Climbing SRS: How Do You Take Your Anchors?
How do you take your anchors? Up? On the rocks? Dirty? With a twist? Shaken, not stirred? I prefer mine twisted, backed up, with a loop. Excuse the puns, but as a 007 fan, I couldn’t resist. (Photo 1) This article will take a look at the minimum requirements for a base anchor in a […]
Face Shields and Eye Protection: Why the Disconnect?
Back when I was getting started in the industry, I was cutting a fallen honey-locust tree by a community pool. As inexperienced people often do, I pinched the saw. Then, also as inexperienced people do, I went full throttle on the trigger while yanking the handle back and forth to try to free it. The […]
Conditioning Warm-Ups for Climbers: Preparing for the Jerks and Jolts of Climbing Life
I’m thinking, “One more leafy branch to cut before I can start chunking the large sections of limb back to the trunk. The branch is just at the full extension of my reach. I probably could reposition myself for better leverage, but then I would just return to this spot after that cut. I don’t […]
Getting Hooked on Traversing
When tree climbers talk about traversing, they are referring to the action of moving horizontally through the treetops to cross spans of distance without having to descend. This practice really speeds up a climb and allows the climber to move easily within a spreading tree or even to adjacent trees. You might decide you will […]
Arborist Skills – Climber Crane Tie-In
Blake Duval, CTSP demonstrates how to safely perform a climber crane tie-in. Before putting a saddle on and getting right to work, you must make equipment inspection part of the job. Equipment gets inspected every time before use. That frees the mind to then start thinking about the work on hand that day without wondering […]