climbing with the wind

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Varese north Italy
hey guys I would like to know your opinion about climbing when the wind is very strong
last week me and other four guys work near a lake of Como
and we rigging a big Quercus Rubra and pruning other 3
ther was strong wind....some times we get in trouble to move inside the tree cause the wind move also the rope...and during the mrigging the man in tree find difficult to manage the rope of rigging...there is in the Us on in other country a regulation who establishing when a climber have to go down depending by the force of the wind? /forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 

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Wind is just another thing you need to learn live with, such as rain, pine sap, sweat, dirt,saw dust,hard hats,grease and oil. Suck it up and enjoy the nice days they come around.

What are complaining about at least you have a girl on your crew. I think she'd be more cute with short hair.
 
Climbing in high wind can be fun as long as the tree is stout. I don't think I would venture up a 100' plus White Pine on a windy day. When your in a tree in heavy wind {20mph}it is interesting to see tree dynamics first hand. Sometimes its amazing how much they can move. Trees that grow at elevation and receive a lot of wind are so stout they move very little. There are some days in this area when it is better to go fly a kite, then to go climbing.
 
Cool pics, thanks for sharing! High winds don't really bother me on takedowns but I don't care for them when I'm trimming and having to get out to the tips.
 
Nice work Stefano! There is no wind regulation here except when using cranes. I have had to work in very severe winds many times during storm work, but you shouldn't just "suck it up" no matter what. Trees fall over in severe wind and therefore it's quite possible that one could fall over with you in it. I have no problem climbing in normal wind, but I won't be up there during a hurricane or something.

One time I was rigging a tree down over a house during a storm because it was uprooting. This job couldn't wait and the wind was strong but not hurricane level. Anyway, the wind gusted as I was moving down a 45* leader and I slid half way down and gaffed my leg in the process. Not fun. I couldn't walk on it for two weeks.
 
I do not like climbing in strong winds. We stick to smaller stuff. If you can reduce the level of risk why not? Mark I know a guy who tore up his acilies tendon with a gaff. Had to have surgery.
 
In Holland the limit is 6 beaufort. If it gets up to 8 Beaufort I start to hesitate and at 9 B we start looking for smaller stuff. There is NO tree or situation that is worth the risk. Eventually the wind will go away and the job can be done without the extra thrill.
 
Strong winds where blowing through new england I was in a monster pine that swung so much. Boy I didn't want to be there, but if I refuse a climb I know I will be wlking behind a stump grinder for months
 
We have no set regulation for wind strength here in NZ but there comes a point where you fight the wind so much the job becomes very slow and the risks increase. For example last week i needed to set up a 40+metre pine for climbing the next day. there was a strong wind and i spent almost an hour trying to set a line (the lowest branch was 28m). I gave up in disgust after that time only to go back in the evening after the wind had dropped and had the line set on the second shot and spent less than 10 minutes there.
I have heard it said that if your cube blows over it's too windy to climb. That's a problem here in NZ as being an oceanic climate means there is often wind.
Like other have said choosing the right job for the conditions is wise if you have the choice.

Cheers Rimu
 
wind can work in your favour sometimes. other times its just a pain in the arse but nothing that cant be overcome. sometimes if its really windy and we have something else to do thats preferable then we'll postpone, if not its just business as usual. once when i was working on a military base i was pulled down from a tree due to the wind. i forget what the figures were but i think it was something like 20km was considered too windy to work off the ground.
 
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I forgot to say the pine job went fine the next day in light to moderate winds.

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got any pics? I like the cube theory! /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

jelte

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Auch Jelte, that means we can't do our job every one out of five days /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
When i started climbing 15 years back we had little climbing work so windy days could easily be rescheduled. After 3 years climbing we got more and more work so i started to climb im wind to. Then i got a wind-speedometer from a client as a gift (that day 7 beaufort) and i really progressed in climbing in wind. When i was in doubt i pulled my wind-speedometer and was sure were i stand. I messured some very big changes in wind on ground level and 60 feet up. Like 3-4 beaufort down and 6-7 up the tree. Above 6 beaufort i usually flop the top out (on TD) what makes the lower tree more fixed. I sure look to keep a high tip to TD the lower crown:) One time i was gaffing up a 80foot poplar cutting off branches when i passed them in 6 beaufort and when having the half lower tree done the top cracked and twisted open. It did not fail but i was down and away in a split second. The road had to be closed for 2 days before wind settled and i could flop the rest down.
 
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