the Aerialist
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Mia Culpa ~ I plead Nolo Contendre ...
I'm doing great with my business and four years without an on the job injury or any damage to the customer's property. My climbing is slow and at times tedious, like today, deadwooding and minor trimming four large Oaks without spikes which was somewhat exhausting for me. I am largely self taught although I give credit and kudos to my first mentor, from whom I learned a lot.
As to toy's I'll confess to being a gadget guy. I'm constantly seeking to give myself mechanical advantage and have tried just about everything. I've settled on A.R.T. products but am still susceptible to new stuff, like the rope wrench, now that it's metal.
Well duh! what a dummy, :bang: master rigger (parachute) and I never thought vertical for a zip line. I guess it's because my zip line training all was geared towards personnel and vertical was not an option.
I've found climbing, while physically demanding for me, to be the easy part of tree work. It's knowing what to do when you get there, and making it work with no injures and no damage that is the hard part. It's the challenge I enjoy most, it's mental not physical. I'd have to agree that I could use a bit of buffing up on my technique and methods. But as long as I'm operating safely and damage free I'm meeting my goals.
I'm doing great with my business and four years without an on the job injury or any damage to the customer's property. My climbing is slow and at times tedious, like today, deadwooding and minor trimming four large Oaks without spikes which was somewhat exhausting for me. I am largely self taught although I give credit and kudos to my first mentor, from whom I learned a lot.
As to toy's I'll confess to being a gadget guy. I'm constantly seeking to give myself mechanical advantage and have tried just about everything. I've settled on A.R.T. products but am still susceptible to new stuff, like the rope wrench, now that it's metal.
Well duh! what a dummy, :bang: master rigger (parachute) and I never thought vertical for a zip line. I guess it's because my zip line training all was geared towards personnel and vertical was not an option.
I've found climbing, while physically demanding for me, to be the easy part of tree work. It's knowing what to do when you get there, and making it work with no injures and no damage that is the hard part. It's the challenge I enjoy most, it's mental not physical. I'd have to agree that I could use a bit of buffing up on my technique and methods. But as long as I'm operating safely and damage free I'm meeting my goals.
