Bogachiel Spruce reclimb

[Oxman]

For those who saw the movie, this tree was reclimbed February 19th, 2008.

The thread was started over at treeclimbing dot com, under Climb Reports Bogachiel Spruce reclimb Some new photos have come to light from the camera of TREE Fund sponsor Zack Blomberg, owner of Flower Mountain Tree Service on Lopez Island, Washington.

 

[Oxman]

Here's the first of Zacks shots, showing Dan Kraus doing a tightrope traverse 175' above the ground.

 

[Oxman]

Dan is walking across a 50-60' gap between two trees. Will the tension pull one of the trees over? Not likely, for they are 8 & 10 feet in diameter.

 

[Oxman]

The implausibility of watching helmet cam video during a 200' rappel is apparent.

 

[Oxman]

Zack in action. BTW, the original video is available at Sherrill Tree.

 

[Oxman]

These shots of Zack in action were taken by me with his Nikon D80 camera. After he got up in the tree, he pulled up the camera into the tree with a rope.

 

[Oxman]

People look different when they are climbing, maybe it's the hardhat. Here's a pic of Ethan Tucker taking a photograph on the ground.

 

[Oxman]

Then we climb, and go out onto a traverse.

 

[Oxman]

Kreg is all settled in at the top. The site of many tie-ins.

 

[Oxman]

Here's a long shot of Dan on the traverse.