Climber Cuts Off Arm To Pull Free of Boulder May. 2003

[TheTreeSpyder]

Newspaper report

 

[MasterBlaster]

This is old news, Kenny.

Are we missing something here?

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Sorry, i couldn't find it on AS search, we'll see what we can do aobut it!

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

You shoulda have made a comment relating it to working a lone, that would ahve made it topical.

I'm going to have foru or five emails telling me this has nothing to do with tree work

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by John Paul Sanborn


I'm going to have foru or five emails telling me this has nothing to do with tree work

THOSE are the people that need to get a life!

 

[treeslayer]

I bet he was looking up at the trees while he gnawed his arm off with that pocketknife!

 

[Koa Man]

This shows the value of carrying a high quality knife, preferably with a blade length of at least 4 inches, just in case you pin your arm in a tight (tree) crotch and can't start your chain saw to cut it off. Your knife needs to be either a fixed blade or a folder that can be opened with one hand. Try to avoid buying knives with blades made of 420 or 440 steel. Get quality steel like D2 or S30V.

Hmmm, I forgot, most of us also carry Silkys. Forget what I said about knives.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

This speeks to the idea of not climbing alone.