Gotta love Lawrence's persona... He's great.. too pretty for tree work actually.. might have a future in Hollywood....
Don't mean to sound critical but safety trumps ettiquette here... That scene around 16:00 where he gets a little upset with the groundy for not letting the piece run... Not a good bit of rigging.. to his credit he knew exactly where the piece was heading and moved quickly out of its way.... That said, even in tight quarters I would tell all climbers if you regularly put yourself in a position where your safety is dependent on the groundy allowing a piece to run, that's on you... Develop better rigging skills and you won't need to depend on the groundy... When I was climbing regularly it would happen maybe once or twice a year.. And then I had a protocol.. all equipment shut off and I watch the wraps being taken and get groundy to repeat instructions so I know he's heard them clearly. Now working from the bucket it almsot never happens.. don't remember the last time it did... Lawrence is a bit of an exception becasue he was working with extremely tight urban DZs.. BUt I still see a lot of video where wood swings back at, or at least towards the climber when its completely unnecessary, as in there is plenty of room for the piece to drop... We don't need to keep doing that to ourselves.. It's one of those things that is just accepted somewhat blindly by the masses.. Like This is the way its always been and is always going to be... Doesn't need to be... We are better than that now.. Use your intelligence and creativity to keep yourself safe...
who you calling pretty with that turquoise sash in the glamor shot profile pic
i welcome all criticism Daniel, especially from a seasoned vet like yourself. our styles and settings may be different but having a good discussion and analysis is how we all learn. very true, in a lot of clips in my vids pieces swing towards me but most of those times there is a butt line to limit movement. as you pointed out i need pieces to come off butt heavy cuz of clearance issues. also having the ground guys hold the tip tie line and butt tie lines tight is pretty dummy proof. sometimes there is no butt line, but pay close attention to the angle of my line, it is set so that if there is a swing it is a very short one that i'm comfortable with. if you know of any questionable clips, cite them and we can pick them apart
anyways, all that being said, around 16:00, you're right, not a good bit of rigging, i put more control in the hands of the groundie than i usually do because it was cold and raining and i was starting to get soaked and i just wanted to get the job done and i thought the dumb dumb groundie could handle the simple task of letting the log down just enuff to clear me after it came off the cut
buuut that's how "accidents" happen. doing a removal like that in the rain was definitely a contributing factor, not smart, $$$ on the mind.
what i should have done, besides tell the guy i'm not working in the rain, is added a butt line to that mid/ semi balance tie to limit movement or taken it in two smaller pieces
