Minnesota Tree Climbing

[TLHamel]

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Great time today. Myself, Jim Steele and his son Jack, Dave Nordgaard, and Nick Grebe. Tony Annatone dropped in for breakfast.

Jim and I climbed a sugar maple... here's Jim getting set after ascending.

 

[TLHamel]

Then I visited Nick and Dave in this American elm.

 

[TLHamel]

View from the elm.

 

[TLHamel]

Looking back from a limb walk. See Nick on the ground? Awesome trees!

 

[jim454]

Jack had fun, but he didn't like the cold.

 

[TLHamel]

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The apple never falls far from the tree...

 

[TLHamel]

Here's one of the bigger sugar maples we found. Solid trunk to ~45'. Height was pushing 90'+ IMO.

 

[TLHamel]

Myself and Nick Grebe at the base.

 

[TLHamel]

Biggest fruiting body we've ever seen. Ganoderma applanatum. Also saw what I think is a large Ganoderma lucidum body (varnished, brown top) but didn't get a photo.

 

[tnttree]

Nice walk in the woods, good day up on maple hill near my house these are the only pics I got
Nick in the basselm on the ridge

Nick laid back, Thanks for setting my Rope!!

Taylor out over the Ridge, where he had the best view of goose lake

 

[TLHamel]

Basselm. We shall name it: Tilia ulmericana 'Nordgaard'.

 

[jim454]

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The apple never falls far from the tree...

[/ QUOTE ] We really need a graemlin that flips the bird.

 

[jim454]

It was good to meet you Nick, bring Johnny Boots with you next time!

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

Looked like a nice rec climb. Overalls and sweatshirt weather... What were the temps?

We actually had over night snow in these neck of the woods.

 

[jim454]

just above freezing, the wind made it nippy.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Dang...80 degrees in Austin...not Hormel-Austin, the Live Music Capital of the World Austin...heheehhe

 

[Sam Hodgson]

Were are some good places to go Rec. Climb? I live just south of the south metro. I was up North of Eagan the other day looking down at the river bottoms it looked like there were some big Cotton Woods, but were are some of you guys climbing.

 

[TLHamel]

We pretty much just sneak around and find any cool, big trees. Couple of regular parks, but lately we've been getting kicked out of the high profile, open areas. Better to find an out of the way spot.

This is an open invitation to everyone: I am going to be climbing A LOT between now and ITCC. I would like help and input, and maybe a little competitive camaraderie! So, let's go climb some trees!

 

[Sam Hodgson]

Im trying to plan a climb up in by Eagan down by the river but I have to do some scouting first but time is not on my side latley. But I would love to go climb but im not sure i could help you on the competitive side.

 

[TLHamel]

Pierce Wasmund and I were discussing a climb tomorrow (Sat. 29th) and possibly Sunday, too. Maybe we should go back to Newell and climb the Master's Tree? Or we could set up an Aerial Rescue in my yard.