lagoon Rd Zipline

[RopeShield]

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We took out 3 big Grand firs on this job and 3 smaller ones. Some headcam up 2 of the big ones, the majority of brush was ziplined, along with lots of messy deadwood which was cut and thrown. The very low stuff below and just above the powerlines was a little tricky....beyond that was straight forward enough. Biggest worry is always the wind....got away with it this time. I had about 7 slings at a time, should have been more really. We had such a steep line angle towards the end that the branches were almost free-falling. Thanks

Use HD on youtube

http://youtu.be/lRAApoPnYZI

Edit Volume seems a bit low. Might have to turn it up a little

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Reg, there is so much about your videos I love.
Saw dust streaming, calculated drops, conversation with tea, the dark fell, the music.
Artist for real. Thanks man!

 

[theXman]

Reg,

GREAT VIDEO!

 

[cory]

Late to the party here, but, fantastic as usual Reggie. The tree work is top notch cutting edge stuff and it is enhanced by the great filming and editing. The beginning was very cool.

3 quickies: The car going by as your pard dropped the top in the beginning was scary, but maybe that's just me, I would stop traffic first.

Maybe I should be able to tell or deduce, but did you drop the tall bare spar from the base or did you have to hike back up later to shorten it? If you did go back up, why didn't you chunk it while you were up there already, last I knew you had no Wraptor so it looked like it would be alot of excercise to get back up there...

How do you like your 201 and how do you like the new RW over the original version?

Thanks, Reg.

 

[Reg]

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Late to the party here, but, fantastic as usual Reggie. The tree work is top notch cutting edge stuff and it is enhanced by the great filming and editing. The beginning was very cool.

3 quickies: The car going by as your pard dropped the top in the beginning was scary, but maybe that's just me, I would stop traffic first.

Maybe I should be able to tell or deduce, but did you drop the tall bare spar from the base or did you have to hike back up later to shorten it? If you did go back up, why didn't you chunk it while you were up there already, last I knew you had no Wraptor so it looked like it would be alot of excercise to get back up there...

How do you like your 201 and how do you like the new RW over the original version?

Thanks, Reg.

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Hey Cory
Scott had taken enough weight off the back already, and they had a pull line, so that top was only gonna go one way.

I came down the spar cause I knew hot food and drinks had arrived. There was probably 90ft to chunk down before we could fall it (the dark clip at the end) and it was much wider than what the camera suggests, so my food woulda been cold had I not come down there and then. Spurring up a bare pole like that is like climbing a flight of stairs, no big thing.

My 201 is modded, so its alright. Before that it was pitiful....I’d get teased about it even.

Love the new wrench, and cause its shorter will engage sooner, so I’m not having the issue of my hitch locking up as with the old one. Thanks

 

[cory]

Good stuff, Reg.

 

[Bixler]

Fine job Reg, not much room for error. I like how you even zipped the top down, really clean cuts on the stem, working efficient with what you have. Sometimes I set up the Stein and don't end up using it...

I get myself into tall conifers of the like around these parts, usually I find myself going all the way to the top to tie in once rather than working the tree in lets say 20ft sections. It may not keep the ground person as busy, but it's nice not to have to tie/untie the set up several times as the climber. The nice thing about doing this using SRT is the predictable friction to your hitch as your climb line navigates through 90 ft of branches on the back side of the tree. Whether you work the tree in those 20ft sections, or as a whole it is the same amount of climbing in terms of distance going up and down.

In the long run it might save time starting at the top, not having to reset your anchor and climb line several times. It also seems like it would take some room for error out of the equation making sure your lines are properly set each and every time, although it may be more difficult to keep the system running as clean.

I like the new wrench, good to hear it's working out for you, not locking up must be easier on the ol' elbow. Another tool that has helped me on these types of jobs is throwing on a handled ascender above the wrench, it's much easier on the elbow. Oh and have the guys throw a shot of whisky in that tea, it couldn't hurt either.

Epic shot of the top coming off from above, thanks Reg.

 

[Reg]

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Whether you work the tree in those 20ft sections, or as a whole it is the same amount of climbing in terms of distance going up and down.


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Thats a good point Bryan, even though it feels like a complete waste of time to go all the way to the top of a tree just to drop down and start at the bottom. The thing is having the zipline set high but re-di to a low limb means that you gain nothing in the way of better clearance, and the groundworker has to take the time to loosen and flick the line back to the climber each time. 50-60 limbs it all adds up.

 

[TC]

Reg, is this what you were doing with the zipline? diagram is a bit rough.

do you just use one sling to re-direct the rope and just move that one sling up the tree as you go like so?

with this being how the rope would sit on the last run?

 

[Reg]

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Reg, is this what you were doing with the zipline? diagram is a bit rough.

do you just use one sling to re-direct the rope and just move that one sling up the tree as you go like so?

with this being how the rope would sit on the last run?

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There's no re-dis Grover, the line is just tied and re-tied each time. Again, lots of stuff that i could handle was cut and thrown on the way up, as is much easier than initially climbing through or past it....but it still all had to be thrown down with some accuracy. Cant do that with 100+ ft of limbs below that they might bounce off, hence 20ft at a time.

Its the kind of job thats more obvious when youre actually there and you just get to it automatically. Thanks

 

[Bixler]

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Whether you work the tree in those 20ft sections, or as a whole it is the same amount of climbing in terms of distance going up and down.


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Thats a good point Bryan, even though it feels like a complete waste of time to go all the way to the top of a tree just to drop down and start at the bottom. The thing is having the zipline set high but re-di to a low limb means that you gain nothing in the way of better clearance, and the groundworker has to take the time to loosen and flick the line back to the climber each time. 50-60 limbs it all adds up.

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... and you have to sacrifice one of your slings too. My experience working with ziplines is somewhat limited, I've just recently started forcing myself to use one when I normally wouldn't. I've found many benefits in using them, makes me wonder why before I didn't do them more often. I guess I never had the ideal equipment so would always have to take the time to piece something together to make it work. But its really just a bunch of slings(runners) and a couple 300 ft ropes would be ideal.