one option might be a ropes course reduction block. My dad uses these when belaying people on the ropes course. It is a block of aluminum instead of a pulley and add friction up top. This size wouldn't work with a spliced rope but other sizes are probably available. Just a thought.
Re: Michigan TCC -
Shoot for! I see Kristian is putting me in throwline head judge!!!! Wow an honor! LOOK OUT SCOTTY OLSEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll need to wear my tyedye!!!
Idid the same thing of a william biner for the large ring for my adjustable friction saver until cormac told me no bueno which sort a sucks as it worked good but safety is first.
NICE! by that time I'll be coming into my prime and be a full jedi tree climber rater than just the padawan I'm now!!!!!
My 2cents the prizes need to be Good. Prizes that a climber of the caliber it takes to win the prize will use. Like 16 stand ropes are nice but they go straight to...
In answer to your question tcsafety.
Regarding a leaner like this there is no standard procedure it's all situation specific. I usually set up a bore cut and tripped the strap on the supporting tree and that gave time to get out of the kill zone that was based on the situation if I felt it...
Details on what happened.
He was working the bottom of a steep hollow and cut a tree that was supporting a tree up the hill that the rootball had been broke free in a storm. Then dominoing down right on top of him. I dont know if he knew this and tried to work with it or didn't see it at all, or...
I should have said that about the company. They did mandate hard hats and chaps. But not really training or FA. They were a really good company to work for and long as we were in good timber and things were going good. He took me green and trained me. I'll always respect him for that. I miss...
A little back ground first.
I worked in logging as a cutter right out of highschool the first 3 1/2+years of my career.
Last July I got a chance to go full time with my own aboriculture company and took it now I am doing that.
Here's what happened. The person that replaced me somehow had a tree...
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