Yankalilla Blue Gum prune

[Stihlmadd]

Here is a long mostly raw film of me doing some targeted end reduction on a large blue gum several weeks ago. no trickery or mind altering effects in this one.

Thought it was about time I did something different other than smashing down and macswans comment awhile back about large eucalyptus being beautiful trees and such fun to climb gave me the motivation to get this one in the can.

Cheers macswan this is for you, hope it is a beautiful climb indeed.
colemanjessenz videos encouraged the music change so cheers Bro you have some excellent taste in tunes.

 

[John Uselding]

There's still a smashdown component... I'd probably be disappointed if there wasn't. Ten cuts and a cloud of dust, plus the always cool shadowy silhouettes. Nice.

 

[Boomslang]

Beautiful tree, beautiful climb, but where are all the bitey, venomous, eight-legged koalacrocosnakaroos. I thought they covered every square centimetre of that island

 

[Boomslang]

I wish we had trees like that where I am. I miss nice big open canopies

 

[Leroy]

Great work and video as always Ben! Although I did shed a tear to see you climbing that big ol beauty without a rope wrench
Like the music also glad to see you pruning. Keep up the great work and please keep those vids coming!!

 

[Dblehron]

Watching you hip thrust makes me love my rope walker system. Nice video, GORGEOUS TREE

 

[macswan]

Here is a long mostly raw film of me doing some targeted end reduction on a large blue gum several weeks ago. no trickery or mind altering effects in this one.

Thought it was about time I did something different other than smashing down and macswans comment awhile back about large eucalyptus being beautiful trees and such fun to climb gave me the motivation to get this one in the can.

Cheers macswan this is for you, hope it is a beautiful climb indeed.
colemanjessenz videos encouraged the music change so cheers Bro you have some excellent taste in tunes.

Gorgeous. I am very jealous over here. It has been miserable cold and viscously slow round here. Jealous of tree and weather.

 

[colemanjessenz]

aw shucks haha, nice video Ben i really enjoyed it mate.
I remember watching a vid of you pruning a really amazing gum about 2 years back and the tree was so unbelievable , I'm getting sick of beech and oak , maybe I should come and do some work with you mate haha id love to clime some gums again .

 

[Stihlmadd]

where are all the bitey, venomous, eight-legged koalacrocosnakaroos

I snorted milk out my nose reading that creative beast description. thankfully never encountered one and don't wish too.

 

[Stihlmadd]

see you climbing that big ol beauty without a rope wrench

Watching you hip thrust

I was wondering when the SRT gang were going to come around to me dang it.

maybe I should come and do some work with you mate haha id love to climb some gums again .

Jesse looking like I need some SRT instructions, are you up for a coaching gig?

 

[Stihlmadd]

Gorgeous. I am very jealous over here

thank you very much sir, the tree is a delight and that was the response I was hoping for.
the weather on the other hand is unfortunately completely out of my control.

 

[Stihlmadd]

aw shucks haha, nice video Ben i really enjoyed it mate.
I remember watching a vid of you pruning a really amazing gum about 2 years back and the tree was so unbelievable , I'm getting sick of beech and oak , maybe I should come and do some work with you mate haha id love to clime some gums again .

The Bridgey ghost gum prune, yeh that was a wet n' wild climb. thank you for remembering that far back
I have been going through my old hiphop tracks thanks to you it is a pleasure to here some of the good shit again.
you are more than welcome here - I just ordered a pinto spacer (snap) thats a neat trick so I am all over it like a fat kid on a cupcake.
Cheers Ben.

 

[Stihlmadd]

 

[Dblehron]

I was wondering when the SRT gang were going to come around to me dang it.

Jesse looking like I need some SRT instructions, are you up for a coaching gig?

I thought a mandatory requirement for srt was elitism?

 

[colemanjessenz]

I was wondering when the SRT gang were going to come around to me dang it.

Jesse looking like I need some SRT instructions, are you up for a coaching gig?

Haha for sure mate , you will be surprised at how low tech a srt system can go, all you need is a foot ascender and some rope... I'm going to really try and sort out a trip within the next year and a half so i'll hold ya to it, and as for the
music, I try and make my videos feel way cooler then they actually are haha.

 

[Stihlmadd]

I'm going to really try and sort out a trip within the next year and a half so i'll hold ya to it

You are on laddie!.PM sent.

 

[Stihlmadd]

elitism

not a word I would use to describe myself but I did come third in two of the climbing events this year - throw line and footlock.
not to shabby considering I am nearly twice the age of the other competitors
even took home some prizes

 

[Sexton]

The foliage on that tree reminds me of bamboo