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We have access to a 60ft spiderlift through a friend, so that's the size of lift that we were using. No, it was not ideal for this particular tree by any means, but it was still safer than climbing. This tree was sketchbag. This is one of the biggest cemeteries in the city, and they let stuff go...

A couple weeks ago I had a very close call rigging out the last top on an ugly Silver Maple at the cemetery. My rigging point failed and a 25 ft chunk of log went freefalling towards the earth. Nobody was hurt – thank God. One stone got hit but it didn’t do any damage. As fate would have it, my...

Originally published in 1902, John Davey’s classic work helped to establish the scientific basis for the modern profession of ‘arborist’ or ‘tree surgeon’. John Davey believed that people’s neglect for trees was simply the result of a lack of understanding of their functioning, and that...

Published in 1944, this is the Bible of knots. Clifford Ashley took notes on knots for over 40 years of his life, and then labored for over 11 years to produce the most comprehensive reference of knots and ropework ever written. With almost 4000 knots, his work covers basically every type of...

Glad to hear that this content is appreciated. Professor Gilman put a lot of work into these videos. As far as academics, it is literally Dr. Gilman and Dr. Alex Shigo who have done the most to promote proper arboricultural practices among commercial arborists. There is a ton of great content...

Thank you for the kind words. I film my climbs so that my apprentice can learn climbing and rigging technique, and as it turns out, other people seem to like the videos too, which is very cool. Lots more in the works... Anyone looking for learning material should check out my site...

Hell of a job! I have always preferred my lanyard to be a different type/color of rope from my climbing line. Helps me to keep them from getting confused.

Very excited to share Professor Ed Gilman's online video course with everyone. This is an extensive series of videos from the Arboriculture survey course that Dr. Gilman taught at the University of Florida. He has graciously given me permission to make these videos available for my audience at...

This was just something that I have been thinking for a few years now and finally wrote down. I love the new gear as much as the next guy, and I use a lot of the new stuff. I love the marketplace that has grown up around this industry. It is amazing. I still have my original Rope Wrench that...

Excerpt from my article... Over the last 10 years there has been a flood of new kit onto the arborist scene. Gear, gadgets, gizmos, doohickeys, thingamajigs, contraptions. Call it what you want. Most of it is fluff. For the majority of my climbing career I have been what you would consider a...

For your entertainment: You can see my how-to video on the English Trucker's Hitch here:

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For your entertainment, one of the jobs from yesterday: