I come back to you videos again and again. Not only because they are so informative and well executed, but because the more I learn the more I understand the complexities of tree climbing professionally. It Is for me confusing. There are so many knots, so many techniques, so many bad instructional videos out there. So what I look for is The Basics. And I watch videos on The Basics over and over. And then I either sit on the couch and practice the knots, or I go out and practice on low branches. Or make mistakes on really high branches, like getting my new cambium saver stuck 25 meters up in a pine...Not happy about that. But I learned and will Never do it again. Thank's for your work.
amazing history lesson .. we both started tree work the same year . wow have climbing systems have changed .. although i own a zig zag along with a chicane i still use the blakes n taught line just to show the young climbers there are options when a climber may need or wanted to use .
Hi Joe, that's cool we started the same year. I think it's best to start with the basics and move forward from there. Yes it's been an explosion of new techniques. It's very exciting time to be in tree care. Take care!
Your videos are so good, I actually download them into a NAS video library for local viewing! That's saying lot's for me since I'm an engineering technician by degree and a heavy diesel tech by profession! Keep up the great work!
I missed this one when u 1st put it out. I like the variety depending on the situation. I need to start using friction savers more on those big choke 🍒 🌳 that seem to be more trouble than most when they get big.
Hi Bino, I was wondering if you could make a video showing a complete set up of your favorite climbing system broken down by the best equipment available if cash is not a problem. I trust your judgment and know you keep safety at the top of the list. Thanks again for all the great videos.
What are the pros and cons of using a block or pulley as a friction saver? For instance: canopy anchoring a big, strong CMI arborist tailblock with a timber-hitched, dead-eye sling, and running the traditional MRS climbing rope through the pulley instead of over the bark of the natural crotch. The rest of the first 1989 system you showed remaining as you showed it, or anchor hitched through a self closing double locking carabiner snapped onto the saddle, and bridging to a Blake's hitch backed up with a figure 8 stopper.
If you used a block it would give you a lot less friction. The con is that you would have to climb up to install a block and you would have to remove when you were finished climbing. A friction save would give you less friction and you could set it up from the ground and take it down from the ground.
I think that the way a knot works and feels has a lot to do climber preference. Having said that I'm 237 lbs and three weeks ago I was 248 lbs and for close to twenty years now I've been using a 4 wrap Michoacan on a 8mm 24" eye to eye cord using 11.5 mm rope and it works well. I've used this also on half inch rope and also srs system.
