Are you an easy rescue?

[Tom Dunlap]

Coy,

The few limitations of SRT have been gone over inthe other threads. Like I said, "...there are only a few times ..." and having a lanyard on and being immobile is one of those times. But!!! Let's say that all I have to do is get my lanyard off. How much better off am I than someone with a trad system? After getting out of my lanyard, I don't have to participate in my rescue. If anyone understands how a Gri-Gri works they can lower me. Pretty simple compared to counting on a climber. When my Dad was up to help me pack we went out on a few jobs. I was able to show him how to use the GG in case I needed rescue. Is SRT the most fool-proof system? Heck no...but it sure has fewer rescue limitations which moves it ahead of trad systems in my book.

I don't set an access line when I SRT but I do when I trad. Once I got used to having an access line in the tree it was really a non-factor. Any of the climbers that I worked with, and the ground crew, were able to work around the access line with little fuss.

Tom

 

[blue]

has anyone on AS ever rescued/been rescued from a tree?

 

[roachy]

Luckily I have never needed to be rescued,I think I lean more to the cautious side then most simply because I find myself always asking "what if" befor I cut .
I have pulled a few guys out of trees ,mostly guys who told me they had lots of experience then froze 20 feet up.Nothing ever very serious luckily in my 19 years

 

[jkrueger]

"what if" befor I cut . That is something I can remember, had it today, big 200 year old oak, in a forest, client wanted open it up and respect it by giving it some room and a clean up.

Wow, 18-20" dia. dead branches. Nothting to hook a lanyard to. Unless of course it was as long as MBs.

I kept thinking about this thead, ..., checked everything.

Just my thinking, "what if" befor I cut like thoughts was enough to keep me safe.

Thanks,
Jack

 

[BigJohn]

Thats what I'm talking about Jack. Just take 5 seconds and think before you make that cut. I'm not saying ponder for a half hour like I see some guys doing. At least you get it. I don't want anything to happen to my Pop Pop.

Hey you comeing up to State College on the 26 of June for the Competition?

 

[jkrueger]

Originally posted by BigJohn
Thats what I'm talking about Jack. Just take 5 seconds and think before you make that cut. I'm not saying ponder for a half hour like I see some guys doing. At least you get it. I don't want anything to happen to my Pop Pop.

Hey you comeing up to State College on the 26 of June for the Competition?

Hmmm, 26th, good idea. Say, off topic and I've an old dead locust no, laterals left, maybe 65' ploe. The client is scared, sicnce it pointed right at them. In the country, no urban stuff. Want to take it down? I don't have spikes, and I don't think I can save it.

Jack, PM me, about take down,
Jack

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by jkrueger
Nothting to hook a lanyard to. Unless of course it was as long as MBs.

Believe me, 10 or 12 feet ain't that long. A few here need much longer ones than that.

Oaktreedude, how ya liking those stumpy seven footers?

 

[jkrueger]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster
Believe me, 10 or 12 feet ain't that long. A few here need much longer ones than that.

Oaktreedude, how ya liking those stumpy seven footers?

Ya, I'm going to have a 12' made up. I'ts the way.

Jack

 

[BigJohn]

I could handle that lanyard for ya. Custom snap and all.