How to Tree Climb (Ep.2/3) --- ascension systems , lanyards , & tree camping instructions 

Dude! The way you show the Munter Hitch! sooo simple, loved it, Im always struggling to remember it! nice! Thanks for all the rest of the info, you teach it nice and clear!

Good introduction to tree climbing. Right at my level of learning. Thanks !

Thank you for the bit about choosing the correct type of rope. That was missing from every other video I saw elsewhere.

been climb trees for 20 + years and well i really like your videos fast , easy and clear .. i just happen to stumble across your channel . look fwd to watching more n letting people know about your style of tree climbing fun ..

lots of good info! I'll need to rewatch before getting up in the tree =)

Your the first I've seen to keep it simple. Thank you!

Best how to videos I've found. Thanks for sharing

great series! thank you

Its say tree full but this was the awesom easy to understand climb best video so far thank you for best climbing teaching sir and cheeper way you explained too this is really best climbing video so far you are awesom !

Late comment but love the videos keep up great work stay safe you reason I started tree camping

You present and explain very well.

Yo I'm starting climbing with my children and these vids are very helpful!

thankyou great tutorial !

That munter hitch was smooth! Hadn't seen it done that way

Great video Thanks

Hey Tree fool, I must say that I'm surprised to see that no one in the comments section below has brought this up. As a professional arborist I wouldn't recommend using the grigri,which is designed for rock climbing dynamic ropes, on a static line because the forces expressed on the device are greater as the rope is doing less of the absorbing. I'm glad you put the lil disclaimer in there though as you wouldn't wanna be associated with the advice that you're giving out. There are plenty of professional tree climber out there on youtube so I hope others that watch this clip find those also and that you take the time to educate yourself before and accident occurs.

2020 watching! thanks for this helpfull information!

I found that hanging in the lanyard hurts like shit if ots clipped into the side loops. I use my lanyard in my main loop if I have to hang in it. Standing on a branch the side loops are fine thought.

I am new to tree climbing but I have a grigri but not a hand ascender, I will be using a prusik knot but I am not sure where to clip the carabiner for the brake rend of the grigri and where to clip the carabiner for the foot loop. if anyone could tell me it would be much appreciated. Thanks! excellent video by the way!

Hey thanks for sharing. Im very new to tree climbing, and Im putting my first SRT setup together for saddling hunting. I ordered a grigri plus and a ct quick roll ascender left handed and adjustable foot strap. The quick roll is supposed to have a mechanical advantage. I still dont know what carabiners, or prussiks i need to order, also looking at getting some platinum rope. i read that is good for srt. How am I doing so far? Did I get some good gear?

I don’t understand how to attach myself to the lanyard and get rid of the gri-gri when I put all my weight on the lanyard it’s just impossible not have tension in the gri-gri rope... I miss something

lol i have a 2 metre eye stitch prusik cord for a lanyard guess i'm gonna have to get up close and personal with the tree

Hey I love your videos you do great things and all. Any way what is the lanyard attachment that you showed paired with the coulair harness? And where can i find one?

Nicely done series, thanks! One thing though, I'm thinking it would be a very good idea to set up an Autoblock if one is using only a Munter for descent as you show? Any issue with the control hand and down you go. The Autoblock would save you.

What would you recommend for a lightweight quiet srt setup for saddle hunting?

Can you use a drone to being the cable to the top and tie it somehow?🤔

i was taught to ascend with two prusics and a safety carabiner, i was wandering is there any reason for the extra gear except comfort?

Do you have a helmet recommendation? I haven't been able to figure out if a rock climbing helmet or an arborist helmet is a better choice? Thanks!

Do you have any recommendations for an ascend system that doesn’t use a grigri? I have a hand ascender, 3pt block pulley, fig8 I’m just having trouble finding a good solution for progress capture. I’m not having luck with my prusik/klemheist tending with my block. I’m new to this. Love the channel! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

Hi TREEfool! I love your videos! Particularly this one! After watching this daily for the past few weeks, I went out and bought the grigri and hand ascender. It's going great! Quick question: people tell me the grigri is not techically rated for going 'hands free' (ex: when at the top of the rope you just climbed for fun, and you're transitioning to descending....) , I'm wondering is it necessary to tie a stopper/safety knot in the tail below the grigri while disconnecting the ascender and pulley and footloop overhead? I've had no issue (while practicing low to the ground) with the gri gri slipping in the least, but I'm just curious what you think/do about this? I've just been un-doing the ascender while holding onto the tail of my rope- even though it would be more convenient to just let the tail go and use both hands freely. Thoughts? (not trying to get you to say anything that could get you in trouble, but mainly just curious if you've ever experienced the grigri 'slip' at all? I've experimented with wiggling around and such, but it is rock solid/safe feeling. Curious what you think about this, and if you have any tricks for added safety? Thanks! I love this climbing system!

Can I use my 12 strand rope for srt

Tree fool nice video.ive been climbing for 17yrs and alot of things have changed. Some harnesses dont have weight bering side rings, they are for positioning only. I see you have run a tapesling between yours. Is that why?

Do you think a ropeman 1 or 2 is a good replacement for the hand ascender for a RADS system?

Can i use a second ropeman instead of a grigri??

Hi where have you bought a rope? I'm 110Kg and 2.00 mt. Is correct for me 10mm rope?

Is there a way to do this without the fancy grigri or foot loop?Couldn't you just use a prusik to ascend without any of that other gear?

