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Old 3rd April 2008, 07:55 AM   #59 (permalink)
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Default Re: Revolutionary new gear for the arborist

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Originally Posted by Aerial View Post
That may seem, over the top to traditional "Old School" climbers, but don't knock it until you've tried it fellows. It's a great piece of kit, and I don't think I'd have had the courage to do the limb walk on the first tree without it.

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A tautline hitch is every bit as safe if not safer than the retracting life line,it has been proven by thousands of climbers,as far as i know it was the first friction hitch and i still use it on removals where i only set my highline once.You should start off with that and then move on to something like a distel.You took out a telephone pole?Was it rigged or just cut off?
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