Crabapple Climbers' Club - are you in?

[opposablethumb]

Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

I am.

Two nights ago, wife went out with the girlfriends. I put the two kids to bed and sat down on the couch, popped in disc 2 of The Art and Science of Practical Rigging into the DVD player, pulled my gear out of the bag so I could tinker with my lanyard setup while I learned about dynamic loads.

Then, figured out a nifty little setup with my saddle bridge, and I just had to try it out.

So what did I do? Saddled up and stepped out into the yard leaving the door open so I could hear if one of the kids woke up, and monkeyed up into my 10 foot crabapple to see if my new setup really worked.

Wife returns home and discovers me hanging 3 feet off the ground, in the dark, in full climbing regalia (sans Vertex

), with the voice of Rip Tompkins wafting out the door into the night air.

I might be the only member of the Crabapple Climbers' Club, but I'm proud.

Are you in?

 

[GibsonTreeCare]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

I was born in man

 

[JeffL]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

I climb crab apples like it was going out of style. Make wayyyy sweeter cuts that way too.

 

[opposablethumb]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

Yes, but do you climb them in your free-time...in the dark...with your rope&saddle...when you should be doing something rational...

That, my friend, is the test of a true member of the club.

 

[rfwoodvt]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

Me and the Mrs have found uses for crabapples, rope, saddle, dark, free time etcetera. I'll leave the rest up to speculation!

Does that make me a member of the Club?

 

[treehumper]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

The not quite the mile high club by the sounds of it Rick!

No crab apples here on my lot so I have to resign myself to the spruce out front, white oak or butternut in the back.

 

[trevmcrev]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

Hahah Rick is in the 4 foot high club!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

Rick...you're setting us up!

Mile High doesn't quite work...

Uh, I'm going to have to restrain myself...hehehehe!

 

[robinia]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

I climbed a Mugo Pine once, for a photo op!

 

[chewbacca]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

You people are really weird! ................................. I'm in.

 

[lumberjackson]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

I have been caught hanging from the rafters from the garden shed/chicken coop at night doing the same thing! ...minus good ol' Rip...

 

[Frax]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

[ QUOTE ]
I am.

So what did I do? Saddled up and stepped out into the yard leaving the door open so I could hear if one of the kids woke up, and monkeyed up into my 10 foot crabapple to see if my new setup really worked.

Wife returns home and discovers me hanging 3 feet off the ground, in the dark, in full climbing regalia (sans Vertex

), with the voice of Rip Tompkins wafting out the door into the night air.

I might be the only member of the Crabapple Climbers' Club, but I'm proud.

Are you in?

[/ QUOTE ]

Oh man, you a funny guy Robert! I don't have any instructional vid to go with this scene but I have saddled up to try stuff out in my crappy little trees too! One of them is a crab apple.
Thank you. I don't feel so weird now. Or maybe we are all weird. I'm in your club!

 

[opposablethumb]

Re: Crabapple Climbers\' Club - are you in?

[ QUOTE ]
Me and the Mrs have found uses for crabapples, rope, saddle, dark, free time etcetera. I'll leave the rest up to speculation!

Does that make me a member of the Club?

[/ QUOTE ]

Rick,

You've been anonymously voted chairman of the club.

Congrats.