It's always about being safe, especially in our industry. We can never have too many options. In this video, Abdon shows us another way of coming down after chunking down wood.
Another awesome video! Got to meet your counterpart Cody at the Minnesota comp. and blew me away the knowledge shared and being a down to earth likable tree guy. Also helps I am a beard enthusiast. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
This is a really complicated and inefficient technique. A simpler way is to pass the spliced end of your climbing line through a ring, around the spar, & back through the ring. Connect a carabiner into the splice (to cinch the ring to the spar when weighted) and attach the loose tail of your climbing line to the same carabiner (allows for retrieval & doesn’t add unnecessary rope into the system). Quick, secure, & retrievable.
I agree. This is my preferred method for spar work. However, you can’t safely descend on this system without a rope wrench or figure-8. Not having either of those forced him to come up with a very convoluted work-around.
I am curious also on the hitch tending device just above your hitch cord. Could you identify and possibly do a video on that tool? Thank you for these great tips.
How do you like that Petzl Open ring? My Miller Butterfly harness has sewn loops with small shackles for attaching the rope bridge. I'm thinking of replacing the shackles with the Petzl ring so I have a lower attachment point other than the bridge.
The Petzl Open Ring works fantastic. However, we strongly recommend reaching out to the manufacturer about the equipment swap out you plan on doing in order to stay within their specifications.
I don't understand if you have a spar that's being removed, why does the system need to be retrievable? I would just use a rigging ring as a tie in for moving rope system which allows the rope to be retrieved or a bull rope to be fed through the rigging ring to pull the spar over since climbing is done.
It goes with the principle of not using life support gear for rigging or rigging gear for life support. The forces we apply to blocks and pulleys are insane (cycles to failure) and rather than taking a chance, most would rather have a friction saver dedicated for spar work or just create a cinch anchor.
