I'll have to watch this about 5 more times to fully feel like I understand it, but as someone that is REALLY wanting to start climbing and doing tree work, I found this to be the most informative and truly "beginner" of all the videos I've watched. By the way, I own a small landscaping maintenance business, but I work part-time (PRN) as a paramedic/ED tech in a trauma center as well. Go figure. Please keep the beginner videos coming.
Revisiting this video years after watching it for the first time. I have learned so much from you and this series, a skill i now carry with me everywhere i go, and has opened many new possibilities for myself as an explorer. Thanks so much brother! Much love and respect from Washington state!
Hey TREEfool! Been watching your videos for a while, I like the cut of your jib! You should mention the load multiplication on your TIP for a base anchor(x2), 100% of all SRT accidents happen in base anchors. You're influencing a lot of beginners, would be a shame if someone got hurt. Keep it up bro!
I feel obligated to mention that side loading bieners is dangerous too, using a rated DMM ring is infinitely safer. Not trying to bust balls, there's just a couple pointers. ;) Keep the vids coming!
+Chris Sallows Thanks for all the feedback! I have gotten so many tips that I may have to make an extended video covering all of the topics that I forgot.
Thanks for the great video. I'm a said DIYer quite a healthy respect for gravity. I'm converting from using a linesman's belt and climbing spurs to a full climbing harness and rope. I think the rope systems will be much easier on my aging back. Looking forward to watching you other videos. Again, thanks. BTW I think what I like most about your videos is your climbing from a single person point of view which is what I'm doing. Most of the time I won't have a belay person so safety is of the utmost importance.
+Sunday films I am happy to hear that it impacted you so much. I truly hope that Earthlings gave you motivation to help change the world like it did for me! ~Logan
I enjoyed the video as it's clear and concise. However I was sold as a subscriber and fan when you mention Earthlings. That documentary changed my life. And was excited to see you plug it.
Thank you +TREEfool for getting me into tree climbing. I absolutely love it! The only part I didn't love was that on my first climb today, a park ranger gave me a warning notice not to climb in the park. Had it been a real ticket it would have been $200. That is ridiculous. So definitely check the local laws to see if it is legal to climb in your park. Or find a tree deep in the woods where no one can see you. I made the mistake of climbing a tree right next to the parking lot at my local park, so I was spotted right away.
Great job and putting a hole at the end of the rope for the small throw line pull though is great. It will help with the pin oaks and all of their tiny branches that snag the throw line. Thanks again.
Great video, going to watch more. Electricians wire basket wire puller is a sleeve mesh that slips onto the end of a rope or wire. We use it in construction to pull cables etc through hollow tubing. Slips on/off different size ropes easily. Might be useful to attach pull cord to rope.
Did you know there exist 3,000lb strength Paracord. Amazon, Walmart and a bunch of other web sites were selling it with the wrong info apparently since it came on the market a few years ago. Even the company 'Paracord Planet' had it's description messed up. So I emailed them, after I got a 100ft just for the heck of it. Stretches, so maybe not good for tree stuff, just something different.
Actually I don't think anyone knew it existed. It only came out recently and there was a mistake between 1,200lb paracord and the 3,000lb one. They were both listed with 1,200lb specs but different prices. Paracord Para-Max 5-16-para-max-cord/ (https:*-/+♤♡//www.paracordplanet.com/paracord/para-max-cord/5-16-para-max-cord/) Now there are more companies making it. 550 paracord ain't gonna hold a armored vehicle dropped out of a cargo plane so maybe this is what they use. You can buy small pieces on Amazon just to check and it might be cheaper than other cord at the same strength. Nice cord. Make the first internet video cause no body did so far
Quicklinks are great for pintching. They are smaller and harder to get cross-loaded than carabiners. Some of them can also take huge loads when cross loaded. You could also try out a delta link which should be impossible to cross load in any configuration.
