Thanks to Barlett and all the peoples that have work really hard I'm sure, to make this magic week end happen. Like M. Chisholm said the vibe was good , the location was great and all the climbers and peoples where super friendly. Can't wait for next year.
Antoine.
Can't wait to assist to this event. I will be there with my wife , and will be climbing in both event. 10h of driving but I'm sure it will be a lot of fun. Macswan if you like country music we can give you a lift!
Good video , thanks for sharing it with us. Open ours mind to variations. The first technique you use in the video is my favorite to remove a dead central leader in a living tree , when you got 2 others heads. Rig this way is easier to manipulate by the groundie , and there is less risk to break...
At the end of the day I have the bad habit to send branch even if I know that the chance it might hit something are really big....I feel so stupid because I've been roping everetything during the day...
I get so en Tabarnac after my trowball sometimes that I do kick my folding cube.
When it...
I've been doing srt acces in the tree since I have start climbing 4 years ago , and after reading a lot on this forum and exchange with some climbers I bought a rope wrench last fall , I've played with it during winter and started to see the potential of that tool. 6 weeks ago I've decided to...
Every time I visit New England I'm amaze by your trees , I'm really jealous . It was fun to watch you guys and girls climb , in this beautiful site . First time I saw a purple beech , and I would have love to climb this giant Platanus. You got a nice chapter with good climbers and in my opinion...
Me and my partner are driving from Montreal to watch you climb guys. Plus we are stopping in Champlain NY to get our rope runner!! can't wait, and I'm sure you will put on a good show , see you there.
Not really because, the way you tie it, the log get catch by the rope ,the tip of the log smash the sterm but the pulley do not really get beat... So you put a block a little bit lower that you would normaly do under your notch , because you need room to attach the end of the rope after you pass...
It's a technique I have learn from an older climber , it work really well, but don't forget to put your biggest block on the section you cut because this one will feel 100% of the charge. We use the DMM small block on top and a pinto rig on the sterm. It consume 3 times the rope we normaly need...