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    How do you “ethically” ascend redwoods with weak anchor branches?

    Anyway. Yeah when a customer doesntvwant me to use spurs on their 2nd growth red wood i do my best with the throw ball to install rope AND use a safety around trunk. Slower but usually limbing anyway. Way better feeling than on downward branches or skinny branches alone.
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    How do you “ethically” ascend redwoods with weak anchor branches?

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    How do you “ethically” ascend redwoods with weak anchor branches?

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    Intentional Barber Chair

    I am thinking there are examples of testing in other industries. Purposely bringing to failure. My own tensile test of lathe turned steel sections is a meek example but crash testing dummies for the car industry comes to mind also. I found it amusing the first tree refused to barber chair...
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    Little tricks

    I've sort of been doing that except I use the end of cut , after half way through as teeter tottet or pivot. Stop after half way through and come from other side till almost through. Tiny ridge provides the teeter. I am thinking am liking the wedge tho, because no need to come from other side.
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    climb scared

    Great post!! Thanks for cautionary tale and something to think about for the future. If it helps any I know a 69 yr old climber. I'm 64 but turn down sketchy jobs alot. Lots of work it seems with trees dying so much in cali..
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    Let's define our terms

    I am thinking the term was made up when actual barber chairs were raised and lowered by mechanical scissoring pieces of metal before hydraulics or air. Am thinking it's the scissoring action that it's named after. Could be totally wrong tho
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    Can anyone Identify this Climbing Technique?

    Have been wondering if two choked lanyards set far enough out so you can push upward with feet, to set next lanyard would be a method. The video has helped me visualize it.
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    Boom or artificial branch for redirect

    Looks like it would eliminate inertial loading from round falling several feet. Seems like a good idea....less stress on bull rope and main stem. I'm thinking one at 90 degrees to tree trunk, like a branch would be good for rigging and positioning too, a boom for a redirect etc. Thanks for...
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    Boom or artificial branch for redirect

    Well thanks, for that I'll check that thread. I'm liking the composite or aluminum tube . Seems like the strapping technique for lowering devices might work. I'll start with small no risky loads.
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    Boom or artificial branch for redirect

    I am thinking a boom coming off main stem where no suitable branch is could be good. Anyone use a system like that for redirect or rigging branches?
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    What’s your favourite lanyard set up

    I like a 30 foot long 9/16 lanyard with hitch climber pulley on each end. It lends itself to 3 tie in points. Some times I get so used to 3 I feel naked going back to 2. I do want to try a bag or something for the slack sometime. One end has a steel carabiner the other aluminum.
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    Friction hitches

    I just tied up the Michiocan last night. I'm liking the look of it, and can relate to some of the turns from the Blake's. Will try in tree soon. It does seem true that the sliding then holding , constantly is specialized. I was thinking of some stopper knots to take tension on an already...
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    Friction hitches

    Thanks! Good to find out about the Michiogan hitch too, I may try it soon.!
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    Friction hitches

    The usual schwabish is 5 alltogether
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