooooo much cheaper.
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It is of course Thujopsis dolabrata, I really shoulda thought of something a bit more difficult, but like anything, it's only easy if you know it. Enjoying this thread, lets keep it going.
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Here's quite an easy one, but only if you know it, quite possibly one of my most favourite conifers.
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Great job and congratulations on beating all the other children to it .
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Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who replied and thanks for all the advice, good to hear a wide range of opinions. I got all the equipment yesterday that I listed and can't wait to get out climbing now (so far I've only managed to hang off the bottom of the stairs to check my prusik knots). Hopefully I'll be posting on the picture and video forums soon of some of my climbs and work, so thanks again everyone.
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I find if at all possible that those magic gloves you can get for a quid can sometimes fit underneath any gloves you may be using and the extra layer really helps, especially under sticky gloves that really aren't that warm.
