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Will this work on any woody plant/tree?

I tried the sugoi on my leg when I 1st got it and found that it got in the way an awful lot, when trunkwalking and also just maneuvering about in the tree, the handle gets hung up a lot and a friend of mine even had his bend from getting stuck. Mine is on my harness now and I find it much...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQoWmldL7As

What exactly do you think went wrong in the 1st video?

The best technique is prevention, I should have sighted my rope before I cut, instead of assuming I was clear. Thanks for all the support guys, its good to talk about it and hear what others have to say. I am having more touble getting comfortable in the tree than I thought I would, so am...

Getting back into it may have been harder for me if a piece of gear or the tree had failed on me, but because I know that it was my mistake, its just a state of mind. Dont make that mistake again!! Thanks for all the well wishes guys, I reckon I am operating at about 90%, back to work on...

The pain is pretty much over with now, 2 weeks to the day today! The only real discomfort that I have now is nerve damage in my backside, I get hot tearing sensations, pretty painful, when I move or stretch in certain positions. Stitches come out this afternoon, I will post picture of the...

The guys at work are calling me "chopper", and no, no need for wing cuts with that sugoi, Jarrah; couldnt have cut it cleaner with a 20. Thanks for all the well wishes guys, I do feel pretty down about making such a stupid mistake, I should have known better. Plus sitting around the house for...

Two weeks ago I was cleaning a number of cuban royal palms using a 2 rope false crotch technique. I was on my 7th palm of the morning, where I had to prune off a frond with my silky sugoi. I did not have a secondary life line and didnt bother throwing my flip line over a few fronds for a 2nd...

What is the minimum kN rating for climbing gear, for example, I have a pulley that is rated at 22kN, would it be considered safe to climb off? I ask because the lowest rating Ive seen on a carabiner is 26kN.

Theres no situation where a bowline in one form or another cannot be used. Its not called the "undoers knot" for nothing.

There's not a lot that hasnt been said. My family and I are thinking about you and yours, take care, let your friends help.

Well guys, after much experimentation with other hitches and differing configurations of the vt, I have switched over to the knut. I cant believe I never really tried this hitch before! Its just as smooth as the vt, but with almost zero hockling of the line and the knut also has a much...

TreeCo, I had thought about that, however when I was taught the VT, it was explained to me that the same leg had to be in contact throughout the hitch. Does varying the wrap effect performance in anyway?

I have used both extensively and tend to favour the husky for its comfort levels. Which saw do you think is the best?

I am using a 50 meter length of velocity, and when I descend, the vt twists the rope up so bad that I get big tangled messes that I have to stop and sort out on the way down. I lead the rope into the pulley with my spare hand as I come down, and this relieves the problem only marginally. My...

Does anybody have one of these that they could post a picture of for me? I need to get an idea of the physical size of them, say as compared to a normal micro pulley. The idea is that if its small enough, I will use it on the bridge of my glide. Thanks in advance.

velocity is my main climbing line, I was after something with less stretch to increase the efficiency of my footlock ascents.

What static line should I be using as a secured footlock line? Do I need to find a rock climbing line or is there a suitable arb specific line that I can use? It would be purely for access, not for work positioning. Thanks in advance.

Dont sell them, someone else will use them innapropriatley and get hurt. They where given to you, so it wont hurt to cut them up and use them in another application or just throw them in the bin.