I'm at Arborfest East now and that is the very question I wanted to get answered by someone I would trust. I tried to get an opportunity to ask the pros here but 200 others also wanted to have questions answered. Your little talks are the best honest/non biased information. Thank you for allowing us to gain knowledge beyond our means.
I heard it all. I like climbing. Unfortunately I started when I was 43 rather than 23. But with the right equipment I can hold my own. Love the videos, I feel like I'm right there in the tree with you. When I get done watching, I'm itching to get back in myself! Thanks for the motivation and education.
Im 24 and I just started myself! Bought equipment to climb with spurs, climbed one tree so far and more this weekend, just as a hobby right now but I will hopefully work with it in the near future or use it as a side hustle when I get more experience
50, started 2 years ago but tore my plantar fascia so was out of trees for a year. Thanks August for explains things (I.e. unicender vs zigzag) even tho you don’t like hearing yourself talk!
August you are my mentor. I currently work for big orange...in production. I do it all groundsman, groundsman trimmer, bucket operator, and I climb as well. There is no proactive training taking place. It's like when I was in the Marines. You get to move up when someone is killed or injured. I trained myself through books, videos, LCQS. I would then go to someone that could evaluate my knowledge and skill set. I want more experience in climbing, become an arborist and getting certified to climb. I want to work for a company that's proactive and cares about their employees, customers, and the environmental impact we can have during this the Profesional way. I'm in the Charlotte North Carolina area. Any and all suggestions, comments, and concerns are welcome. Thank you again for what you do, and you insight early on to share this God giving knowledge with whomever is looking to learn. Peace and much Love to you and yours....
“This right here will take a new guy straight to terrorville” 😂😂 I’m 10 years in, albeit east coast, and I can say with 100% certainty 130’ up a noodle taking 2 tops at once and watching the spars dance below me and ida messed my pants 😬😂 good work fellas
Hi August. I watch all your videos and am in awe every time I watch any of you climb. I'm a paramedic and have never climbed before. So, after watching this video, I had to pull the leather out of the seat of my pants. In the south, we describe people like you as having balls as big as church bells. Great video with the educational dialogue and the trust in your gear and experience. Be safe up there, and good luck with your pilot's license.
August I can't say enough how your videos have helped in learning and also in building my confidence! From watching your video of the "dark arts," this one and many others. With the upmost respect as a self taught climber it's comforting to see you struggle in a sense and show the realities of tree work and climbing when most videos just show the perfection and smoothness. Your moment in the noodle tops replayed so many of my own experiences along with fighting a bit to get your climb line out of the second tree! Can't say how many times I've stepped over and around my ropes and whatnot to get a more "comfortable/awkward," position. HAHA "Only a climber knows this feeling!" Thank you for all you and your crew do from the deepest part of my love and passion for this job! Thank you sir!!!!
What a nice video August. Your back must be doing better as much climbing as you've been doing lately. I love your crane. Wish I had one but I feel like this job captured the essence of who you really are and that's a monkey beaver. I never get tired of watching you. Great educational material thank you.
Can I climb as an apprentice under you and Damien. I already climb, I’m self taught. Have my own gear, the basics. Climb and run a bucket for a business and it’s my passion. I see passion in your videos. The way you talk about trees. It’s awesome man. Keep doing you
Enjoyed the video. I'd say it's all about challenges. Figuring out how to do it (develop plan). Putting plan in play. Modifying plan as need while executing the plan. You thrive on the process. I admire your tenacity.
Another fun video with August. Saw dust - wobblily noddle tops - him doing the 'splits' between tops and much more. Plus a 'unseen' explanation of rope 'devices' at the end. What else could we ask for? Hope the crew, family and you are doing well. Take care - be safe and always God Bless.
EXCELLENT rigging I just watched someone else drop a massive pine . Lots of errors including dropping a 35 foot 40" diameter log onto the lawn and busting the water main.. Probably 5 errors in all . Just what I saw ... I'm not at pro like you . Great videos ... great crew !
Great job. I have climbed alot and I still don't like that feeling. I tell people when you stop getting nervous "sometimes" in this business. Then you need to quit. Because that is when you get hurt. Thank you for passing the knowledge along.
August, I've watched almost all of your videos and I have to say this one had me worried watching for your safety, not that I doubted your skills and expertise but seeing you bouncing around on those noodles had my heart in my mouth, great job as always.