Thanks so much for all the videos. They're informative and entertaining. I have been hammock camping and rock climbing for years. I want to try out tree camping. Do you have any information on how to find "the best" tree for camping? Like features, location, branch spread, density of leaves, thickness of main branch, etc. Just a basic this is what I look for video.
thanks for great lesson and plug for earthlings. never seen it myself, but have seen enough of the genre to have changed my life five years ago. know it is a great movie. seriously good work all the wary around
I think it is pretty cool how you give multiple ways of climbing. Instead of just one. I'm looking to get into climbing. Again pretty cool video thanks for the tips
Well... I think you and I would struggle to get along.... Almost everything about you bothers me.... Except the fact that this 3 part series is incredibly helpful! Thank you for making an easy to understand how to with basic equipment. So good!
I made these videos so that you would realize how perfect our friendship would be. Please call me right away so that we can discuss our differences and move forward with our life-long friendship.
Use a pear shaped quick link instead of a carabiner for base anchors and canopy anchors. They are cheap ($12 usd I think) and work so much better. I laughed when I had seen the masons line being used for throwline... it took me back. I had figured out the same thing back when I was learning. Such a fragile string though. Steelhead fishing line worked better for me as a cheap alternative but in the end throw line designed for its purpose is worlds better.
Also follow through figure eight tends to cinch down way too tight when used in a canopy anchor, running bowline with yosemite tie off is by far the best and safest option.
WOW so useful video... is funny how people do shit content have a LOT of subscribers but this kind of content is not popular :(. Too bad, thanks for the video is super gooood!
I wish you luck friend. It's a tough video to get through. If you prefer a less brutal introduction to the health benefits of plant-based nutrition I highly recommend "Game Changers" which came out just a few years ago.
Nice! I'm having trouble finding a throw line. All I can find is 3mm nylon rope at my hardware stores, which I have used several times, but I don't like it. Not slick, nor really strong. It has limited my tree choice thus far, I'll just try amazon. I'm weird, I find I'm way more accurate throwing one handed. Thank you for these! Also Earthlings is really good, I've already seen it.
+Chasing Cornfields Hey, I thought I replied to this...oops! Here is a link to the stuff I use: www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-18-x-225-ft-Pink-Twisted-Mason-Line-17985/202079613
Thanks! I hope I can get it in that pink! :D humm just ropes eh, I'd say try and get some gear, I was able to snag a pretty good harnes for only $40 with that and aleast a locking beiner you can do the munter hitch witch Logan explains tin the 2nd tutorial video.
+Filip Šorli Two prussic loops should do the trick. You stand on your foot prussik to unweight the waist prussic. Then you lower the waist prussic a bit and sit down to it. Now, lower the foot prussik a bit more and stand again and repeat. This works but is very tiring and slow. With hitches that lock that's the best you can do. Lowering with prussics is like climbing, just move them down all the time instead of moving them up. I hope you're using paracord only for foot prussik, not from the waist which is life support. Paracord for life support would be a very bad idea. Even if it can hold you're weight, it cannot hold when you eg. drop on it of jump too much.
For canopy anchors there is no need to use a carabiner, and the one you suggest using is not recommended for that purpose, it's an aluminum screw gate.. use an auto locking steel carabiner with a side load rating OR a maillon quick link OR just use a running bowline backed up with a yosemite, there is no significant wear and tear on rope in that configuration. DO NOT side load an aluminum screw gate, rubbing on the trunk can loosen the screwgate as well.
Hi there another great video many thanks. I'm new to tree climbing and I notice most videos show climbing on double rope with blakes hitch. Seems like a lot cheaper also. Why do you prefer single rope like this ? Thanks again :)
Try climbing on a blakes hitch, haha. Go on an arborist forum and you will see that most of the knowledgeable climbers use SRT for climbing and DDRT for traversing. It is great to know how to do both. Climbing with gear (vs a blakes hitch) is WAY faster and more efficient.
TREEfool hi there, yeah I've been reading up on the forums and most seem to recommend beginners start with ddrt and blakes to learn then move onto srt. Not sure why. The good thing about blakes fir starters is cheap set up I guess
If you haven't already, could you do a ultra budget climbing kit video? Like just show the minimum that you need to get up and down safely, but no bells and whistles. I would like to get into tree climbing, but gear seems to be quite expensive. However, in my research I have found that one can save on gear using a swiss seat instead of a harness and knots to ascend instead of using ascenders.
