One piece of advice.

My advice would be study the shit out of your climber (assuming he/she is decent). Watch as they're in the tree, see if you can guess where they will make cuts, where they will tie in, setup rigging points, etc. Developing a mindset of a climber before you actually climb will help. Even though once you're up there, nothing looks the same.
 
3P's

Plan-

@roxy taught me this, not sure who gets the original credit?...

ABC's before you go up-

Ascend: have a plan to get into the tree. Where is my TIP and what method best suits me to get there? What system am I going to use to get there?
Belay: have a plan to get out of the tree should the need arise? Do I have a figure 8 or other device if I'm foot locking? Etc...
Climb: What am I going to do once I'm in? Is it conducive for me to work as I go up? Do I need to go up and change my TIP? What's the most efficient, yet safe way to work this tree?


Purpose- Why am I going up? Is it for one limb over the house? Do I need the golden crotch in the top center or can I take a lower, faster, easier TIP and get that one limb from there? What is it that I need to do? (Revert back to Plan, subsection C for the rest of that)

Process- I put this last, for no real reason but this is probably this most important. Develop a process. From when you get out of the truck, if it's your job to set up the work zone, do it, then go from there. Hazards? We all have our way of checking. Plan? Have a process to check your gear to make sure nothing goes unnoticed and all is safe. Have a process that everything (gear, tree, work zone, drop zone, etc) is checked and rechecked. A little paranoia is OK. Don't get too comfortable in your process that you skim over things and let them go unnoticed.


Long winded but I think this has helped me the most. The PPP and what they mean, and the ABCs. I'm no speed demon but having a process and a plan seem to help me the most and seem to help my speed and efficiency, safety being number one and most important.
 
JustinK said:
3P's

Plan-

@roxy taught me this, not sure who gets the original credit?...

ABC's before you go up-

Ascend: have a plan to get into the tree. Where is my TIP and what method best suits me to get there? What system am I going to use to get there?
Belay: have a plan to get out of the tree should the need arise? Do I have a figure 8 or other device if I'm foot locking? Etc...
Climb: What am I going to do once I'm in? Is it conducive for me to work as I go up? Do I need to go up and change my TIP? What's the most efficient, yet safe way to work this tree?


Purpose- Why am I going up? Is it for one limb over the house? Do I need the golden crotch in the top center or can I take a lower, faster, easier TIP and get that one limb from there? What is it that I need to do? (Revert back to Plan, subsection C for the rest of that)

Process- I put this last, for no real reason but this is probably this most important. Develop a process. From when you get out of the truck, if it's your job to set up the work zone, do it, then go from there. Hazards? We all have our way of checking. Plan? Have a process to check your gear to make sure nothing goes unnoticed and all is safe. Have a process that everything (gear, tree, work zone, drop zone, etc) is checked and rechecked. A little paranoia is OK. Don't get too comfortable in your process that you skim over things and let them go unnoticed.


Long winded but I think this has helped me the most. The PPP and what they mean, and the ABCs. I'm no speed demon but having a process and a plan seem to help me the most and seem to help my speed and efficiency, safety being number one and most important.
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We kinda got a thing like that-H.O.P.E.-Hazards Obstacles Plan Equipment
 
Make sure to have a plan like what JustinK said. Also make sure you do a tree risk assessment(sound the tree look for weak crotches and raised soil or root flares)before any climb. If you are going to use a chainsaw be sure that you are comfortable and always use 2 hands. Oh and be safe have fun and good luck.
 
Forgot my rope wrench on a recent job. No problem, dug out my old friction saver, tied a Blake's hitch and got the job done. It just reminded me of how much I hate rope twist and fooling with friction savers etc. That Old School knowledge came in handy though. If I need extra positioning I will often use the tail end of my rope to tie a Blake's system.

My one piece of advise is, do not sacrifice safety for money. In other words it is far better to loose money on a job that was underbid, than it is to loose your life because you were rushing to get it done.
 
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