Selective climbing

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mpriley02

During a climb, I usually use limbs to advance myself more than relying on my rope (except for initial entry). For the past month or so, during a pruning (pretty much impossible on a takedown ;) ) I'll try to climb around without touching limbs I'm going to remove. It definitely limits the options for moving within the tree. I don't know why I really thought of doing this, maybe for fun, maybe out of respect for the tree. Sometimes I think it seems rude to stand on a limb to make a cut, then come right down and remove that limb (call me crazy).
If it's going to add any extra time to the job, I'll forget it (don't worry, Brian & Will!), but it makes the job more interesting. Anybody else thought of this? I guess it's the same thing as climbing gyms color coding holds to create different routes.
 
Like I said, if it's going to make the job take any longer than normal, I'll climb normally. It's not like I do it all the time (i.e. last tree of the day, etc.)
 
Sir; i think you are on to something, follow your instincts; learn a different kind of feel from this strategy.

Feel the float like a spaceman, the rope pulling back to equalize your weight pulling down; floating you in the middle plane. Use line angle and light(er) touches on the stem and branches; to steer and balance, easily (mostly); staying more 'parachuting'/horizontal than vertical.

Perhaps learn by feel all the pulls on a load by the tension and angle of the line; by putting yourself more in the position of the load. Then when rigging imagine the feel of how those 2 components, support and steer the load.

i learnt you can get (closer and closer to)a line to pull back equally to load force at tearoff; to virtually get the load in the 'float plane' virtually instantly. For total control of hold or lower at miniumum loading.

Lifting takes extra force, but by demanding all this balance; nature can present like a puzzle; of how you can use that demand for balance to equalize the supporting to the loading; so float (meaning not falling/not rising)is possible, down is easy! Fair control if you can choose a non-lifting path.

Kinda wilde sounding i'spose; but you are free to give it an open, searching try; and prove me wrong.

Good LUCK
(Labor Under Controlled Knowledge)
-KC
 
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