Just to give the initial post some balance, the following points give the other side of the story
1. A climbing inspection was done on the tree when the event was set up.
2. The limb has recently died – it still had small twig growth attached
3. Recently other dead branches had been removed lower down, however this had been left, suggesting it was not then dead or was of minor concern
4. The opinion of the climber was the branch was still structurally sound and therefore not the hazard that it has been made out to be.
5. The tree is a scheduled tree and therefore what can be done is limited even in the case of deadwood.
But thanks for showing some concern.
Regards
David
Chair - New Zealand National Tree Climbing Competition
