scared?

wurzel
your a little kitty cat!but i can help you with yor problems;
1. try wearing some stilts so you can reach some of those far away branches!
2. when have i ever tried to kill you?
3. just CHOP IT my little axe wielding friend!
 
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Even if I were scared, I wouldn't admit it.
Quit your belly aching....and CUT IIIIIIT!!! ;)

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If you knew that you knew nothing, you would at least know something.

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The guy who's yelling "cut iiit" is the experienced guy who knows it's going to be fine.

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Sounds more like a complacent guy.

Good luck in your eternal quest to get a clue.
 
I do not know what has happened to Nate. He disappeared for a few weeks and came back acting like this.

Dave, I do not agree with your assessment of AS. Percentagewise, there isn't any more of this stuff over there than here. But they have over 200 new posts per day so you might find one or two where someone like Nate gets insulting.
 
instead of saying "just cut it " I yell "just pay me !" . Lot of money in scary trees . Tell em you're scared to death and the tree is totally too dangerous to work on , but it can be done for some extra $$$. Money motivates me to do just about any tree. Show me the money !
 
I went through a phase when I first started climbing when the trees were getting harder and harder, bigger and scarier. I basically had to break down logically exactly what it was that I was scared of and take what ever steps were needed to prevent that that. I think it got me into the habit of making reduntant safety features in my tie ins or rigging or what ever. Also got me thinking in a much more analytical way as opposed to panic management style of decision making. If there is a little voice telling you not to do something - listen to that voice- and then do what ever it takes to get the job done safely. Bring in a crane whatever. This mind set also can help on bidding tricky situations as it never pays to underestimate an opponenet.
 
i agree, trust the inner intelect that can pick up on nuances etc. that can't be quite put into words; but something in memory recognizes the pattern as possibly failure prone.

Sometimes i can explain that fear away with an analytical look; sometimes i find what was setting off my 'spyder sense'.

i developed the habit of after everything is set, scanning the system and letting this unconcious intellect absorb it to check and to hold for future refrence; i think it works!

Then let knowledge replace the fear, but don't get cocky, maintain your respect! i think, cuz we are really out of our leauge in the land of the giants; it is this thinking that allows us to overcome those odds IMLHO.

Orrrrrrrrrr something like that!
-KC
 
Sometimes when I am climbing I think about falling. But then I relize that my TIP is secure, my rope could hold 20 of me, and start climbing again, or get back to work. You gotta be able to trust your ropes.

Carl
 
I thought this was an interesting question. I wanted to know if any of you more experienced guys have/had any nerves to get over. I know I do, but it seems like my threshhold of holy s**t this is really high (or windy or whatever) gets better everytime I go to work or climb for fun. I am also learning more and more to trust my equipment. I asked one guy that I work for and he told me he gets nerves, but just sits back for a minute 'til it passes. He also said, in his experience, that the guy yelling the loudest is the most scared. I know its an old thread, but work is a little thin right now.
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“Sometimes when I am climbing I think about falling. But then I relize that my TIP is secure, my rope could hold 20 of me, and start climbing again, or get back to work. You gotta be able to trust your ropes.”

Sure, but what about when your only tie in points security is questionable, and the lead your on is questionable, and there’s no place to freely drop limbs?
That’s when I can feel my nerves going.
 
They say "if you never ran aground, then you never took your boat anywhere interesting...". I think if you never have been something less that fully confident in a tree, you just haven't been up enough trees, yet. The day will eventually come when you'll find yourself looking at a tree that does scare you, if you stay in this biz awhile.

I think Dan is right; it's easy to trust your gear, it's the tree you find yourself worrying about sometimes.
 
I pay fear little heed. It's a waste of time and slows you down.

But I don't take chances.
 
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