AndyFromMerthyr

Hi everyone, I'm going to be moving up to Whitchurch in August and just wanted to put some feelers out there and try and get some work lined up ready for when we move. I currently live in Gloucestershire and have developed a really good relationship with several companies over the last few years. Unfortunately it's time for me to move onto somewhere better suited to myself and my partner and Shropshire is where we've chosen. I've been climbing and running teams full time for 5 years now. I've been self employed for 2 years and have spent that time getting to know the companies around me, showing them what I'm capable of doing and what my work ethic is like. I'm more than capable up a tree and am proficient in both reductions and takedowns big or small. I like to work to British standard and take an enormous amount of pride in the quality of work that I deliver and the pace that I'm able to deliver at. I'm not a super speedy climber but I do like to work quickly and efficiently whilst maintaining safe working practices. I come with all my own climbing and rigging kit, groundsaw and 2 top handles as well as CS 30,31,38,39 and 41, IPAF, chapter 8 and first aid at work. Look forward to hearing from some of you, my number is 07446 237119 or email [email protected] if you'd like to talk further. Thanks Andy

A Blakes hitch would work ?

With everybody being super quiet right now I've got a few thursdays and fridays that I still need to fill over the next month or so. I've 4 years full time climbing experience with a background of 15 years rock climbing and mountaineering experience. I'm based in Stroud but I'm happy to travel up to an hour for work, Worcestershire, South Gloucestershire, West Oxfordshire, Wiltshire etc All my own saws, ppe, 4x4, climbing and rigging kit. CS30, CS31, CS38, CS39, CS41, Mewp, CSCS, first aid, chapter 8. Call or text Andy on 07446 237119 Instagram Andy.allabouttrees

Hi mate, the brummel splice is indeed as easy as in the video. There's a couple of different ways of doing g it depends ding in whether you've got easy access to the other end if the rope. Just make sure your measurements for the bury are right if it's going to be used for rigging. I spliced a pinto rig onto some teufelburger hollow braid to use as a Whoopi redirect and it took me about 5 minutes and has lasted really well. I think hollow braid is a good place to start with splicing and it's really simple with a selma set of fids and some tape. Best bet is to just give it a go. I think the teufelburger stuff I bought from honey bros was like £3 a meter and I only used 2m of it. Hope that helps.

Experienced subcontract climber looking to expand my contacts. I'm based in Stroud, Gloucestershire but happy to travel up to an hour. 4 years full time climbing experience, confident at all aspects of tree work with a particular liking of big, awkward trees. Happy to put my hand to any tree though. I come with full climbing kit, rigging kit, climbing saw and ground saw, CS30, 31, 38, 39 and 41, MEWP ticket, chapter 8 and first aid. I've got days available throughout March, day rate £140. Check out my Instagram page Andy.allabouttrees Call Andy on 07446 237119.

Gloucestershire based climber, looking to book work in for January and beyond. I have some days booked with other firms that I sub to but looking to fill in the gaps and potentially get some regular days with other companies. 4 years full time climbing experience Srt climber Cs 30, 31, 38, 39 and 40 Mewp ticket First aid Climbing and rigging kit Top handle, ground saw and backpack blower Call Andy on 07446 237119

Ahaha. Fair play!

There's no need to pretension for blocking down stems where the load is above your rigging block no. It's definitely useful for removing limbs though. Big lateral limb over a target, spiderweb the whole limb, pretension, gob in the side to swing it away from the target. Barely any drop in the limb and total control. I think pretensioning makes things safer and more controlled. Obviously it's not always necessary but it's definitely useful in a lot of situations. Our ropes are basically designed to hold a load in an almost static situation and lower to the ground, they're not designed for shock loading. Most of the time, if your groundies are good on the rope, they'll let the rope through the bollard as it gets loaded to extend the impact time as it were.

I find the cheapest option is a single prussick above your bollard with a pulley in it. Wrap a few wraps around the bollard and take the tail end through the pulley. The prussik then gets removed before lowering so it doesn't get in the way. I think pretensioning loads where the load is below your rigging point is a much safer, more controlled way if rigging. As mentioned above, our rigging lines aren't designed for big dynamic loads so the more tension you can take up the better for the rope and your rigging points too. The GRCS and SmartWinch do it perfectly but not many people have half a million quid sitting around doing nothing so a pulley and prussik it is for now.

Do those cam buckles not slip when you're at full stretch? I've not used them personally so don't know. Thanks for the feedback anyway guys!

So I put together a trigger and haul system for my bigshot a couple of years ago and recently as more and more people I work with are moving over to SRT I'm getting asked to put together triggers for other people. Just thiught I'd put a post out and see if anybody else would want one? I've kind of perfected it now and am getting them looking pretty tidy with stitching and what not so just thought I'd gauge interest. I've designed it so you can just slip it on and off the bottom of the pole and carry it separately and the only addition or modification you need to make to the bigshot itself is a bit of throwline tied in a loop on the handle of the pouch. Anyway, here's some pictures of my handiwork. Andy

Next available the week of 17th july

Subby climber, 4 years experience, 2 as a foreman of a team of 3+. Qualified up to CS41 plus Mewp, chapter 8 and first aid. Own srt climbing kit, rigging kit, saws, blower and big shot. Proficient with reductions as well as dismantles. Just as happy reducing a fruit tree as dismantling a mature plane tree, I just love to climb trees! Day rate £130, call Andy on 07446 237119, based in Stroud.

Looking to book work in for the beginning of June onwards.