treeman75
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Tree work fail. Guy falls 50 feet WARNING Blood DO NOT WATCH IF U HAVE QUEEZY STOMACH - YouTube
I seen this over at another forum, he falls after 2:15.
I seen this over at another forum, he falls after 2:15.
Yup, looks like he was switching from his lanyard to his climb line but never tied off into the climb line before releasing the lanyard?
Was he painting pruning cuts as he spiked up the tree?????
When he tried to make the switch from sitting on his lanyard to lowering himself from his top rope he didn't quite get the proper grip on the right rope. It looks as though he went to lower himself without any kind of belay device or friction hitch.
If I am on my spikes sometimes I unclip my lanyard and drop onto a single line with a figure 8 which actually can be tough and scary having no back up. I had to turn the volume down when I watched this video again.
thats what I get for not going full screen. I did not see him toss his climb line over before spinning to the other side of the tree.
Call me a wussy but this is why I always leave my lanyard connected when switching to climb line until I sat in on the climb line and know its holding.
Another thing he forgot to do. After all this time I still check just how snug a new tie in is before letting loose of the old.
Yea he hit hard , I felt bad for him, I mean that sux for real , as much as you despise some , I would never wish that on that many people , well a few but that lost is small and distinguished
When he tried to make the switch from sitting on his lanyard to lowering himself from his top rope he didn't quite get the proper grip on the right rope. It looks as though he went to lower himself without any kind of belay device or friction hitch.
If I am on my spikes sometimes I unclip my lanyard and drop onto a single line with a figure 8 which actually can be tough and scary having no back up. I had to turn the volume down when I watched this video again.
There is no blood but scary enough.
I am with you Treepig. I rather take an extra 10 seconds to check my hitch, line, & TIP will hold while backed up with the flip line so I don't make a devastating, yet simple mistake
Anyone care to interpret this for us non-climbers?
I know what I think he did...but I only have enough knowledge to know some of the terms and zero practical experience.
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