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    tree splits below climber while climber tops tree

    Ah, Circle Of Death. Yes I agree about it maybe not effective on a big split. I also think both sides need to go to a fixed point on the lanyard rather than just the carabiner on the one side being free to slide. I wouldn't mind hearing from any French climbers, as it says in the article it has...
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    tree splits below climber while climber tops tree

    Thanks Merle. Reading that petzl article it seems to say that the extra prussik cord to close the lanyard off, is a mandatory practice for using on lanyards or flip lines in France when working the main stem down. So I was a bit curious about it when I read that as I hadn't seen it before and...
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    tree splits below climber while climber tops tree

    https://www.petzl.com/INT/en/Professional/News/2016-6-24/Tree-removal--how-to-dismantle-a-tree Hi all, newcomer to the forum. Saw this thread and it reminded me of this article I saw in an old petzl catalogue. You have to scroll down to see the relevant picture in the article btw. I couldn't...
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