measure twice cut once

[boreality]

I had a couple small hangers overhead, instead of yanking them out I slashed at them with the chainsaw. As I do it I remember my climbing line on that side of the tree. And there it was dangling below me. I haven't nicked the line with a running saw before. Hardly slowed me down but it isn't something I plan on doing again. Two tie ins is a very good thing. Definately was an awakening.

 

[oceans]

Were you in DRT, Floating DRT on base tie, SRT base tie, SRT isolated, etc...? Just curious. It sounds like you nicked the fall side of your line.

 

[boreality]

It was drt and I got both sides. They had just a small portion of my weight on them, just tight enough to make a nice clean cut. I didn't even feel the cut, that was the creepy part. Thick bushy spruce I'd just had over a month of no climbing and there was a malfunction with the auto pilot system. I forgot to switch it from clearing brush at home to working aloft.

 

[oceans]

Nice "awakening"! That one should last you a nice little while...

Were you able to make a safe descent?

 

[boreality]

I made an ascent to the tie in, retied and carried on with the work. Not impressed but not shaken.