Climbing at the edge of my comfort zone
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- This pine was scheduled to be taken down on a day that ended up having pretty high gusts of wind. I belive the highest was around 20 or so mile per hour. Luckily there were no complications, and we got the tree down successfully.
Thanks for the long, raw videos that you do man. You've Helped my climbing career and ability tremendously. Situations arise sometimes that a newer climber wouldn't know how to approach. These videos are my frames of reference.
Im glad I've been able to help, although I'm not sure if I'm the best to learn from given that I'm most certainly still learning myself.
Great respect for a man that can openly admit the fears we all have while in the canopy. You still made it look ready though.
I’ve worked high raises but what you do is amazing. Skills and bravery. Thanks from Sc
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Nice job! The height with that wind makes for a uncomfortable day for sure. Good job, way to push on and fight those fears. Stay safe.
Oh for sure. I was just a bit concerned about how much the tree was moving, it was getting to the point where I was concerned that the tree would fail at some point under a large gust.
Congratulations on seeing this. You've reached a checkpoint.
If you own a Stihl saw, say this out loud: "Hey Google. Remind me to clean my Spark Arrester before this week ends."
Those things clog up too quick, but at least they're easy to clean and don't always need to be replaced.
Keep getting sappy.
When airplanes fly beside you to land at a nearby airport, you know you’re at the treetops, also you know you’re safe from errant golf balls.
Gotta love that wind while climbing. Nice job man
It feels like I'm doing it more and more often. Thanks
Never really that fun. But if I could choose, I’d be in a pin oak for those days. Lol
@@williamsolomon1307 pin oak or a white oak
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy either. But a pin oak has limbs like a damn leave-spring highly unlikely either break out in a wind storm.
What made this at the edge of your comfort zone? You always appear composed, deliberate and bang On when I watch. Love the changeover with the two way lanyard. That moment of supporting your whole body with the right hand. That takes some skill I bet
How hard the wind was blowing. You can't quite tell in the video but the tree was moving quite significantly.
Even more admiration then mate. 👍
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy learned the hard way I get vertigo in situations like this with the wind .Excellent work brother!
@@kevinkms5993 thanks
Nice job not getting hit by that hungup limb at 12:30. :)
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Idk why but the first 30 feet, and getting over the initial big unions always freak me out the most. The bigger diameter the tree always freaks me out too. Tall skinny trees indont mind. But the big ones i always have to push through my fears
Yea big chunky unions are always a bit tricky
I'm terrified of heights. One of the few things that I find make it hard for me to stay calm. Were you/are you still sometimes afraid? And what techniques do you use to conquer the fear and stay calm? Thanks.
I'm still worried about compromised trees where the only available tie in is in that tree itself. Additionally I get a little worried when trees are moving more than they should. And what I mean by that is I've got enough pine trees to know that if it's straight up and down that at say 80 ft it should only move a certain amount, and typically if it's moving more than that it means it might be a little Hollow. For the most part and this next it might not be super helpful I've kind of adopted the it is what it is mindset. And that's basically because of the end of the day I know that if I'm looking at a tree or even if I'm in a tree and I feel like something bad could happen I'm simply going to either refuse to climb said tree or I'm going to come down. That could potentially get me or someone yelled at by the boss or Foreman, or even potentially fired however I would much rather be looking for a new company because someone tried to force me to climb something I wasn't comfortable with instead of me falling into their peer pressure climbing something I'm not comfortable with something going wrong and me being catastrophically hurt or killed. As for how I stay calm and Conquer The Fear part of it is certainly just accepting it is what it is and you know something happens then I'll just deal with it as it happens. The one big thing for me especially when doing compromise trees is as long as I'm tied into something else, which is typically when you all will see me doing SRT is when I'm tied into a different tree, at that point the three could collapse underneath me I don't particularly care I know that life-support system that I'm tied into is going to at least keep me from hitting the ground.
Great job my friend
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Nice day to do stuff like that
Nice climb, especially in that wind. If you don't mind me asking what brand lanyard are you using for a 2-in-1 and more specifically what rope grab is that?
Thanks Its a Gibbs klimair 2-in-1 15' 1/2" steelcore Flipline
What micro grab are you using on yer flip line? Seems pretty awesome.
Its a gibbs klimair on a 15' 1/2" 2-in-1 steelcore Flipline
What kind of flip line device are you using!!??! Please tell that is sick!
Its a Gibbs klimair 2-in-1 1/2" 15' steel core flipline
Too many climbers on the tube stab their spikes but you walk right up the tree. 👍
FANTASTIC JOB!
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I feel like the wind around our area has been a little higher this year compared to last year! What do you think?
Absolutely. I don't know if anyone noticed but last September I recorded a number of trees being taken down at this property and it wasn't nearly as windy. Overall I would definitely say I've noticed there is significantly more wind more frequently
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy glad I'm not the only one. Last year I never checked the wind, but this year is definitely different.
One day was right on the water, and it really picked up bad. 2 and ahalf trees in I called it. To much to go wrong at that job
Something about the wind just makes you uneasy. A good Tree if you have to work in the wind. Never a bag one.
Great job. 20 in the air feels like 60 on the ground. Some will never know or understand. 🫡
Absolutely!!
No bar oil in that saw?
Nice Job! But what happened to your bar oil cap in the first part of the video?!
No idea, best guess was that it wasnt on all the way, and fell off at some point on the assent
Love the foot wear
Hanging limbs or hidden is a climbers night mare.
Nice man 🤙
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I love that double lanyard. What is the name of Your positioner?
Its a Gibbs klimair on a 15' 1/2" 2-in-1 steelcore Flipline
Ever have any issues? I see it says non metal ropes only.
