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    Getting back to accurate aiming with slingshot for line sets

    I like to hand throw as much as possible but there are times in my rescue work where a big slingshot is needed to thread the needle and save a lot of time and effort. I've realized I've been getting lazy firing my Big Shot, with some extra focus I'm getting excellent results lately...
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    The first Americans: how "clovis first" is a perfect example of the basic flaws inherent in science

    While I watch the Denis Rancourt PhD (Doctorate in Physics 1984) vid you might want to read this report on his Covid vaccine death claims. https://science.feedback.org/review/analysis-claiming-covid-19-vaccines-killed-17-million-people-flawed/ This is an engaging presentation on expectation...
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    Sometimes it’s just a Nope!

    Yeah, I have a mental list of crane services, or primarily bucket/climber crews of different capabilities etc that I refer my regular or potentially new customers to when I don't have the bandwidth for a job or just not in the mood to beat the crap out of myself getting the job done. It's...
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    Honey bee hive retrieval climb

    That rig is too cool!
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    Covid Close To You

    Ha, I read your posts, you read mine. Still don’t want to watch the vid link you posted ;-)
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    The first Americans: how "clovis first" is a perfect example of the basic flaws inherent in science

    The discerning scientist or layperson reassess conclusions when credible new data or information becomes known. Condemning science or scientists makes absolutely no sense. Science is not a free-standing entity, it is the practice of humans attempting to make sense of the world and solve...
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    Covid Close To You

    Yeah, the .edu link is simply an overview with a few details of Bubonic Plague in the Middle Ages, and its likely mode of transport from Asian origins to Europe. Parallels to modern times and a reminder of how weirdly mundane the origins of global pandemics can be. My favorite quote from a...
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    Covid Close To You

    Daniel, you obviously didn't read with what I wrote. Why would you disagree, it's stuff that's plain in-your-face. I take your bait from time-to-time because everyone needs to be challenged on what they assert whether it's true or not. One of my favorite comments from a fellow climber when I'm...
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    Covid Close To You

    Not bothering to watch that, so bored with Bill Gates and the Trump DOJ scapegoating campaign against Fauci et al. Of course another pandemic is "imminent". Imminent could be 5 minutes from now or ten years or whenever it happens next. Homo sapiens are red meat waiting for another...
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    Black cat, black oak (real cat rescue for a change)

    I'm going with the buzz flow!
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    Black cat, black oak (real cat rescue for a change)

    No interesting bore cuts or quirky hinge mods in punky wood but... this is an unintended tutorial on approaching the kind of cat that won't jump in your lap when you reach it. This Quercus velutina is a fantastic tree, the cat has good taste for sure. The Boston neighborhood where this...
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    First time rope and harness tree climber shows the best attitude

    I should remember who came up with the "Super System" ;-)
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    First time rope and harness tree climber shows the best attitude

    "Dan House Rope Sleeve" is a critical component of the OG Super System, thx Dan!
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    First time rope and harness tree climber shows the best attitude

    Glad you dig it! I watched that fine human navigate around the retreat center grounds below me as I guided climbers for two days and started up a conversation with her at dinner. I proposed that she climb and she was more than on board. Opportunities like that can't be anticipated but I'm glad...
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    First time rope and harness tree climber shows the best attitude

    Through the month of July I ran two weekends of guided climbs at a retreat center in the White Mountains near Conway, New Hampshire. This climber is not "sighted" but was amazing to coach from the ground up to a high anchor in a big white pine. The climber is an impressive person in her own...
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