Has anybody seen this video yet?

[CutHighnLetFly]

The deep notch tells me he was focused on the notch and forgot about being tied into the same log and not to like a neighboring tree.
when i was less comfortable working on my spikes on akinny, squirrel-y stems, id stay tied in for the notch. I once put the saw to wood for my back cut and saw this is what I was doing and it scared me pretty good, so we (me myself and i) had a board meeting and decided to limit this practice as much as possible and ALWAYS tell a ground guy to stop what he's doing and WATCH ME until I completed the notch and moved the tie in.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

As I’ve said before.
Something’s you just have to remember to do or not to do, that’s the job.

 

[rico]

This is why I am not a fan of staying tied in during the undercut when working on a spar. Too much potential for disaster.

 

[Matias]

From day one, I never considered it as an option

 

[rico]

The only time I will consider doing it is when in big wood and slinging a 395, or bigger. It can definitely make it easier on your low back, knees, and hips, but everyone (climber and groundies) needs to have their heads in the game.

 

[Mowerr]

Ya I personally don't believe he didn't get hurt. If he didnt get hurt at all then he must have been very close to the ground which which also doesn't make sense...everything g about this is very weird to me

 

[Matias]

Ya I personally don't believe he didn't get hurt. If he didnt get hurt at all then he must have been very close to the ground which which also doesn't make sense...everything g about this is very weird to me

Staged? Seems a risky thing to do for views...

 

[Mowerr]

No I wouldn't say staged.
Hard to believe he was not hurt and that it happened 2 years ago.

 

[Daniel]

This is why I am not a fan of staying tied in during the undercut when working on a spar. Too much potential for disaster.

you don't need to when your falling skills are dialed in... if you need to reposition a lot in the course of the cut, then it makes sense to stay tied in until starting the back cut. One a stem that small, it shouldn't have been necessary, no matter how mediocre his falling skills may have been.