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I agree completely. That's why my eyes just sort of glaze over when everybody gets discussing various ways of rigging a climbing system to allow for a ground rescue.

Real life aerial rescues are kinda rare. I've never witnessed or needed one in 25 years of tree work.

I agree completely, Willie. At least another wrap, I don't like the fast taper of that trunk at all.

I'm gonna disagree with Nice Guy Dave on the carabiner position. I think the picture above in post #7 shows the correct orientation with the load on the spine. Facing the gate toward the trunk is not as good, it places the load on the gate side. Not to mention that rubbing on the trunk could...

If you don't want to use a biner then take a wrap or two on the trunk, then take a bight of the rope and capture the leg going up into the canopy with a doubled running bowline.