Yes, it's a serious slap in the face for many of us. You guys in BC fell lots of pines, lots of timber, and have strict OHS due to deaths. 2 steps back the guy reckons.
Seems along with the box store dumbing down of our tools the weekend warriors are now training experts.
If this guy is a mechaincal engineer then he must be a dumb one. How much leverage is gained by sticking a rope that high on a trunk? Not bloody much. I dont even fell palms with the rope that low.