stay safe my friends

[Heg]

Not tree climbing, but this is the most powerful vid I've seen in a long time.
I certainly will think ahead & slow down a little before doing various potential dangerous jobs.


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[Mick!]

I'll try to Heg, but I can't watch videos that might have sick stuff so I'll pass.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Reality.

Just be careful out there, TreeHousers!!!

 

[Mick!]

I know, but it freaks me out, anyway I'm off tree slaying now.

 

[HolmenTree]

A B.C. climber fell to his death 2 days ago. His name is Wes Hawley who owns a tree service company in the lower B.C. mainland.
It appears his steel core lanyard gave way at the snap connection.

 

[pete mctree]

Sad news. I bin a wirecore after 5 years because of such issues - same with all my ropes.

 

[SoonerFan]

Good video. Makes you think.


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[HolmenTree]

I switched to the Yale steel core without the crimped connection as some of the cheaper brands have. Also a swivel snap connection that I use on the Yale puts less stress on the cable too.

 

[cory]

That sucks about Wes, especially if that is really how it happened

 

[HolmenTree]

From the comments I heard on FB that's what appeared what malfunctioned.

 

[Heg]

That's terrible. Thoughts n prayers to his family. I wish we could know more details how that happened, so we can learn from it. I have a very old steel core flipline I bought from a retired lineman that I have used a few times, now I am afraid to, even though it looks solid to me.