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Originally Posted by newguy18  i've already fallen out of 2 trees.one was a pecan that I was rec climbing.I had limbs spaced out perfectly and I had just pulled my self up to a 4" diameter limb on one of the leaders.before I could clip in my flipline It broke and I fell 30' and landed flat as a pancake on top of my head.Believe it or not it happened and I walked away without much more than 2 broken fingers and one hell of a headache.The second time was only 15' but it happened while I was restting my climbing line and an unexpected wind came through.I think i learned the hardway. |
Newguy, You need to stop freeclimbing so much, get rid of that 7/l6 line with 300 lb swl, and stop bragging about taking chances. All of us oldtimers have heard it too many times. I could literally talk for hours about accidents I have witnessed. Don t hold me to these figures, but if an object drops 2 feet it doubles in weight. If you drop 2 feet and you weigh 150 lbs and shock load your line with that crap you buy it will fail. Be more careful. This work is dangerous enough in the best of scenerios and we want you to grow old on this forum to see what a great young arborist you develop into.