A webbing harness (swiss seat) and a blakes hitch is probably the cheapest climbing system you can get but the climbing would be HORRIBLE. It would make you not want to climb trees. With just a slightly larger investment in gear you will have a setup that works good right from the beginning and can be built upon. I have three videos that I will be making over the next month and the "budget climbing kit" video will be one of them. Thanks for the recommendation!
+TREEfool I took your advice and bought everything for the RAD system. And I just went on my first tree climb today, it was awesome! Who would have thought climbing a tree could be so much fun, haha. I followed everything you said in your videos, and it worked like a charm, I had zero issues. To say thank you, I will honor your request to watch that movie, and I also will only eat vegan food on my overnight tree climb adventure I have planned this weekend. Once again, thank you.
Mr. Arnold I am psyched that your new climbing system is working well for you and I want to say THANK YOU for keeping an open mind about such an important topic. Be safe!
Hi TREEfool, first off thanks very much for making such great videos, concise!! You’ve inspired me to try this, i’ve got a rock climbing harness, which in your other video you say you sometimes use for tree climbing. I have read about ‘suspension trauma’ however, and realised that hanging in a rock climbing harness with your legs dangling for more than a few minutes could be potentially very dangerous. Do you have any guidance on how you deal with this please? I’m thinking of buying/making a belay seat (bosun’s chair) that would prevent this. Many thanks from the UK👍👍😊
Yes, it is very painful to free hang in a rock harness for too long. Let pain (and tingling sensation in your feet) be your guide. Ways to help the issue: rotate your hips to one side which puts all the pressure on one leg and allows blood flow in the other. Then switch legs. You just want all that lactic acid removed from your legs at regular intervals. You can safely move back and forth for long periods of time, problems arise when you sit for a long time without moving your legs, lactic acid builds up to dangerous levels, then you move and all that shit goes to your heart causing arrythmias (or something like that).
@@TREEfool thanks for the detailed explanation! I’ve ordered a Petzl rope access suspension harness, but i will employ your tips also. Thanks for inspiring my new hobby😁
It's so AWESOME that you are promoting Earthlings! I've been vegan for a few months now but was vegetarian for about 3 years. Just like you, I cried my eyes out watching Earthlings and almost wanted to puke. Vegan for our planet, our health, and for the animals! Oh, nice instructional video btw! You're right, it is kinda fast but very informative. :D
Short, concise, and clear. Well done! I would love to see a follow up video that touches on the improvements in technique that have been made since this video was originally released. A few of the points of concern that I have are: screwgates V’s triple action autolocking carabiners, safety concerns surrounding the Ropeman, rope on rope friction and better ways to mitigate it (sideloading of a biner is bad form, no matter how you slice it.), and tie-in techniques. Also, if you’re going to teach others how to set a rope, you should feel responsible for teaching those persons how to select a proper TIP, and the principals behind the 2:1 effect created against the TIP in a basal anchor configuration. Also, invest in Dynaglide throwline. You’ll set lines far easier and faster, without the issue of line breakage. Folding cubes are the bees knees for storing your throwline...Stein and Falteimer make nice ones, as do edelrid and Petzl. Stay safe!!
When you're planning on tree camping. What's a good length rope to have? I want a long enough rope but also light enough for a descent amount of trailing. 150ft or 200ft ? Thanks tree friends
Thanks for sharing with us, your vids are very inspiring. I’m curious though (I’m absolutely new to climbing). How possible is it to sleep on hammocks up in trees? Thanks :)
Hi there great vid. I was thinking. I love your idea of putting a hole in the end of your climbing rope to put a loop in. It got me thinking. I saw you attached your throw bag by carabiner to rope to advance your climb and I thought if you kept a carabiner on your throw bag all the time and use it to throw initial throw line with carabiner on too ? Or would that break it ?
I do not use a carabiner to attach my throwbag to my tree-entry throwline because I want the least amount of friction possible when throwing up into the canopy. A carabiner is just one more thing to get stuck (and possible lose if too stuck!)
ok a bit confused here. Just starting out with the tree climbing and i am coming across various techniques, tools/gear, etc. What exactly do i need in order to climb a tree???