I don’t know how much tension those pines can take but man I held my breath watching you send those massive tops and then you swing 10ft both ways 😳😱thanks for the commentary at the end I always appreciate a little gear insight
Been using Allgear ropes for 10yrs now & absolutely love them. Husky bullropes for rigging & cherrybomb/rocketline for climbing. That Mardi-Gra is nice too, but I would suggest trying their sewn eye. It's the best I've ever used. It's interesting to see everyone's opinions slowly change about Allgear products, because they had a bad name when I started using them. (Climbers always said they were for line clearance & not residential😂👈) STAY SAFE
I am new to climbing and trusting my gear is taking some getting used to. I keep thinking, Just like when I'm flying IFR and you feel your body doing something that your instruments is not showing, trust your instruments.
Trust your body too. Once you get past the initial level of fear and you’re able to control it a bit, it’s good to listen to the warning signs and the intrusive thoughts.
Your gear is super strong, always inspect it, but you can sit comfortably in trees, recreation climbing is a good way to get the shakes out of your legs, but if you still don't feel right for a given reason, always act on your instincts because you're basically using your body as a tool. One which you simply can't replace. I try to be a cowboy but I won't risk my life, ill figure a way around a tree, one way or another.
Watch a Reggie coates video on gear. He explains how your rope can literally suspend a car in the air. You will get there. Just make sure you always inspect gear and don't feel like a noob by taking an intro to climbing class or other classes we all learn and keep learning.
New to climbing here, been watching climbing videos for about a year though so I new roughly what to expect when I got up in the tree, except I didn’t. I did my first removal a day ago, a gnarly looking dead southern pine. The tree didn’t sway in the wind like it should, it was like a 70’ long 2x4 that was 14” across at the top and 26” at the stump. It would wiggle and wobble instead of sway. The backside roots were more rotten than I thought and the tree shifted a bit while I was in it, nearly sh** myself. I got a second tie in in another healthy pine 15’ away after that lol.
@@nomad2076 I don’t have a wife, no kids either, but yeah I did it for my parents because the tree was too close to the house and leaning the wrong way to just fell it. All the limbs were towards the house too. I have the whole job on video and I’ll put it up in a day or two just need to cut out all my huffing and puffing while climbing up then back down.
That Tree looked like a real Gauntlet,but that's what you like is the problem solving. I learn alot,and find the difficult Trees more interesting. I bought the Zigzag.
Riding the flex up there. I kinda like - cannot tell you why…it seems you enjoy it as well. While back, I was doing an emergency removal over a horse race track. Race was next day, huge winds had cracked part of too out and it was hanging. Wind was still going and branches I was in were thin. I tied in with 3 self equalizing lanyards…as the wind was whipping all three branch systems were moving and flexing in different directions…while I was relatively staying in one spot - crazy cool feeling…there was a moment you had that going on. Any how to many words…great watching your passion…thanks for sharing!
High, Higher and total High, this Love You. Climbing and Fly a good Variant, all to See from Above. But Trees to fell a hard Work. You one from the best. 👌❤
I'm glad that wasn't me up there arguing with all those noodles but I sure do appreciate the schooling !!! Another Awesome video and Thank You Very much for including the chat at the end.... I really want to know as much as I can about equipment !!! Blue skies an tailwinds
Did hear the chat !, always watch your informative and entertaining video's to the end, oh to be young again and have a new career , but retirement does have it's pluses , lots of time for the golf course. Love from the UK.
So that last top/noodle....could you have let it go over your left shoulder, back with the lean but still towards the house and just put a sling on it and had a two point rig with the directional point on itself? Like it still would've come around but that was a noodle so maybe it would've been a lot on your left foot but less stress on the pushover......just a question, not saying certain....just asking.... I don't know if that's a bad habit I've adopted....I've gotten used to it but I pay a lot of attention to it's movement at rigging point/site "purchase". Just wondering if stem movement was your primary concern...moved a lot as it was. Well...dang it....on second viewing you had it set up the way I said...why not go say 60 degrees from your left shoulder instead of 90?..
@@drkwlsk a climber fell to his death in claybanks township Monday. My wife and some friends were worried sick until they got ahold of me as I was only a few miles from there climbing a job. My condolences to the family....
