- Location
- Bluffton, SC
What's the plan?
Minnesota Tree Climbing
- Thread starter WillSchubert
- Start date
- Location
- St. Paul, MN
Hey Sam,
I didn't call you last night. It's 9:30AM and I'm ready to climb wherever. Haven't heard from anyone else.
Shawnee Park in Woodbury is alright and we have permission to climb there.
I didn't call you last night. It's 9:30AM and I'm ready to climb wherever. Haven't heard from anyone else.
Shawnee Park in Woodbury is alright and we have permission to climb there.
- Location
- Bluffton, SC
Had an awesome climb with Taylor today, pictures coming soon.
- Location
- Bluffton, SC
- Location
- Bluffton, SC
- Location
- Bluffton, SC
TREEfool
Participating member
- Location
- Sioux Falls, SD
Anyone still climb in the snow? I haven't been out for a few weeks but finals are comming to an end and I plan to spend my free time in the trees. According to the pictures on this page I have a lot to learn because I use a simple SRT with a throwline and advance the line as I climb up. It isn't the fastest or easiest tecnique but it allows me to climb more tree than rope which is exactly why I do this. I would love to join you guys on the next outing if you don't mind having a relatively new climber tagging along.
- Location
- St. Paul, MN
Oh yeah, we climb all winter long!
Just keep an eye on this thread or post when you're going to climb. We'll all manage a get together at some point. We've all got extra gear if you want to try some new techniques.
Just keep an eye on this thread or post when you're going to climb. We'll all manage a get together at some point. We've all got extra gear if you want to try some new techniques.
Crazy_Jimmy
Participating member
- Location
- Texas
Too cold up there for me Sam.
- Location
- Bluffton, SC
O come on Jimmy it was only -7F windchill yesterday. I did crane removals all day and it was pretty nice.
TREEfool
Participating member
- Location
- Sioux Falls, SD
Hey Sam what are you wearing for gloves on such cold days? Usually I just wear a pair of tight fitting leather gloves and I cant imagine how hard it would be to tie knots with thicker gloves.
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
Head down to Thrifty Outfitters, upstairs from Midwest Mountaieering to see what gloves they have. When I lived in Mpls. Thrifty Dick Wildberger would keep the TO stocked with great stuff!
Find some curved finger gloves like:
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/granite-gear-ice-sparring-gloves-waterproof~p~55069/
Buy Minnesotan!
Kinco gets good reviews too. Buy the leather ones with the knit cuff. Add a dollop of Sno Seal, rub it in and set them near the radiator or heat duct overnight.
I would always wear a really light, skin tight, poly liners. If I ever needed to take gloves off I never had to go bare skinned.
Every fall I'd find out when Hoigaards had their tent sale. There were boxes of last years ski gloves. Poking around to find about 8-10 pairs of the same model of glove paid off later in the winter. As pairs would wear out I could mix and match to have a working pair. Or, keep one pair buried inside your jacket and swap them out when they got wet. It doesn't take long to dry gloves inside your jacket.
Find some curved finger gloves like:
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/granite-gear-ice-sparring-gloves-waterproof~p~55069/
Buy Minnesotan!
Kinco gets good reviews too. Buy the leather ones with the knit cuff. Add a dollop of Sno Seal, rub it in and set them near the radiator or heat duct overnight.
I would always wear a really light, skin tight, poly liners. If I ever needed to take gloves off I never had to go bare skinned.
Every fall I'd find out when Hoigaards had their tent sale. There were boxes of last years ski gloves. Poking around to find about 8-10 pairs of the same model of glove paid off later in the winter. As pairs would wear out I could mix and match to have a working pair. Or, keep one pair buried inside your jacket and swap them out when they got wet. It doesn't take long to dry gloves inside your jacket.
For me it's Atlas thermals with a hand warmer in each glove, at least until it goes below zero. I use those blue thermal gloves sherrill sells when it's real cold out. I've found that ski gloves tear up real quick and it sucks to grab rope with. I buy the atlas thermals by the dozen and stock up on hand warmers in the summer when they go on sale. Think I spent like 60 cents a pair on the last batch of hand warmers. Makes my day much more comfortable.
- Location
- St. Paul, MN
I have a $100 pair of Black Diamond ice climbing gloves that I wear in the mornings while the blood gets flowing. I'll use them for ascending and then keep them in my pockets or send them down depending upon the situation. Once I'm on the ground and packing up, I put them on again.
While climbing, I use Atlas Therma-fit. I keep three pair in rotation throughout the day.
While climbing, I use Atlas Therma-fit. I keep three pair in rotation throughout the day.
Yea you need a couple pair to switch out. If they get wet and/or sweaty you will want a dry pair after taking a break.
- Location
- Bluffton, SC
I use the same atlas's the thermals, and keep them rotating through out the day.
TREEfool
Participating member
- Location
- Sioux Falls, SD
HAHA! Check out my latest tree climbing and treetop hammocking adventure! I heard there was an old maple forest dotted with white pines on a new section of the SHT so I was hoping to find a giant. Here is the story:
I saw this tree sticking about 30 feet above the rest of the forest canopy so I hiked up and began the adventure.
After about an hour and a half and lots of being pissed off I finally got my throwline and myself into the tree.
I finished the climb in the dark and set up my hammock about halfway up the tree. Temps dropped to 15 degrees that night but I slept warm. These pictures are from the next morning.
Good Morning!
My hammock:
It was just slightly over 50 feet from the base to my hammock tie-in point.
And here is a picture from the top of the tree:
I didn't make it to the tip top of the tree because the branches were so thick and the shaft became thinner than I was comfortable climbing on. I couldn't fully see the top but my guess is that it was about 15-20 feet higher than my anchor point. My rope is 100 feet long and there were only a few feet resting on the ground when I had it tied at the highest point but I gave myself about 10 feet to work with while making the anchor. My guess is that the tree was about 90 feet high, maybe 100, but I'll never know!
I saw this tree sticking about 30 feet above the rest of the forest canopy so I hiked up and began the adventure.
After about an hour and a half and lots of being pissed off I finally got my throwline and myself into the tree.
I finished the climb in the dark and set up my hammock about halfway up the tree. Temps dropped to 15 degrees that night but I slept warm. These pictures are from the next morning.
Good Morning!
My hammock:
It was just slightly over 50 feet from the base to my hammock tie-in point.
And here is a picture from the top of the tree:
I didn't make it to the tip top of the tree because the branches were so thick and the shaft became thinner than I was comfortable climbing on. I couldn't fully see the top but my guess is that it was about 15-20 feet higher than my anchor point. My rope is 100 feet long and there were only a few feet resting on the ground when I had it tied at the highest point but I gave myself about 10 feet to work with while making the anchor. My guess is that the tree was about 90 feet high, maybe 100, but I'll never know!
- Location
- St. Paul, MN
That's great! Thanks for sharing the photos. What a wonderful way to spend the night!
- Location
- Bluffton, SC
- Location
- Bluffton, SC
