Those pic's left me speechless. WoW is about all I can say. Very very cool that takes elevating your perspective to a whole new level!!!
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Those pic's left me speechless. WoW is about all I can say. Very very cool that takes elevating your perspective to a whole new level!!!
Very cool! I think I'll stick with 18" up but enjoyed reading about your hang.
Last time I measured my base winter pack weight was under 20 lbs (excluding food and any gear specific to climbing). I have never measured the weight of my climbing gear :eek:. This is the extra stuff that I carry for the climbing:
100 feet of 11mm static climbing rope (8 lbs?)
150 feet of throwline + throw weight and case (2 lbs?)
20 feet of paracord with grapnel hook (<1 lbs)
80 feet of paracord for misc use (<1 lbs)
Harness (<2 lbs)
6 bent gate biners, 3 ovals, 3 lockers (1-2 lbs?)
Grigri (1 lbs?)
Backup belay device and prusik loops (<1 lbs)
Insulated leather gloves (1> lbs)
So very ruffly about 18 pounds extra? I consider myself weight conscious though. I dont know any other tree climber that uses such a short climbing rope and all of my gear is made for rockclimbers who are also a lot more weight consious than most arborists/tree climbers.
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these pics were spectacular! I would not hesitate to try this a few times.
just....wow !:)
Thanks for all of the compliments guys!
I am psyched that the pictures were enjoyed so much. I hope my story was... refreshing. :tongueup:
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Well I would start looking at the crotch itself. I would wrap the rope around the biggest part of the limb. Yes a leader is the Main Branch of the tree. I would make sure there isn't any dead wood on the tie in leader. Mushrooms,fungi or separating bark are all good indicators of die back on the leader. I also would not tie into any branch that is less than 50* from horizontal.
You should move to Oregon and join up with Filmmaker John Waller's team.
He just made a film titled Treeverse. The film is about his Five-day journey living and moving though the trees without ever touching the ground.
http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segm.../1790?q=canopy
^DUDE! If that link plays the whole movie, well, then I love you. Ha, but seriously, I have watched the trailer like 20 times and have been trying to find where I can see or buy the movie but have been unable to locate anything. I am at work and cant play flash videos so I have my fingers crossed.
This is prime information man. I have been trying to go on a climb with some local arborists so I can learn more about the trees themselves but so far it hasnt worked out. i never touch trees that have any sign of disease or falling-apart so I think I am doing OK thus far however I am a bit confused about "50* from horizontal". So are you saying that if the branches are not within 40* of straight up and down I should not use them? What about on trees like this white pine? All of the branches within throwing or slingshot distance were horizontal.
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1. I'm jealous.
2. You're a nut.
3. I have "The Wild Trees". Have you read it?
Good story....Thanks for posting!