Mark Bolam
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I'll bring the little black dog to the next meet Dave.:001_tongue:
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My one and only. A Japanese symbol I had done with my mates at 19, before we all headed off in different directions. If I told you what it meant, I'd have to kill you! The 'Ninja Boys' remain my closest mates to this day! The coolest tattoo I've seen was written across a blokes lower back, just below his tan-line. Really nice script which read - ' Shine on You Crazy Diamond ' Looked mint.
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Ha ha. Do it man. Before you get to my age, where showing off is no longer possible!
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I tried the SJ2 last week expecting to hate it, but instantly found it very smooth. I would like to hear any negative aspects from USERS. Most of my work is dismantles, so I'd be very interested in hearing opinions on SJ coupled with spikes, or long pulls (after bagging in) up medium trees for inspections or specific limb removal. I currently climb on a Knut/HC and my next rope will almost certainly be Imori. Thanks.
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What a negative load of old gets! If anyone can scurry about a tree like that, feel free to post it! He might have a non-existent work ethic and no interest in arb for all I know, I just thought it was a cool display of natural climbing skill. FTR, I only filmed him doing something he does anyway. Apparently he tackles a nearby 60 foot Pop in the same way, but there's no way I'd encourage him to do that. I totally agree that free climbing like that over time will inevitably end up with broken bones and/or dirty pants at least. As for you, Tommy B, the only reason I filmed that young boy was because I wanted to check the exposure and lighting levels before my visit to a nearby public toilet....
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He looks like a mini Axl Rose! Sod the rope and harness Tom! I've ordered a new MS200T and he starts after Easter!
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I've always washed my ropes in a machine Dave, with no problems. It's when you leave your carabiners attached to it you get problems....
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I have heard about this young lad free climbing some big trees round our village, and caught up with him larking around in this little Oak yesterday. He jumped at the chance to become a star on Youtube! Time for an apprentice.... [ame=http://youtube.com/watch?v=WLJKjYl1wwQ]YouTube - Liam Burch free climb[/ame]
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I'd leave it alone but inspect it regularly. I'd also move my cars if it's a windy night.
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I've had mould on my ropes before Dave. Daisy chain it up and bang it through the wash on a 40deg cycle with no powder, it will come up like new.
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:thumbup1:Jon
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That's a long-winded way of admitting you haven't got a chipper ticket....
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Easy....
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2 100ft pines, small garden, speedline and heavy rigging
Mark Bolam replied to gibbon's topic in Video forum
Gibbon, great job mate, meant to comment when you first posted, big tree! The thing is, the kids want to know when you will put the water back in their pool that you popped? -
It's all a bit of a balance isn't it lads? We are all looking for the Holy Grail of being very strong/well built/fit/great climber etc. but it is very hard to truly attain that. I've put 20kg on my bench at the expense of a stone in weight and lost 6 reps on my chins in the last year. Better worker? Yes. Better climber? What do you think? Harrison 2098474554645546 why have you got a pic of Jamioquoi in your avatar?
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Arbtalk first that Rupe confesses he has smaller balls....
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Welcome Tone. Careful - sounds like you and Skyhuck might agree with each other!
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We have been bought in twice this year to chip brash because HSE kicked the landscapers off site because none of their lads had a (hired) chipper ticket. I just don't know what the rules are any more Dave. I got the ticket in exchange for my Blue Peter badge. I'm beginning to think I got shafted....
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Depends what you can produce in a day. Good guys are worth every penny, but, as Lorry says, you need good groundies to back them up. £50 quid a day for a chipper feeder? Anyone who's only worth £50 a day isn't going anywhere near my chipper. I'd rather pay more and get more. The fact that the people shoving brushwood through a chipper are meant to have a ticket seems to be one of the most overlooked facts in arb. 'Look at me, I've got CS41, all my gear is LOLER'd' - but you're happy to get your groundies from the back of the Jobcentre. Seen it tooooooo many times. Good climber+good groundies=good job
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Acceptable only when ice-cold and supplied by the customer. Too much alcohol can affect the taste of your slow-burning shag....
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My God. 6 foot airborne pipesmoking here we come!
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It's not about being male or female. It's being able to do the job or not.
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Smoking dogs is bad, really, but Dutchie is hooked.
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Come on lads, lets see the pipes you can cut from the trees, hedges and shrubs we cut down. They don't have to work, points awarded for look, style, originality, location and, yes, size. Bolam, McLennan, Broadley, Woodbridge Broadley McLennan Woodbridge Bolam
