I just took a look at the full slow motion shot and saw that it looks worse than it actually was... I probably wouldn't have done it like that, but Roger knows what he's doing... I wonder if the final cut could have been made too trip when the LL was let out a bit.. or if the side line could...
So what have you "invented"??? I make cuts everyday you have no clue are even possible... So keep patting yourself on the back and talking crap. And I'll keep putting wood on the ground...
Fair enough.. Looks like you were 5 steps ahead of it and ready with a clear escape route. It would have taken a few different things to go wrong at the same time for you to be at much risk, so it looks worse than it was (which is often the case with video). Your choice was based on a thorough...
I don't remember the last time I required a groundie to let a piece run to keep me safe.... most climbers do from time time to time, some more than others... as you develop your rigging and cutting skills there are a lot of ways to avoid the need for such. Its safer to control your own risk...
If not unexpected, perhaps unwise to make that last cut... the piece looks like it move away from you, so you probably were safe, AND still it looked a little too close for comfort.. you back pedaling with saw in hand as 1500 lbs of log comes flying back overhead in your general direction...
looks like fun Roger..
Why did you edit out the log flipping back after that last cut?... looked unexpected, which of course is always where the opportunity to learn something comes in... interesting also that the knot slipped a little towards the top of the log... that's the sweet stuff to...
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