Tall Cottonwood = scary? Made to top!

[Bart_]

Last time I was in a big tree was a poplar maybe 110'er. I roped a big broken 25' snag from the neighbouring dead big poplar but my main imprint was how the normal size maples etc directly underneath looked like bushes from above. Wee bit of the tummy zing too. (adrenalin)

 

[southsoundtree]

You can throw a rope with a throw ball attached to the end to advance your tie in. I wouldn't mess with a throwline while in the tree

I may add a weight to my heavy steel Fusion D termination biner.

 

[Brando CalPankian]

Made it to the last safe tie in tonight. Only took two years. I’ve been doing a lot of work climbing and more rec stuff. I helped at 5 comps last year and got numerous tips and tricks. I measured it at 90ft. This may be routine for some of y’all, but it was a satisfying accomplishment for me. I felt like the TIP was solid and tree not moving too much. If it was a hardwood or even a straight up conifer, I wouldn’t be uneasy before now. Thanks for the encouragement!

He made it! Bad ass! So cool to watch the progression. Climb high!