I Think i just decided to start with tree climbing, there is only one downside the gear is exspensive. Do you got Some tips for somewhone who is 16 with a limited in budget and time. I hope to start with tree climbing en later on start with rock clymbing . Thijs, the netherlands
+Thijs Van Dijk Yup, I tried to keep these videos short and didn't include a lot of the other techniques that, if tried as a beginner, would make you hate tree climbing. (As an example, climbing with just two prusik knots.) You can check out a super cheap rope ascension technique at this link: treefool.com/cheaptreecampinggear/#climbinggear
What kind of harness do you use? I was thinking of purchasing a quality rock climber. Purists will say,"you wouldn't use a hammer to change a spark plug." But hey, I'm not made of money, and I want something that is versital for everything. Diversify and stuff.
@@TREEfool First I want to thank you for answering, I'm starting thanks to your videos. Discarding the issue of weight, do you see it as safe as a carabiner? since I am practicing on a tree in my house and the weight would not be a problem. I also see that when you gain height, you throw the carabiner and I am afraid that it will be damaged by the blow (excuse my ignorance)
@@javierabelortiz8307 i think that some steel screw links can be cheaper and safer than a carabiner if you use the appropriate size and rating. On a steel shackle my fear would be the pin unscrewing. If you can fix that issue I don't see why it wouldn't be as safe (or safer) than an aluminum climbing carabiner assuming it is rated properly.
@@TREEfool Hey matey, I'm just starting out as a tree protector in the UK against a huge railway project that is set to destroy 108 ancient woodlands. Could you do a video on how to climb and set up in a tree with the cheapest, lightest gear, how to survive in a tree for a few days (food, water, shelter, toilet) and any other tips on how to climb in a hostile environment (eviction teams & weather). 💚🌎
ALSO Incredibly important information, with BASAL anchors your terminal re-direct or crotch, or wherever your rope passes through will experience 200% of your body weight. DOUBLE BODY WEIGHT at the anchor on base ties. Extremely important to know this so you don't choose a limb or crotch that is unable to support twice your loaded body weight. Also there are spikes in load while ascending when you are using a rads system and bouncing on a rope, potentially increasing the load at the tie in point beyond 200%.
This is for rec climbing you should Preface the video with that is there's a lot of new tree guys that will see this and think it's OK to do in line of work
Hey thank you! I always assumed tree workers were given on-the-job training and would not waste their free time learning how to work. (I know I don't watch electrician videos on RU-vid, haha). But saying it like this makes me finally understand what all the other commenting arborists were talking about.
I am a paramedic (not to be confused with an EMT). We work as nurses in the lower acuity pods and we assist with triaging new patients. There are times where I wish I would have gone to nursing school because the employment opportunities are way more diverse but I would never give up those years working on an ambulance. Here in MN new nurses have no chance at getting hired in an ER but it is a worthy long term goal if you seek an exciting and challenging career (and it makes good money!).
Thanks for the reply! With your experience, maybe you could get into an ER out of a good nursing school. I'm hoping to do ER nursing after I finish school at the University of Alabama.
Masonry cord is not good for throw line, if its longer than a few metres it will tangle so badly you’ll have to cut that section out. Also, it snaps much easier than quality throwline if it snags
There are TONS of variables including rope thickness, daily usage, length of exposure to UV light, cleanliness, types of ascenders used, etc. The manufactures should have a recommended lifespan listed somewhere.
Excellent film recommendation at the end! Find it here -> watchdocumentaries.com/earthlings/ [WARNING: Extreme content] If you aren't in the mood for heart-break then I would recommend first watching " *What The Health* ", aswell as " *Cowspiracy* " for a soft ramp up into the visceral experience. FInd those 2 films here -> watchdocumentaries.com/what-the-health/ and here -> watchdocumentaries.com/cowspiracy-the-sustainability-secret/ Check out Nutritionfacts.org for collated peer reviewed studies, if you want the clinical science. Nice to see where you get your energy from :D Keep it up man.
