Danger Bowline!

[MasterBlaster]

My rule is one chainsaw on my saddle at any given moment.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster
Ain't nothing to it.

So if you're on an 12 foot diameter spar, mb, and you need to drop 40 feet, you'll spike down?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Probably not 40 feet, usless I had to. More like 20, 30 feet, tops.

Coming down is easy if you smooth out the trunk when you first ascend, and in this case gravity IS on your side.

NO STUBS!!!

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

So there are times you use the discussed technique. You southern guys need bigger suspenders. It ain't nothing but a thing.

 

[rbtree]

Mike,

The only times I gaff down over 6-10 feet is if I'm not using a pull line, have no stub to rappel off, or don't leave a tail on a retrievable false crotch or choked lifeline.

Xtreme, I wasnt digging on you or anyone who doesn't climb as many trees like our 100-200 foot conifers. But a lot of guys, me included, like to do a gaffless removal. And some do complain about spurs and comfort.

Nothing wrong with safety either, as you thread starting post was directed at. However, barber chair is highly unlikely unless the spar leans and still has most of its original weight still on. As well, one of the several techniques to avoid bc should be employed. Thus, that's why I rarely bother to bind the rope.

 

[rbtree]

Originally posted by Mike Maas
Here's a little trick, when you're done with the 200 and pull up the 440, before you lower the rope back down, put your 200 on the same knot and send it down. No extra time or steps.
Work smart, not hard.

Or be slicker still, and tie the small saw on in the middle and let's it's weight going down help pull the bigger saw up.

Anyone here used the elevator technique to effortlessly climb a tree? Hint, requires someone aloft coming down for counterbalance.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I've never seen anyone come down a tree as another person was going up.

That just seems odd...

 

[xtremetrees]

west coast I recon MB

 

[Lumberjack]

I haved used the elevator before, but normally it is more of a hassle in our short little trees. However I have used it before or rec climbs, but not normally.

 

[appalachianarbo]

I sometimes descend off a stub to my next chunk instead of walking down, but I don't think I'd ever cut a notch while my rope was still up there. I have my lanyard on and rope chokered before any cutting is done. I can see how being able to swing around to see/cut your notch is helpful (like on a leaner, when you need all the balance you can muster just to stay on the tree), but I wouldn't want to still be tied into a piece I was cutting...but that's just me.