EducatedClimber

[Muggs]

Hi everybody, I just wanted to invite you all to check out the new and improved homepage at EducatedClimber.com. There have been a ton of changes and additions to the site over the past few months, with much more in the works! There is a very large and growing community forming around this mission to educate the younger generation of climbers with a solid foundation in the basics. If you have a spare minute, check it out: www.educatedclimber.com. Thanks for all the support so far, I really appreciate it! All the best.

- Patrick

 

[Steve-o]

Being a new climber I really like all of your videos and always learn something. Keep up the good work!

 

[rico]

Show them youngsters how to use to sights on the saw when making an undercut. Muey importante! Oh yea. Hinge wood too.

 

[Gorman]

I think the job site skills part could go on and on. This is a great site and I’d love to make a contribution

 

[Muggs]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. The site is not about me, it is not ego-driven, I simply want to create an online resource where beginners can go and learn things the right way. As you can imagine, this idea is incredibly overwhelming. But, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

With that being said, I am always looking for guest contributors to the site. Just this morning I got permission to use Soren Sattelit's fantastic animated video on the basics of rigging. I'm sure many of you have already seen it on YouTube. I also have Professor Ed Gilman's amazing video lecture course on tree health, biology, structure, pruning, etc. I have no problem putting top-notch material up from other contributors.

If anyone is interested in helping the cause, please email me directly at patrick@educatedclimber.com. Thanks TreeBuzz!

 

[Tree worker9]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. The site is not about me, it is not ego-driven, I simply want to create an online resource where beginners can go and learn things the right way. As you can imagine, this idea is incredibly overwhelming. But, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

With that being said, I am always looking for guest contributors to the site. Just this morning I got permission to use Soren Sattelit's fantastic animated video on the basics of rigging. I'm sure many of you have already seen it on YouTube. I also have Professor Ed Gilman's amazing video lecture course on tree health, biology, structure, pruning, etc. I have no problem putting top-notch material up from other contributors.

If anyone is interested in helping the cause, please email me directly at patrick@educatedclimber.com. Thanks TreeBuzz!

I love your site, its both educational and inspirational,
I have a question for you and TreeBuzz ers,
I have the latest version Petzl sequoia climbing harness (not srt model), l am climbing lately with big saws so my saddle tends to slide down alot, l definitely need shoulder straps,
Petzl designed shoulder straps specifically for the SRT model. I am pondering would those straps fit my regular sequoia maybe with even a little modification.
I would greatly appreciate your feedback, thanks.

 

[Steve-o]

Why not contact Petzl?

 

[Muggs]

I have always tried to be someone who knows what I don't know...and I honestly don't know the answer to your shoulder strap dilemma my friend. My understanding of the sequoia srt saddle is that it has a rated attachment point on the back in the middle, for attaching a chest ascender (I think it was called the croll). I think the shoulder straps you mention would attach to this point. Could you modify some shoulder straps to attach to the non-srt saddle? Not sure.

I personally would not bother contacting Petzl directly. You are likely to get some generic, corporate response about how they do not recommend using gear in "off-label" ways, and how modifying a piece of equipment will void the warranty, blah blah blah.

I would do a search on treebuzz, this has most likely been addressed before. If you can't find an old thread that answers it, start your own thread specifically about it, I know someone will chime in who knows the answer. Off-topic questions buried inside of other threads are usually lost in the shuffle, that's just how it goes on forums. Best of luck!

- Patrick

 

[Todd L]

Awesome Site, Easy to navigate, I chain-watched the whole Course series on a ride from Michigan to NY last month. So much useful information on the site to me as a new climber. Thank You and everyone that helped put it all together.

 

[ghostice]

"I have the latest version Petzl sequoia climbing harness (not srt model), l am climbing lately with big saws so my saddle tends to slide down alot, l definitely need shoulder straps,
Petzl designed shoulder straps specifically for the SRT model. I am pondering would those straps fit my regular sequoia maybe with even a little modification."

I took some webbing loops clipped together with a brass grommet and made four attachment points on my Sequoia which clip right into the clasps on a set of MCRS suspenders. The webbing loops are not fastened to any harness stitching or strapping but are just a loop which can be moved for inspection - still, Lester the Safety Inspector might argue this is a harness modification but to me it is better than having the thing heading down around my ankles. Some days just can't resist taking up the . . . come to think of it, Jonny Quick had a video on YouTube showing climbing, taking up the kitchen sink . . . . .
Or you could just spring for a MonkeyBeaver Harness and MCRS suspenders (since has become my go-to) . . . .
Also not sure if big saws should be on your harness (think ISA et al sez not . . . sorry)

 

[southsoundtree]

15 pounds (or more than 15 pounds) is supposed to be anchored elsewhere while cutting, IIRC.

For reference, an MS362 is over 13 pounds, only the empty power head.
Ms261 10.8, power head only. My guess, a 20" bar, gas and oil might also exceed 15 pounds.