@@stevepoynter2511 only after a few years of use, it wore out and ended up slipping, but other then that no issues
Why did you start lowering top down wouldn’t be hanging up line then👍
I lowered the top because I wasnt confident that if I had bombed it, that I could garuntee that it wouldn't hit the house.
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I'm 4.21in I'm out my comfort zone lying on settee.big guy.
Not great idea to climb only with lineyard ......
What would you say, if people don't want you working
What do you mean?
They just have issues with intensive activities there for you become a victim of negative counseling or bad attitudes twords the work your skilled in. What's you confidence level on most days?
I feel like I do this a lot.
Dude
Tree gaffs or Pole Gaffs? With the pine having a thin bark, are tree gaffs too long?
I have tree gaffs, although I wouldnt call pine bark thin. Nothing like maple, mimosa, magnolia, or cedar
It was clearly visible you are out of you comfort zone but you made it!
Congrats, nice job,💪👏😎🤙
Just one piece of a friendly advice: don’t drop your staff, karabiners, figure eight, etc. you can damage them without seeing.
Thanks. I try not to, but they do fall on occasion
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy
On a micron level can be damaged especially life support devices from aluminum, you throw in on earth but a small rock is under and make a small damage what is only visible only X-Ray scan.
Watch and learn from the experienced ones and from the old boys you have enough in USA. Like: “buckin billy ray”; “august hunicke”; “guilty of treeson”; “educatedclimber” etc.
If at the edge didnt show. Looks dam windy tho never feels good.
Yeah I was moving around pretty good in that one
Pines & wind. Great job.
Stay safe
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I will never again complain about the cost of removing a tree. Job well done. ❤😊
Yer nice. Ya had it sorted. Sometimes we use a wolfgarten pole with hook. Bout 4 metres. Tie knot push it out over pull tight. Does save climbin out n back for mid tie lowers. Even great for over another crotch lowering point. Yer lazy but were old. Thanks
Do you get scared on roller coasters?
Not scared, but I do get a little motion sick on some of them.
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy thanks for the reply.. stay safe
Yeah nah🙏👏I got virtigo just watching this
are those the bucklite titanium spurs? if so how do you like them? worth the money?
They are yes. I really like them, especially because they come with the big pads which I thoroughly enjoy and I'm a huge fan of the velcro. I started climbing on just Buckingham steel Spurs, and these are pretty much the exact same thing but they're significantly lighter. I will say I did switch out the foot straps for ones that have quick-release buckles on them just so that I'm not constantly opening and closing that velcro.
I will say though I got them several years ago when they were significantly cheaper than what they are now
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy ive been using the notch steel spurs for a bit now and i find the two tabs on the inside just about the gaff has been starting to rub on the inside of my boots. last thing i need is the spurs to wear a hole through my expensive chainsaw boots. probley gonna pick up a pair of those. i see treestuff is giving away a free notch flow adjustable rope wrench and tether combo with a purchase over 450. so i should be able to sell that and recoup some of my money back
Awesome work. I've watched a number of systems and i find i use more of the same procedures as you demonstrate.
Thanks.
Set rigging high and start at the bottom😅
Guiding the rope into that natural crotch redirect at 29:40 was a slick move.
Thanks it works most of the time I try it, but when it doesn't it ends up on my Flipline
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy Ya dude worked real slick but not gonna like I was a little scared for you at that moment lol thinking if the tree went the wrong way or the rope slipped out your hand whole weight be straight on your flip line. Very nice work was cool to watch!
hello bro , already seen no ?
Nice work as usual. Always interesting watching.
Thanks, glad you enjoy them.
Good job my friend 👏 God bless you
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GREAT VIDEO .
Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Question- I climb, but I'm nothing compared to you- how much do you think a taper/stem at the top of a pine can hold when topping/negative rigging? How much weight can these things hold, let's say a 3 inch in diameter top can hold? And how much can a pine roots withstand etc.?
Honestly I couldn't give you any exact numbers. Because everything I tie into and rig off of that is just going off of my gut. Like if I know I'm going to end up breaking some big branches I'm going to drop down into a little bit thicker would probably five or six in there so. However if I know that I'm pretty much just tying into give myself Comfort while I'm coming back up the tree to de limb it, then I'm okay tying into you know 3 or 4 in. As for how much pine Roots can withstand I couldn't tell you. Although I'm pretty sure for the most part unless it's a monster Pine you're going to break the stem before you pull the roots out.
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy Thank you for the solid and honest information. 🙏 It will make that much more confident in a tree! Your gut feeling most likely is due to your experience that I don't quite have yet. The knowledge and wisdom that has made you a kick azz climber just made me a little more confident! Great video. You made it look too easy with your 2in1 flip line and slick and smooth rigging. 😎
@@tracyjackson2390 I mean regardless of how much you know I would say always go with your gut. Mike even if you are on the job site with another climber who's way more experience than you and they tell you something is completely fine and there's no way that it could go wrong. If you're the one who's in the position who's going to get hurt in your gut is telling you no don't do it. Especially if you've people relying on you and you're supporting them. Don't do anything that you've got a gut feeling will go wrong. But thanks for the compliment
@ReallyTallTreeGuy You walked up and down that tree like walking down the sidewalk 😆. I can't wait until the day I can do the same, but until that day I too become a Jedi warrior. I'll keep watching you. Be safe!
You're right. And that is solid and sound advice that I'm going to definitely use. I have a friend that was up in a bucket 65 feet and was told to be a man and just cut the damn 80-foot tree down. He did, and the top fell back and hit him and the bucket. Two surgeries later, his back still is messed up. He told me he'll never go near a tree again. It scared the he** out of him. Now he drives semi's. Thanks for looking out, giving sound advice, and teaching us less experience climbers and adventures.
🙋 from Pemba