Does anyone climb fo' fun anymore?

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Hey, for the icing on the cake after the Texas Tree Climbing Championships, I took two newbie boys and my girls up a nice cedar elm.

There's a quote I can roughly repeat, "Don't tell me I'm burning the candle at both ends, tell me where to find more wax." made by George Bernard Shaw.

I shall paraphrase, "tell where to find more rope and saddles."
 
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Here's a pic of you with one of those newbie boys ...
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Great picture and avatar, Sprout! Here are a couple of our chilluns.

I haven't climbed in weeks cause I broke a rib taking a bad swing
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...Watching everyone else have fun is getting Very Old
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I climbed this tree with my coworker, Ben. Doug fir, a bit over 100 ft. You can see Ben at the top if you look hard.
 

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Here I am just getting to the top.
 

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nice shots Chris! Is that Green Lake?

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Yep!

Here's another climb we did. My boss, Kathy Holzer, took me up this tree my first week as a climber. It really opened my eyes!

Climbed the maple to the left to get into the fir on the right.
 

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i did my first climb last week OH MY that was WORK - but the entire time i was having a blast (does that count as fun) - maybe in the future i will ask my trainer to take a picture, but for now - any climbing i do is for fun.


enjoy your day and the trees that you climb

jz
 
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When I take groups climbing I'll set up "checkpoints" in the tree, hoist up sky chairs and tree boats (hammocks)

When it is no longer fun, I'll stop climbing!

Geof in Florida!
 
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I got in my third climb this weekend and enjoyed the time in the trees. The only issue I had was the harness leg straps were not adjusted correctly and I have a few bruises, but I really did not realize the issue until the next morning. Next time I will know better and re-adjust when they start to pinch or are no longer comfortable

Here is a picture of my feet off the ground.


jz
 

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Pheewww! I got 2 words for you, girl. ODOR EATERS
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(tee hee tee hee!)

Very cool pic and great that you're out climbing. Good on ya! I have 2 or 3 weeks to go before I can saddle myself up again. Counting the days!!
 
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If anyone gets to the Tampa FL area and wants to climb for fun, please let me know!
Geof
 
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