Rock climbing ropes for low TIP/anchor

Knotahippie

Climbed a big ol' (60ft.) Sweet gum (liquidambar sp.) recently that had been headed 20-25 yrs. ago.

It grew some sketchy, rotten codominants about 20' long, 10"-12" diameter.

Restorative pruning time.

It was in a back yard and all was to be roped to a garden area below.

I broke out the rock climbing rope (10.5mm) and tied an anchor below the two stems.

Climbed up about 10ft. and with a handsaw, cut/roped each spar to itself, not tied in to either stem.

I was looking at whipping 20 feet the whole time but better than the alternative (crater).

What do ya'll think?

What would you do?

Eric Frei

Pics would be good, hard to say. Good idea on the lower tie ins.

I removed a liquid amber today, 8 bloody service wires through/near it! was on the fenceline and had 4 wires to the neighbour and 4 to the house I was in, and it had lots of crappy codominants.

I natural crotch rigged it and took the wraps up the top ... that reduces the shock on the tree.

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