Search results for query: *

Agreed. If someone is talking to me when I'm setting up I tell them to hold on for a min, if I get this wrong I die. They usually shut up pretty quickly after that, and if not I make them. Double check everything too, very good habit to get into.

I'm not seeing how an adjustable friction saver would keep you safe there...

Yes. Usually before you become a climber you have lots of experience doing trees from the ground, so you know what you are looking for. If a tree splits in the air while you are tied to it, it's bad. So nipping the sides, bore cutting, etc becomes way more important. As a self taught beginning...

Yup.

Robert, a tree splitting out on you will only happen if you are taking large tops or heavy leaning limbs in one cut, rather than piecing them out. It is safer to make many small cuts rather than just cutting the tree in half. The other times when a breakaway lanyard come into play is when you...