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  1. Mick Dempsey

    Actual tree work for a change

    Tricky removal, nicely done.
  2. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

    Yes, I can see why that makes sense.
  3. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

    I either cut a V just inside a branch stub and use it to drt down or just spike and flip down. Either way I’ll keep the flip round the tree just in case.
  4. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

    I never choke the trunk, flipline and lifeline as a secondary. You don’t slide down the trunk (under normal circumstance) you just face plant a bit.
  5. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

  6. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

    Pic protocol seems to be broken, I’ll try later.
  7. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

    Bit of a derail, but ok. I was pulling With the Avant winch. Truck wise I have a Ford Ranger and a Ford transit as a chip truck. (trying to load pics….)
  8. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

    Which one?
  9. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

    Coincidentally, this one yesterday had me focused on the cut, slight backlean, gusty sidewind that had me sitting waiting for a calm moment. I aimed it more to our right to avoid a fence, but the wind still seemed to send it left.
  10. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

    I would say he knew it was sloppy but didn’t care, because with a pull-line on a relatively small piece like that its only going one way. A snap cut would have worked just as well, albeit with the possibility of a bit more wobble on the stump. It was three in the afternoon (according to his...
  11. Mick Dempsey

    critical criticism

    On a chunk like that I don’t think it’s really an issue. Sure it’s indifferent cutting, but there’s no real jeopardy.
  12. Mick Dempsey

    Christian Nationalism is NOT Christian

    That article doesn’t state (or even speculate) how many of these attacks are committed by other Christians.
  13. Mick Dempsey

    Saddle setup (picture thread)

    That might have been it.
  14. Mick Dempsey

    Saddle setup (picture thread)

    There was a guy on The House, long gone now, Limbrat. Anyway he had this saying ‘everything you do, is everything you do’
  15. Mick Dempsey

    Getting out on the ends on an American Elm for a cat

    Good work, well done.
  16. Mick Dempsey

    Chipper knives TRIPLE!! the price in one year!

    I’m guessing they have been sharpened a few times and are due for replacement.
  17. Mick Dempsey

    Climbing in open air /dead space

    Dont think about the sudden drop, the couple of seconds of pure terror, the réalisation (albeit brief) that a simple error on your part has cost you your life. The few seconds after you hit the deck of shouting and crying as your life ebbs away. Just don’t think about it.
  18. Mick Dempsey

    At what point do you settle?

    Disagree, work is more than that, it’s who you are, it gives meaning and purpose.
  19. Mick Dempsey

    Avant 528 drive question?

    Does it have 2 speeds? Are you in rabbit?
  20. Mick Dempsey

    [Discussion] How to get new guys excited about the industry.

    Everyone wants to be the rockstar climber, twas ever thus.

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