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    Tree of Heaven glyphosate basal bark spray

    They use Garlon and Pathfinder for hack and squirt on my forestry restoration project.
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    Pruning a Tulip Poplar

    This tree is loaded with hundreds of sprouts and crazy limbs/branches. Maybe poplar are this way. I haven’t pruned any before. It has been this way for years. I’ve read and studied the Gilman Pruning book. I’ve never taken on a project of this magnitude but, I think the tree would benefit long...
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    Throwline training and climbing 9/28/26

    Working is 3-5 throw rule and then the air cannon comes out. Playing…I have all day.
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    Throwline training and climbing 9/28/26

    Yes this is my big cottonwood. I was practicing throwing the bag. I really was thinking If I get this stuck I’ll have to go after it. I know most of us have been there done that. I have a shoulder impingement I’m working. My highest accurate throw was 70ft one handed. It took “a bunch” throws...
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    Tree oddities

    We saw this today on a hike. It looked like a Chestnut Oak.
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    Eye Protection ISA Competition rule

    This is on the gear check form. Gear Check: How To (updated 14 April 2026 - red text indicates updated info since previous version) Eye Protection o Refer to Rule 2.3.14 o Should be stamped with the respective standard on the frame or lens look for Z87+ (US), Z94.3 (CAS), or EN166 (EU) These...
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    Eye Protection ISA Competition rule

    Me? Anyway…I’ve told several climbers that they have to have side protection and they can’t wear their Z87 approved “without “ required side protection. I mean what’s the point if a stick gets ya in the eye during a competition? Not trying to be a jerk , but the rules are there for a reason...
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    Eye Protection ISA Competition rule

    You can buy sunglasses rated Z87 for the impact lenses. I should have made it clearer that they had the markings on the lens but, no side protection. Make sense?
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    Eye Protection ISA Competition rule

    The 2026 rule book section 2.3.14 Approved eye protection shall be impact resistant, provide wraparound eye protection…Go read it. What is the ISA definition of wraparound since ANSI isn’t specified in the rules book. I said that the sunglasses a climber was wearing were not “approved “...
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    Sometimes it’s just a Nope!

    Good points but, I really don’t have anyone to refer them to. I know it’s about building relationships and I don’t have those. I have referred a few times to a small outfit (not a hack) that could do the work. If something did go wrong, then I get the black mark too. It’s dog eat dog tree guys...
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    Sometimes it’s just a Nope!

    Looked at this Hackberry job this week and passed. Just don’t need the headache. Would need a small crane because the other trees around it seemed compromised. There’s always another less stressful job or two when I want to work.
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    Work Photos

    Doing some work this morning on a hackberry . Like @Winchman said it’s been brutally hot here in middle TN. The branch was at a pretty steep angle but, really good practice. I had my TIP behind me and used my working rope to advance.
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    Courant Squir

    I have it in Squir 2.0 in red. I use the Vertec with pulley. I think I’m on 2 or 3 and get creep sometimes. I’m probably 165 with gear. I washed it with Teufelberger Scrubba. I’m going to wash and soak it again. The water was pretty milky looking 1st washing.
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    Dump bed issues

    Battery sounds low. Should be 12.5-13 with everything off or disconnected. Running voltage should be 13-15. Take it to have a load test. 10 volt pump on is low.
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    This week’s Rec climb 8/6/26

    Yes. The photo is deceiving because I was down hill when I took it. The top is flat. The highest branch was the deadwood I removed. The TIP was definitely not ideal and less than 45 degrees. I threw my other rope to the end of the limbwalk for safety. I then slid my lanyard along another...
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