Who was the old timer helping on the ranchero ? Was that your pops? Also I rarely see a HI Viz flipline of all the crap they make hiviz why aren't ALL flip lines obnoxious colors?
Hey August I've been watching your channel since I discovered it watching treeson with Jacob and then you popped up and BBR too. But man it is such a pleasure to watch your videos. And let me tell ya the Ax men spoof you guys did is one of the funniest things I have ever seen! No joke I was in tears laughing
Hell yeah brother love the video love the education I sent it to my cousin to show his son he wants to be a climber anyhow thanks again Charlie Western PA
14.01 a lil' but pucker fo me then 22.00 to 22.45 layed back relaxed appreciate'n the finesse used on send'n the co-doms simultaneously as always GREAT vid fun and full of info🍀🤙🌲bout dat Tree L🌲fe
excellent, finally answered my question - how do you get the second safety line up above you... answer: short throw with the sand bag. Obvious but not immediate thought!
Do u guys have an inverter in your trucks to charge the batteries for the saw?? Have u noticed a lack in efficiency when switching out versus just refueling the gas saws?
correct me if i'm wrong, but is the unicender the only mechanical device that is both srt and drt capable?, I know the zigzag is, but not Without adding a rope wrench or chicane
Hi August . Hi from one of your fans in South Africa .I am just wondering would you suggest a unicender ?I am 6.3 and about 290pounds . I have been using a zigzag for 3 years but it does slip on me sometimes. Thanks Chris
That moment you can only feel if you have been there, my heart skipped fort hair second for ya. The good kinda beat that keeps ya going but also let’s you know who’s boss
Also I frequently think about the b"bad choice" of taking a top before your lower stuff. Whats your thought? Just decrease weight? Does that actually decrease forces of rigging spar? Piece of mind really...
Big fan from the netherlands! Great vids! I was wondering how you asses the first split in the tree? How do you see if its strong enough for all the work you do in the top? Thanks ! (Starting my arboring school september '23!)
Love your videos. So much USEFUL information . I’ll be 60 in February, started climbing on and off at 17 but still love climbing but I consider myself average at best. When do you use a pulley instead of a simple eye sling for rigging ? Also what buckle do you recommend for rigging? Also love the Unicender. I use that, the zig zag and the old fashion prusik knot if the situation demands it.
Nice work. Great chat at the end. Glad u included it.. always nice to hear input about devices and stuff. Be safe and have fun. R u guys gonna have some saddles this summer. I gotta get one soon.
August I truly enjoy your videos and all the valuable information you put out. I am really happy you didn't cut out that last part about equipment! I am new to climbing and have a saddle, spurs, and flip line but looking into getting some ropes and other gear. Its overwhelming all the options in gear and ropes not knowing what is best. I appreciate all the info!
Start with double / moving rope technique and a Petzl Zig Zag, or hitch cord and a hitch climber pulley. Add a throwline and weight and a friction saver and you’re good to go for a while. August still spends a lot of time on a ZigZag with doubled rope, and I love using it too.
@@jasonsayre8102 I’m still climbing on my first rope, arborplex, nearly a year later. It’s s great all-around choice but I wish I had chosen something lighter and thinner.
9:30, I did exactly that one day. Wire core flipline sheath was cut through, core was fine. Will the wire cores take more than a rope? Yes. Should you count on them as saw protection? Absolutely not.
Nice transition up those tops, I love getting into those crazy ones . I agree with your thoughts on the Uni , I have been using one for a couple years now and just bought a new one at Arborfest, versatility is what I always say about it and I am waiting to get my add-on parts from Climbing Innovations for the new Uni that make it more better ...
Why do you tie in & rig off the tree you’re keeping when chunking down the final spar? Do you ever rig off the same spar you’re tied into as I don’t see why you wouldn’t in this video!? Seemed like it was extra work to rig off the tree that was staying? The UK appreciate your videos & keep them coming!!! Much love x
Less work to rig off the tree that’s staying because the rigging is set up once for the whole duration of rigging the spar, rather than resetting the rigging for every piece when negative rigging, plus mor comfortable. So, it’s easier, faster, and more comfortable.
Please do a video explaining how to let a rope run when rigging out tops and limbs. I need something to show new helpers. It’s easy to show them how to tie a rope off to a porta-wrap but they have no clue when I tell them to let the slack run. I really appreciate all the videos. I learn so much from August and the crew.
