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  1. JayDeCoster

    Rope Runner Critical Incident Report August 2020

    I am having trouble envisioning a scenario where this would happen barring that pins were not fully inserted or locking tabs gummed up.
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    Show off them splices

    10mm reep schnur with hidden lock stitch for my captain hook
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    Sad Loss

    Really hate seeing these. RIP,
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    Tree Squeeze

    I don't see why not. Looks like it might be wire core, making it easier to position.
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    Today....

    Visiting my ma while the kid is on vacation. Ash tree turned to swiss by EAB. Sitting over two magnolias, septic tank and the service drop. This dope left his rigging bag and saws at home so it's back again in few days to drop the tops.
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    So mad at CT

    I asked if only one cam was loaded because the technical documentation for the ascender only shows both cams engaged simultaneously. While it does not seem to expressly forbid using on a single line, physics says that single-side use while pulling on both handles is going to put considerable...
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    DON'T EVEN TRY IT!

    Pretty low to attack someone who writes well thought out articles promoting safety and asking pertinent questions, then presents those findings without pretense or self-aggrandization. But hey, what do I know, I'm no YouTube celebrity.
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    Free CEUs: Archived 'Urban Forestry Today' Noonhour Webcast

    Thanks for posting these.
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    So mad at CT

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    So mad at CT

    I take it that only one cam was engaged on the line?
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    Show off them splices

    Tiny splice
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    Trees from a distance

    Carya illinoinensis?
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    Trees from a distance

    Bingo
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    Trees from a distance

    Very close
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    Trees from a distance

    Negative Ghost Rider
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    Trees from a distance

    One from my backyard in Western Vermont
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    So.. Free Climbing?

    This mimics the set up for lead soloing with a fixed anchor in rock climbing. Never tried it in a tree.
  18. JayDeCoster

    So.. Free Climbing?

    I believe they are justified, and should be commended, for including that section. I'm just surprised that a government entity would acknowledge the existence of this "dark magic".
  19. JayDeCoster

    So.. Free Climbing?

    Safely according to me, yes. Safely according to Z133, no.
  20. JayDeCoster

    So.. Free Climbing?

    When I worked in the cable industry I met more than few guys that had a permanent limp thanks to getting tangled in a ladder. They scare me much more than trees.

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