Communication Brake Down Its Always The Same

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Just recently I was yanked up about 25ft to 30ft into a spot that was not cool. My fist problem was not communicating, my second problem was not having the rig line in a port-a-wrap, and my third problem was not communicating.
I did not communicate properly and ended up using myself as a counterweight to a big log.
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Getting caught in the rigging. How many ways is that possible?

Watched a groundie put a wrap around his waist to help brake a load. Wrong thing to do. I will always remember when he said, "Yeah, I got it. Trip'er loose!"
 
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Just recently I was yanked up about 25ft to 30ft into a spot that was not cool. My fist problem was not communicating, my second problem was not having the rig line in a port-a-wrap, and my third problem was not communicating.
I did not communicate properly and ended up using myself as a counterweight to a big log.
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I like rigging with different colored ropes, just for that reason. I rarely have the same colored ropes during rigging.
Hope all is well Jer.
 
Sounds painful, Jeremy. I know a few guys that has happened to. Also, since you appear to be unscathed, perhaps my humor will fall on laughings ears: lets try and make "Log Counterweighting" a side event at the Kentucky Climbing Championship. I'll talk to Rob...
 
im picturing you 20 to 30 feet up in the tree. did you stay there? did you footlock down? did you have someone else take a chainsaw to the log to let off enough weight to let you down? or did you just crash. Did you get it on tape?
sounds crazy, like kite boarding or something except over the hard ground. real glad your okay though! give me a call when you get a chance.
 
I'd rather experience a clear twenty foot rise into a tree, than do another clear four foot DROP. never be shy to watch&communicate with your ground crew for procedures, when your rigging big.
cheers... LAKEFOREST Rules!
 
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I like rigging with different colored ropes, just for that reason. I rarely have the same colored ropes during rigging.
Hope all is well Jer.

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Same here, my rigging lines are in the red/orange/yellow category and my lifelines are blue or green.

Clear, plentiful communication is sure sign of professionalism. I did a job last week where the customers wanted to watch the whole thing (big dead oak TD over a private zoological park). I had them yelling 'clear!' along with my son whenever something was about to happen... even though they were well clear of the drop zone it was nice knowing where everybody was down in those woods.

A few weeks ago I dropped a pieced on the loop of my double crotched lifeline; yanked me clean off my spikes. I'd been swinging pieces away from a house on a line and they all cleared my lifeline easily. I going fast and decided to just drop one last piece that wasn't over the house. It didn't occur to me that my line would be in the way but the piece had lots of foliage and went top first... a fork caught my rope... it hurt.
 
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