Things that likely frustrate every climber at least once in their career

[ClimbingTN]

Freshly planted shrubbery/garden fruit trees new fence etc just before they ask you to remove the tree overhanging them.

Yup! I had that happen a few weeks ago. Client asked if the handyman and I should dig up 4-5 small trees. It's been dry here and I knew the additional shock would probably kill them. Client then says maybe I should have waited. I said no problem and dropped it perfectly between two of them. Score!

 

[Dan Thornton]

Successfully used throw line to install friction saver, but when pulling up the climbing line there's no way I can get the line to go through the rings. One of the rings is facing the wrong direction. So frustrating!!!! (Especially if I worked hard to get the throw line set.

 

[islandarb]

Successfully used throw line to install friction saver, but when pulling up the climbing line there's no way I can get the line to go through the rings. One of the rings is facing the wrong direction. So frustrating!!!! (Especially if I worked hard to get the throw line set.

SRT up, DdRT down. Solves that nonsense.

 

[Jehinten]

When the homeowner "helps" by dragging all of your climbing gear and saws from the backyard through the garage.

 

[evo]

When the homeowner "helps" by dragging all of your climbing gear and saws from the backyard through the garage.

How about “when the homeowner helps”

 

[Chris Schultz]

I may have already said this, but: when the homeowner does their own pruning before you show up….. they leave you a tangled heap of slash, some garbage pruning, and stubs, stubs galore…. Then expect a discount for cutting the workload.

 

[Serf Life]

How about “when the homeowner helps”

Unless they do the raking after work’s done, and bake cookies

 

[chiselbit]

One time we showed up to clean up a failed oak tree and the homeowner had payed his landscaper/ handyman guy to cut and pile the brush to “ make it easier” for us. All the brush was piled up in onebig tangled pile that we had to fight to get each piece out and all the branches were cut at unions so there was nothing for the feed wheels to grab. Easily doubled the time to complete job

 

[Vicente]

One time we showed up to clean up a failed oak tree and the homeowner had payed his landscaper/ handyman guy to cut and pile the brush to “ make it easier” for us. All the brush was piled up in onebig tangled pile that we had to fight to get each piece out and all the branches were cut at unions so there was nothing for the feed wheels to grab. Easily doubled the time to complete job

My worst was the homeowner had a guy with a tractor push it all into one pile for us.

 

[chiselbit]

Probably complete with assorted rocks and dirt

 

[27RMT0N]

When a twig pokes up yer nose. Eye watering pain sometimes...

 

[Friedrich]

When a twig pokes up yer nose. Eye watering pain sometimes...

never had that happen, they only poke my eyes

 

[evo]

When a twig pokes up yer nose. Eye watering pain sometimes...

I have a good story about this. Got poked straight into the nose like a human block head. Kept working and just thought I had a runny nose. The Doug fir was hanging over a road, and saw my friends walking their little one and pushing a stroller.
Shouted down to them waving ‘hi’ and saw looks of horror on their faces not realizing my face was covered in blood.

 

[Njdelaney]

never had that happen, they only poke my eyes

Same

 

[Treeaddict]

I had a vertical stub from a neighboring maple try to enter my exit hole during a fast rappel. I straightened up and out of a seating position in a millisecond!

 

[Njdelaney]

If only the brown eye could see!