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    moss replied to the thread 45° limbs.
    I agree. Take a stand on what you think is the best way for you as a skilled and knowledgeable practitioner to do the job. -AJ
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    moss reacted to Mick Dempsey!'s post in the thread 45° limbs with Like Like.
    Don’t confuse clients with this stuff. They want solutions not conundrums.
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    moss reacted to evo's post in the thread 45° limbs with Like Like.
    Using my imagination without a photo of the trees. Sometimes I will aim to tie into everything. A choked sling with an opposite and...
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    moss reacted to Bart_'s post in the thread 45° limbs with Like Like.
    Have to admit big willow bark is pretty thick and chunky near the bottom. I guess the question becomes has the tree been pollarded such...
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    moss replied to the thread 45° limbs.
    Choke I think in terms of a Bowline loop, Quickie, or carabiner used as a running piece to capture the standing part of a line around a...
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    moss reacted to Matias's post in the thread 45° limbs with Like Like.
    What is the technical difference?
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    moss replied to the thread 45° limbs.
    I like to girth sling runner footholds to progress up angled limbs like that. Under rope support of course. It can be done with one...
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    moss reacted to SoftBankHawks's post in the thread New device from ISC with Like Like.
    Hi Steve, Glad to hear that you've been trying out the REFLEX. It's quite unique and direct comparisons to other devices make...
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    moss reacted to rico's post in the thread Poetry thread with Like Like.
    Before I Read The News I press both hands to my chest, then look at the trees and the road outside. I imagine the world beyond what I...
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    moss reacted to Tuebor's post in the thread Sycamore and Elm climbing. with Like Like.
    Sycamore have great structure for climbing and most of the crotches seem open and rounded, which is good for not getting rope stuck. But...
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    moss reacted to ClimbingTN's post in the thread Sycamore and Elm climbing. with Like Like.
    Wow. Thanks folks. The elms I’ve encountered are mostly forest trees. I’ve found a few at field edges that were pretty wide. The...
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    moss replied to the thread Sycamore and Elm climbing..
    DdRT on sycamore with Liquid-tite conduit sleeve 2009 (!) SRT base ties (or canobase) will easily cut into upper/younger white pine...
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    moss reacted to Bart_'s post in the thread Sycamore and Elm climbing. with Like Like.
    I've always wondered about SRT rope crotch sawing. Wouldn't it depend on the smoothness of the bark, the angle of the union and whether...
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    moss reacted to ATH's post in the thread Sycamore and Elm climbing. with Like Like.
    Don't cause any damage to the elms during the growing season. Its not improbable that they are susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease, but...
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    moss replied to the thread Favourite SRS rope?.
    A pinch point more than a bend right? Probably a bend in the mix technically. I was just looking at the Yale Cordage web site and was...
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