Minnesota Tree Climbing

[TLHamel]

Climbing tomorrow (Sunday 30th) in the AM. Somewhere.

 

[jim454]

How about those big maples?

 

[TLHamel]

Kris Frederickson (MN Women's Champ), Pierce Wasmund, and myself climbed for a bit in Reservoir Woods Park. This park is home to the state champ butternut.

We climbed a pair of white pines. Here's Kris and Pierce.

 

[TLHamel]

Zoomed out. I was in the neighboring tree.

 

[TLHamel]

Kris. We did a bunch of leaping back and forth between trees... fun!

 

[TLHamel]

Pierce.

 

[TLHamel]

Spittle bugs at the top.

Last photo for now.

 

[RLEWIS]

I don't know...maybe Pierce shouda brought the smoke face shield for that Kask.. we wouldn't be able to see the fear in his eyes.

Looks like a fun climb guys.

watch yer ropes

 

[Sam Hodgson]

looks like a fun time. What does Kris have for a friction saver??

 

[TLHamel]

Homemade ropeguide. 16 strand spliced to a large aluminum ring. Prusik with an original Ropeguide block. Oval screw link for retrieval.

 

[Sam Hodgson]

Taylor Do you do splices there are a few things i have wanted to get made up?

 

[TLHamel]

Hey everyone, let's try for a climb this weekend 19th-20th. I gotta keep up the climbing in prep for Chicago. Maybe we can just do some AR stuff in my silver maple. Speed climb too. I have beer in the 'fridge for post-climb discussion and debriefing.

 

[Sam Hodgson]

Anyone up for a climb before the cold really sets in?

 

[Sam Hodgson]

Anyone???

 

[Sam Hodgson]

So am I the only one who wants to climb??????

 

[TLHamel]

I'd climb with ya Sam, but as you know, I'm in Texas with Crazy Jimmy where it's between 50 and 70 degrees F! Sorry to rub it in. Looks like this weekend in MN is gonna be REALLY cold!

 

[tnttree]

Say hello to Jimmy you pansy, real climbers up here burn gas warmin there fingers by the mufflers and don't complain. Oh crap theres no chainsaws in Rec Climbing.
It maybe hit 20 today

 

[Sam Hodgson]

Yeah taylor your lucky, when I talked to you the other day we got over a foot of snow.

 

[jmcscrap]

Lucky guy Taylor! Wish I was anyplace above 60! Looks like the cold has set in here for a while at least....

 

[Sam Hodgson]

so whos up for it?