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  1. AshWilliams

    Big tree collapse climber

    Love this vid, its been making the rounds for a while now. He's a young guy from Vancouver Island with a CUA ticket I believe. There must have been some high voltage lines on the backside that we cant see in the video or something. As nutso as it is, I think his gameplan was really well thought out.
  2. AshWilliams

    Starting A Business

    Should rename this thread "Canary Tree Service Thread"... More power to you though man. You're fire truck is pretty cool. Feel bad for your groundies making $12 bucks an hour though, ouch.
  3. AshWilliams

    Question for SRT climbing

    That pretty much somes it up right there.
  4. AshWilliams

    Ropes you use

    Yep your logic is sound. I've just seen how much some ropes can be subjected to over multiple years of hard service life and still survive strenuous truck pulls etc long after they've been retired from life support use. When I said that you must know your gear and it's limitations, I'm also...
  5. AshWilliams

    Ropes you use

    Rigging branches off the tail of your climbing line is totally acceptable I say. Know the limitations, know your gear and what you put it through. We have to apply those same principals to literally every other aspect of being a climbing and tree work so it's just another trick of the trade...
  6. AshWilliams

    How to be an Excellent Climber---from the Groundie

    Climbers are demigods and must physically elevate themselves above the profane ground swine who exist only to serve their divine needs.
  7. AshWilliams

    Carry on saddle

    If you're using all the xtra gear regularly then sure, but if you're only grabbing for that clunky dangling metal thing once a week for all of 2 minutes and it's just getting snagged on stuff the rest of the time, well then I duno. I'm not into telling other climbers what they should or...
  8. AshWilliams

    Carry on saddle

    Handsaw, saw lanyard, extra biner, webbing sling, delta link. I like minimal crap on my belt. If I need something I'll sit from my rope and get it sent up!
  9. AshWilliams

    Best 20-25” saw for use in the tree?

    Being on the BC coast, I have been fortunate to run a few different Walkerized saws, mostly big cc falling/bucking stuff so nothing in the top handle or mid size class but yes, the power in your hands feels goooooood. The man is something of a local legend among loggers and tree climbers. On a...
  10. AshWilliams

    Basal Anchors

    There's a time and place for everything. I'm definitely not advocating reckless freeclimbing but I see a lot of guys get caught up in the mindset of "everything is dangerous and trees are out to get me" and it can really affect your confidence.
  11. AshWilliams

    Basal Anchors

    I still free climb sometimes! Like a cedar with a dense crown and perfect ladder from 6ft off the ground...just climb it like a 10 year old kid and tie in at the top!
  12. AshWilliams

    Basal Anchors

    Million likes from me ^^^
  13. AshWilliams

    Hitch Hiker

    I'm in love with vortex so far. Also really liking ocean...what other 10mm hitch cord is worth a try when paired with vortex?
  14. AshWilliams

    Basal Anchors

    And if the climber can't self rescue and was presumably injured from cutting, who's going to unclip his flip line? I tell myself that in the event of a bad cut, I'm bailing myself out no matter what. If I can't even self rescue then I probably have far worse things to worry about than my...
  15. AshWilliams

    Basal Anchors

    I think that is a very realistic set of circumstances for a lot of crews though: everyone doing things a little differently. So do we then have to train for every individual climbers worst case scenario? Where do you draw the line? I think you gota just hope that if you really need rescue that...
  16. AshWilliams

    Basal Anchors

    Ive never heard of an aerial rescue in my area. Deaths: yes. Bad injuries: yes. Groundie lowering you from your complicated basal tie: never.
  17. AshWilliams

    This is the Akimbo

    This thing better be able to hover me to every part of the tree via telekenisis waves or I'll be very upset.
  18. AshWilliams

    How to be an Excellent Climber---from the Groundie

    Like using a stub as an "in-tree" porta-wrap lol.
  19. AshWilliams

    How to be an Excellent Climber---from the Groundie

    Groundies perspectives are every bit as valuable to the climber, they see the tree in its entirety, they see lean, limb weight bias, they see the new guy walking into the drop zone with his head down, they see how far the spar has to come down before we can flop it...list goes on. I'm big on...
  20. AshWilliams

    Hitch Hiker

    Now that I've been climbing with my HH for a couple months now I gota say I'm nothing short of impressed. Using it SRT for sparwork is a dream, being able to climb drt/srt at will is such a game changer. I'm using vortex with ocean 10mm and it's working awesome. I can't see ever needing anything...

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