SkwerI
Treehouser
Recently somebody posted a thread on Facebook about aerial rescue and how we all should embrace the concept. I disagreed and posted as much. After almost 40 years in the tree business, my experience is that 99% of the time the climber is completely self reliant once he leaves the ground. Maybe there may be some government contracts where there is money for 2 fully qualified climbers on one job so the guy in the tree has a backup on the ground, but in my experience that simply does not happen in real life. My experience is that once you leave the ground, you need to be 100% prepared to handle any rescue operation yourself without outside help. If you think somebody will come save you when you frig up, then you will die waiting.
I would like to hear some feedback concerning aerial rescue and the feasibility of expecting somebody else to rescue you if you screw up. Please post your thoughts.
I would like to hear some feedback concerning aerial rescue and the feasibility of expecting somebody else to rescue you if you screw up. Please post your thoughts.