Big tree collapse climber

[TC]

Anyone know the story behind this?

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...book.com/plugins/video.php&locale2=en_GB&_rdr

 

[Z'sTrees]

Holy hell! That makes me wanna puke

 

[JD3000]

Popped up a few times around here recently

 

[chiselbit]

Sounded like our friend Rico. ?? Cameraman had nerves of steel too.

 

[JD3000]

Wouldn't Rico say it was him though?

@rico

 

[Bucknut]

Anyone know the story behind this?

Ho. Lee. Fook.

That might take the cake for craziest tree video I've ever seen. I thought I was about to see someone die before I realized he was tied into another tree.

Climber after work:


Cameraman after work:

 

[Bucknut]

Also, was he just not bucked in? How did his lanyard not cause serious issues, since it was around that 4 ton piece of wood that fell away from him? Lucky dude.

 

[MikePowers321]

Can anyone post that video, but not through facebook? Won't let me view

 

[surveyor]

moss posted it here:
http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threa...s-safer-vs-safer-er.37261/page-12#post-551743

 

[Gorman]

Yea, he must have known the spar had a chance of failing. The way the top pushed back on the hinge and spar. Very sketchy. I for one would have just tied it to the bumper of my pickup. [emoji6]

 

[Jem4417]

Yea worst one I’ve seen

 

[macswan]

guys a fucking star. it looked (from my armchair) like he somewhat anticipated the way that was gonna go. probly dumb luck though i guess.

 

[FreeFallin]

in the beginning there is definitely a lanyard around it, he must have dropped the saw and unclipped when he saw motion.
I can't believe he left his tail hanging and didn't get yanked down by it. So many things could have ended in more than a dead tree.

 

[joezilla11]

He was obviously aware of the risk being tied in the way he was. Why not take smaller pieces.

 

[rico]

Sounded like our friend Rico. ?? Cameraman had nerves of steel too.

I am truly honored that you believe I possess the balls to attempt something that insane chiselbit, but sadly I don't. The climber was clearly ready for something very bad to happen, but I don't think he was prepared for the complete and catastrophic failure of the entire tree. Mad props to the fella, but as mentioned his climbing line could have very easily got him killed. I myself would have called an old-timer I know and had him blast that f***cker into a nice, neat pile of rumble.

 

[rico]

Why not take smaller pieces.

Blasphemy!

 

[moss]

Can anyone post that video, but not through facebook? Won't let me view

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=388652834929963

 

[moss]

He was obviously aware of the risk being tied in the way he was. Why not take smaller pieces.

I think he was as high up on the spar as he could go before losing support from his two lines in other relatively small trees. Yeah, he would've died if he tried to take it smaller, that's my guess anyway.
-AJ

 

[JD3000]

Its also a good demonstration for new and less experienced folks that forces ARE transfered back to the remaining stem when a cut is made. Decay and damage must be assesed ahead of time.

An extreme example I'll admit.

 

[Bucknut]

Its also a good demonstration for new and less experienced folks that forces ARE transfered back to the remaining stem when a cut is made. Decay and damage must be assesed ahead of time.

An extreme example I'll admit.

Agree. Hence the extreme stem wobble seen with healthy trees being aggressively topped.

I think he got very lucky. His lanyard must have slipped up and over the remaining stem as it went over. Good thing there wasn't a stub.

Or maybe he was tied into two trees. Didn't swing much. I've always wondered where the failure point would be if the tree you're bucked into failed while you were tied into another solid tree. Bridge? Pelvis? Bad news either way.

And what was that log swinging at his level and to the right?