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I mention that technique in post #9, but only out on laterals when both hands are busy doin other vital stuff. Haven't read Jerr's book unfortunately, learned the hard way it's better on top! Jomo

Which presumably makes you 43, and an experienced practitioner of this buzzardly biz? Welcome aboard mate! You old school, new school SRT or what? I'm old school as a dinosaur bout somethings, and open minded bout SRT's benefits in the future, as well. Jomo

Once in a while, but far more often I just butt hang it with two loops and biners, then once it's vertical I cut past the attachment letting it fall, chucking the stub and putting loops and biners back on my saddle. There are huge benefits to working with seasoned pro crews that run ropes...

But the pusher man don't care! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zW44IfV0jK0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Jomo

Crazy chit on the web eh? Leave it be mate, proof it happens! Unless MB is playin mind games on us? Which I seriously doubt. Jomo

That Marlboro man comment in my #61 post was your comment, right Szajer? How'd you do that? Jomo

I must be on LSD or somethin cuz I didn't type nothin bout no Marlboro man mang! I was responding to Butch's excellent pic of stabilizing with one hand and cutting with the other. Jomo

Yup, but when you're out 40 feet from the trunk? You have to lanyard in to make the cut safely. What else yu gonna do? Take a 40 foot ride? Jomo Thought you looked like a Marlboro man MB. edit: was that for me or MB?

What I'm tryin to determine is whether you had one hand on your bodyline to stabilize with, and the other cutting, like I do? I'm a firm believer in one handing a trimsaw in certain situations. Jomo

Was the caught chainsaw the initiator that threw you off balance? Were you one handing? Jomo

Ideally you want the shortest amount of bodyline side, just in case. Jomoco

Help yourself in this thread on bracing for violent dynamic bull rides bro! I ain't no snob, tell it brother. Jomo

It's so dang un dignified out there on a big lateral, hanging from the bottom of that lateral by your lanyard twisting in the wind! Learning how to prevent that from happening has more to do with bull riding than you may think! It's that hand on your stable upper TIP lifeline compensating...

It's all good mate! Jomo

That's not quite the pushin to triangulate and stabilize I was talkin bout there Jack buddy! Jomo8)

The thing that freaks out a lot of outta state climbers who come to work in CA are the eucs, up to two hundred feet tall in the Bay Area of SF. Some of the most challenging eucs outside of oz to be found! But it's actually the millions of dinkster eucs in condo, apts and HOA's, little 75-80...

Big difference tween tossin n catchin mate! Jomo

Good! I'm safe from the burly guys with straight jackets tryin to lock me up! Jomo

You been readin my locked threads at TB or somethin? Yes, microbiology is fascinating in many ways! Jomo

You're a true tree man Butch! No doubtaboutit mate! Jomo