Re: micro mouse VS. hitchclimber: hitch slippage..
With the martin you don't need to have a pulley underneath it as the half hitch at the bottom will advance the hitch. Good hitch to know when in a jam and need a second tie in or without a pulley.
Re: Elk Head in Tree
Guy I work with was taking down a cottonwood, about 35' up or so he found a bow saw hanging on a stubbed of branch. After he got down and was walking to the tree he found old deer hunting spikes under the deck. The renter tried to take the tree down for free rent, didn't...
The butterfly 2 is not all its cracked up to be. It creeps really bad. Climb in it for awhile, hang a saw from your hip, etc. and it becomes a pain. Lack of storage loops and the elastic leg straps. Loved this saddle when I first bought it. After getting a new saddle you couldn't pay me you go...
Nice Hamel. That shirt will look really nice on you. You should ask George if you can compete in it before you buy it, otherwise give it to boots to wear in his daisy dukes and knee highs!
Just saw a picture of the masters tree. What an awsome oak. Should make for an awsome masters challange. I hear the speed climb is going to be a real pain in the neck!