Love and use this exact setup. Grigri2 & same but w/velocity hot 11.7mil

For your lanyard, do you even need to use a rappel ring? Could you just feed the loose end into a figure-8 on a bight for further weight savings?

I know I'm a little late. Lol. But what sort of belt are you using for the lanyard attachment points running through your harness?

You won't get robbed or murdered camping in a tree

Looks like fun Pretty sure I'm gunna die Wish me luck!

hi i was wondering if you could use a grigri and a prusik chord rather than a hand ascender and foot loop or would it be best to use a hand ascender and a foot loop.

I understand but,...Ehhh.. how do you tie the rope 50 feet up on the tree? Are you usin some sort of a grappling tool?? And how do you get your rope down from there afterwards? Yes i am a newbie :)

I'm interested in tree climbing and want to use the RAD system shown in this video. I'm right handed so would I buy a right ascender or a left ascender? Thanks.

Is it possible to use a dynamic rope? Becouse it's a little expensive to buy a new one.

Quick question: is it ok to use what essentially is a belay device (Grigri) as a descender? Yes, they are very similar functions ... still ... not the same :)

How come nobody uses a totally second line for backup? Even repelling lines are one rope draped over a pulley so it looks like two ropes but it's still one rope and if you cut it guess where you'll end up? So how come nobody uses two roped and that would appear like you're using four lines?

Sorry late comment Is it ok to use a dynamic rope whilst getting started in tree climbing. And also does the ascender not damage the rope or is that just me. Thanks

Hi my friend, I subscribed to your channel, you know I'm new to this and I need to cut a big pine (30 meters) and I want to buy those accessories to go up, you know where I can find at not so high price??.... Good video ✌️

you can still fall some height from a tree, do tree surgeons really use static ropes to climb on, even with anchor points below your feet?

Hi TREEfool, i noticed that you attach the climbing rope to the harness belay loop. I don't think that's recommended and not safe.

Which knot did you use to tie in the rappel ring?

Is it dangerous to have dynamic rope or is it just easier to have static rope?

whats the name of that orange ascendor? im wanting to get into this and ive looked at other i like this one best

Can you just use a prussik cord as a lanyard?

we do this Kind of different here :) First of all we always do a safety-belay-system on the ground so if you blackout or something happens up in the tree, someone else can Belay u from the ground - easy to do and a lot safer. Second Point we do different is, that we use a double grip ascender with a footloop on leftfoot, a simple ropestopper on your chest for your safety and a foot-rope-ascender on your right foot. So you can climb up way faster. For the Descent we use a petzl I-D-S that we install when we are on top of the tree. Simply install it, Pull yourself up one more time and undo the chest-rope-ascender. So you're hanging in your belaydevice and you're ready to go down. Cost a lot more cause of an extra GRIGRI 2 (at the bottom), the double Ascender and the foot ascender.

Im looking to for a simple easy system to get up and down mine shafts. It will be a straight drop down. Can anyone write a short list of equiptment im going to need.. i have a budget of around 800. I need to get this right cuz if i dont im going to be stuck down a mine shaft in the middle of the desert lol

Where did you buy your 10mm green rope from I have looked everywhere

great videos, but it wouldn't be recommended to use a grigri as you do. It's not an autobrake system. To use grigri, I think you would doubled your security system with a knot like prussik, or replace the grigri by descender like the oetzl i'D. Otherwize , I like your videos, because they are short , and very comprehensive.

How long do u recommend for the footloop??

Do not trust grigri in 100% it slacks sometimes and doesnt brake and you can hit the ground!!! Tie slip konts while climbing on the line. I would also recommend tying a prusik hitch on the rope coming out of The grigri. It will be working as an aditional brake, and you can easly descend with it. CLIMB SAFE

So you dont necessarily need a tree climbing harness? Just for tree camping a regular rock climbing harness should be fine?

I would surgest buying Rig it's only about 20% more than a GriGri+ and much better for this kind of thing.

Is hamok tree camping safe

would 8mm cord work for the lanyard?

Do you ever use the rig or id

Are you right or left handed?

I really hate ascended system. throw back to caving days.

You don’t do tree work do you???

3:07 Prusik сord © Это схватывающий узел Маршара(Machard), французский прусик, автоблок, Клемхейст (Klemheist).

Noooo

Why am I the only girl on here? Am I really the only girl? This shit is really cool.

This guy ever used a saw up a tree ?

do you ever add redundant anchors which is common climbing practice? or a stopper knot to your lanyard to prevent it from going to far through the device maybe you should use two locking biners on your rope anchor system its redundant if you did that on a narrow branch it could dangerously crossload the biner !! your not a certified instructor and the people interested in your video might unknowingly put themselves in a dangerous situation not being aware of each system and its shortcomings its important to know many and to have enough experience implementing them for the appropriate situation and above and beyond all it is important to know self rescue techniques for when the noobs get stuck up in a tree or hurt and need to know how to get down i like your videos but i do recommend teaching redundant double anchor points for safety before getting untied off the ground most dangerous aspect of climbing statistically is rappelling and getting untied for various reasons more anchors equals more time, but it prevents accidents in an unforgiving terrain just keep in mind the watchers with lil to no experience get a book called "climbing anchors" by john long everything you need to know to build safe redundant anchor systems knowing the ropes keeps people climbing safe for a long time

Please don't use the grigri for tree climbing

Your canopy anchor is frowned upon by “best practices” and most professionals everywhere. Cross loading a carabiner, and also threat of gate opening…. Just sayin. People are watching and using this as a learning tool.

Very little of this is relevant to professional arboriculture. What a mess.