SteveInOregon
ArboristSite Lurker
Howdee tree folks.
I'm " new " to climbing, I do have a few decades of logging- felling experience.
I have all the needed equipment to climb, ie floating bridge saddle, also a basic Buckingham pole climber harness, tree gafs, rope runner pro, foot and knee assenders etc...etc...
I am " good to go " on a basic straight pine / fir tree climb but I took a look at my friend's Madrone - Arbutus ( approximately 80ft tall ) he wants taken down that is overhanging his garage.
The madrone is about 16" wide with not much taper for a long way.
Problem is this live healthy madrone has a consistent decreasing radius curve- bow over and my spidey sense says " do NOT climb it Steve"
because I picture myself gaffing up until I'm literally horseback riding it then after topping cutting getting springboard- diving board flopped upsidedown gaffed out hanging by my waist harness with a Tite flip line.
Am I right ?
Do you guys never flip line up bowed-curving trees ?
I never see the YouTube pros climbing bent spars?
I thought about SRT assenting down to it from a neighbor tree but they are too far away.
What say You ?
Regards
I'm " new " to climbing, I do have a few decades of logging- felling experience.
I have all the needed equipment to climb, ie floating bridge saddle, also a basic Buckingham pole climber harness, tree gafs, rope runner pro, foot and knee assenders etc...etc...
I am " good to go " on a basic straight pine / fir tree climb but I took a look at my friend's Madrone - Arbutus ( approximately 80ft tall ) he wants taken down that is overhanging his garage.
The madrone is about 16" wide with not much taper for a long way.
Problem is this live healthy madrone has a consistent decreasing radius curve- bow over and my spidey sense says " do NOT climb it Steve"
because I picture myself gaffing up until I'm literally horseback riding it then after topping cutting getting springboard- diving board flopped upsidedown gaffed out hanging by my waist harness with a Tite flip line.
Am I right ?
Do you guys never flip line up bowed-curving trees ?
I never see the YouTube pros climbing bent spars?
I thought about SRT assenting down to it from a neighbor tree but they are too far away.
What say You ?
Regards