ptspringer
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Hi, I'm looking for advice on trimming my Canary Island Date Palm without using spurs for work positioning. I'm using Stationary Rope Technique to ascend the tree using a rope that passes through the top and anchored on the base of the tree. The tree trimming requires getting around the tree to pull off the old boots for about 2-3 feet, clean up the trunk where the old boots were, remove 2-3 feet of dead fronds and fronds below horizontal in the canopy, and then tidy up the new "pineapple" base below the green fronds. I would like a method where I could position my feet while using a flipline/lanyard to work the trunk where the old boots are, and than raise that to work the fronds. I've tried web slings supported from another rope around the trunk, but it is difficult to reposition when weighted. Ideally, I'd like a rope supported mini-platform (of sorts) that encircles the trunk, and a way to raise it.