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That is great news! Tim

Thanks, squisher. Must be nice to be a nearly full-time galavanter. ;) Hopefully he's having the time of his life. Tim

Yeah, Butch, that is an obvious truth. But you've probably hit the nail on the head. The fact that they are the newest might make it likely that they have a higher chance of producing the outcome the Forest Service is looking for. I'd love to hear more background from Burnham about how the...

I also wanted to pull this post of Burnham's forward, as it is of primary importance to this thread. Just to save some possible new members of the forum some time if they're not inclined to read through this whole thread, like I just did. The whole thread is well worth reading, though, in my...

Bump. Ok, revealing my ignorance of tree biology, what is it about the cones at the top of the tree that make them so special? I'm assuming that these conifers have cones all over the canopy, many of which are probably much lower and easier to access? So there must be some important...

Thanks for bumping this thread, Burnham. It is an interesting read. I appreciate the rundown on the self-belay system, if I'm using the correct terminology. I used to get a bit of flak over the purchase of my first ever climbing rope, in that I'd purchased a dynamic rope rather than a more...