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  1. treewill

    Portland neighbors fight to save rare tree

    According to some folks who were at the meeting, the developer signed a heritage tree petition. Can someone who was there confirm this? If true, this would constitute significant legal protection for the tree which will continue for the life of the tree, regardless of who owns the property in...
  2. treewill

    Portland neighbors fight to save rare tree

    Address for the tree is 5024 SE Mill street. Far as climbing the tree, I'm in NZ right now so the commute is a bit of a killer there :)
  3. treewill

    Portland neighbors fight to save rare tree

    Sorry, wrong link. Below is the correct link to details about the April 23rd meeting: http://mtna-landuse.blogspot.co.nz/2014/04/save-paradox-walnut-tree.html?m=1
  4. treewill

    Portland neighbors fight to save rare tree

    Also check the Ascending the Giants facebook feed for some cool recent photos from inside the crown. We'll post more info as we get it.
  5. treewill

    Portland neighbors fight to save rare tree

    Ok so it looks like there is potential for a positive outcome here. The developer appears to be willing to modify the plans in order to accommodate the tree and assuage neighborhood concerns. If you live in Portland, please show up to the community meeting on April 23 to lend your support to...
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    Portland neighbors fight to save rare tree

    Hey Jon all I know about the PDX comp is that it will be June 14-15 at Mary S Young state park. Same venue as last year, so the trees will be SWEET. Circumference of 15.5ft means a diameter around 5ft; I find that pretty believable for a large walnut. We certainly have many J. nigra in Portland...
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    Portland neighbors fight to save rare tree

    Jon the masters challenge for the PNW chapter comp in 2007 was in a Paradox Walnut in Corvallis. That tree was HUUUUUUUUUGE. So big the masters challenge only utilized about 1/4 of the crown. We have Juglans hindsii in southern Oregon as well. My understanding (based on talking with a...
  8. treewill

    Ascent Event from 2015 on?

    No idea; 2014 proposed changes say nothing about it. We have had open ascent events at a few of the regional comps in the PNW chapter, but no idea if this will be accepted as a new standard. I would welcome the change as well. The only negative feedback I've heard when open ascent events were...
  9. treewill

    ZigZag Issue Again...

    According to the dude who posted the pic it's a second generation. Seems like it doesn't really pay to be an early adopter with petzl these days, I think I'll hang back and wait for this to sort itself out before I hang my life on these things.
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    Australian trip

    Don't sweat bro, they're strict but also reasonable. Take a reasonably clean kit with no plant matter, sawdust or globs of mud and be very forthright with them about what you have. I've been through AU customs twice and NZ customs once (same deal) and the worst they've done is give my boots a...
  11. treewill

    It's time for a change

    Re: It\'s time for a change Fair enough Kevin. Personally I would love to be able to rock my wrench at comps. I'm not even a big comp guy, but I think it matters. I love it when comps serve (or used to serve) as an exhibition for the latest techniques. Lots of guys who would never seek...
  12. treewill

    Who has climbed higher than 300 feet?

    There are lots of trees above 300 ft, not just redwoods. Douglas fir, giant sequoia, sitka spruce and eucalyptus regia all get taller than 300 ft. If I were you I would look at pacific tree climbing institute (http://www.pacifictreeclimbing.com/) or tree climbing planet...
  13. treewill

    Question

    I generally do what Derrick described: pull up a running bowline with a Yosemite tie off. Length of the tail is estimated at where I intend to take the top, so that I can pull down the cinch from where I'll take out the head and not have to climb back up. For chunking down wood I use the same...
  14. treewill

    Seqoia climbing tool and technics???

    Jeremie, I think many folks who climb large, west coast conifers (myself included) are hesitant to share our tricks with people we don't know. Please don't take it personally, but just understand that there are many people who want to do this without understanding the climbing ethics of working...
  15. treewill

    Become a paid SRT Workshop Instructor

    Hmmm, I'd send one in if it weren't for the CTSP requirement. Seems strange to me as all the CTSPs I know are managers. Sounds like a good program though, and glad to see some heavy hitters involved. I really am loving the work TCIA is doing to legitimize and set standards for SRT in the...
  16. treewill

    You know those days....

    The good days wouldn't be that good if the bad days weren't so bad. Every tree climber who stays with it has to accept the love/hate of the job. Just my opinion. As for me, I thought I was clever; escaping Oregon winter, coming to New Zealand. But I spent today doing cypress removals in...
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    picture of the year ,put it up !! 2013

    It was surreal. They are deciduous in the dry season, which was just ending when I visited. Hence the grass was green but the baobabs had no leaves. Here's another one setting up a redirect...
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    picture of the year ,put it up !! 2013

    Another one of my favorites. This is how I like to think I always look when climbing trees.
  19. treewill

    picture of the year ,put it up !! 2013

    Not tree "work" per se, but definitely my favorite moment of 2013...
  20. treewill

    Introducing the MagThrowBag

    YEAH. Dude Brian and I spent over a month working on using magnets as throwballs to aid in retrieval. We gave up on it and never used them in Treeverse, but always felt there was a lot of potential there. Throwing both ends together with a carabiner girthed to one side is bloody brilliant...

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