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    Gaffing conifers while pruning

    As one who started out on the good side of the force and walked briefly down the path of the dark side, I think that spiking up trees feels "dark." However, like me, there is redemption through the light side, no matter how much of a hack you have been. Reject the temptation of easy and do the...
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    Acceptable damage in climbing line?

    25% of fibers picked, napped cut or whatever, is the manufacturers standard ruling. So with a 16 strand rope, when 4 strands are gone, or equivalent, it's time to retire the rope. If the same rope has 2 picks at one end and two at the other end of a 300 foot line, that's probably OK, but the...

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