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Sideloading seems to happen a bit in treework when things aren't perfect, but I don't think it sounds like great idea. I was thinking that if the climber had to climb back up the rope, it would further shockload to some degree. If the boom was inline with the rope, it seems, theoretically, to...

Theoretically, One might need to reach with the boom in a way to set up the highline where the highline is not in-line between the turret and the other anchor tree. A two hundred pound climber pulling down on a highline that bends the rope to an angle of 120 degrees, I think would be about...

I would have the pushback force of the rotating top in my mind. I have an idea that might reduce it. What do you think of this idea?

Sometimes my mind and fingers get going fast. I'm not sure where the tree is. Canyon winds are sometimes predictable, and related to the time of the day. 160 feet is a long drop where a top can float on the wind, and there are some obstacles below, somewhere. I'm not questioning Willie's...

Who's got a helmet cam to loan for this one? It would be sweet.

Willie, does the top lean as the base does, or does it straighten to vertical/ near vertical? Can you assess the lean of the top? How is the exposure of the top of the tree to wind? Sounds like it pops out of the canopy for at least the near vicinity. Is this so? What is the topography of...

You might get a long, thin drill bit to examine the insides of the base, and in case you come across some other compromised area up high? Any thoughts on the cause of death of the tree, precipitating factors? Did you check the roots at all? When do you think it might go down?

Where are the rock walls? Are they the bridge abutments? A highline TIP between two tree tops, with those trees guyed as necessary, and drop a big top over the far side of the canal??? Can you use a machine to build with any surrounding down trees to build up the "grade" on the far side of...