Goo dpoint,
I've had a bunch of those over the years and lots of people still freaked out... Just cause they freaked out, they thought I freaked out....
and I wasn;t specifically referring to you Reg.. more like the industry in general... while there have been a lot of advancements in climbing gear and technique.. its amazing to see so many still stuck in the 80's...
What of you walked into a doctors office and saw them using an electric...
anyone that's ever seen one of those slam the trunk just wrong then take off with all that energy going into the whip around the other side of the tree with pendulum and spin, all the while wondering why the groundie isn't letting it down, only to watch the top of the piece slam into the trunk...
Anyone that's made a few tree vids KNOWS that they can be extremely deceptive.... and I have no doubt that you were out of harms way.. Still, unless there is a reason to tip tie a piece, you;re better off tying just below the COG instead of above it...
very surprising to see Reg was the climber there..
With any one else I would say there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to tie those pieces off above the COG, especially the piece at 1:54... doesn't matter who is running the ropes..
Tie them off slightly below the COG, and use a nice clean rip cut...
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