More Graeme mcmahon videos.

newguy18 · 30th December 2008, 08:01 AM

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treevet · 30th December 2008, 04:08 PM

Big wood but I'd rather do that than a big oak or syc over 3 buildings and a road. Takes a lot of balls but where is the degree of difficulty?

MrDiesel · 30th December 2008, 07:16 PM

I suppose compared to a building it didn't have the same challenges but (being new to the industry) it was leaning back and they did manage to block down into the same area. Also they had walkways adjacent to it. Personally i would have been buggered climbing the bugger!!!

I was impressed

treevet · 30th December 2008, 11:52 PM

I was impressed too but wonder what is the total elapsed time without editing or with filming the whole sequence. If they hit the skywalk it would have to be totally evaluated for structural safety. What kind of insurance is involved here. How do they get the pieces out if at all. What is the pull line hooked to. Why not pull over the whole stick. Why did he come off the stick when pulling the top pieces and not the lower ones.

treefeller · 31st December 2008, 06:51 AM

Wish we had trees as big as those over here

newguy18 · 31st December 2008, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treevet

I was impressed too but wonder what is the total elapsed time without editing or with filming the whole sequence. If they hit the skywalk it would have to be totally evaluated for structural safety. What kind of insurance is involved here. How do they get the pieces out if at all. What is the pull line hooked to. Why not pull over the whole stick. Why did he come off the stick when pulling the top pieces and not the lower ones.

My guess is to see if the tree would split or uproot,i've done that once on a black cherry where i bailed out before a section was pulled over.

rbtree · 31st December 2008, 06:16 PM

Where's the difficulty? Acccckkkkk... You go try some of that stuff.

Funny.

I had Graeme brush out a "puny" 130 foot, 1400 board foot fir when he was in Seattle for the ISA conference. Handed him a little climb saw, he about laughed. His climb saw is a 460........

Little doubt that he's the best big tree climber, ever! Has done stuff that most of us don't even dream of......the magnitude of those eucs is amazing.

Nearly as large as the big redwoods, but more technically challenging due to their form.

Jeff Darby · 31st December 2008, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbtree

Where's the difficulty? Acccckkkkk... You go try some of that stuff.

Funny.

I had Graeme brush out a "puny" 130 foot, 1400 board foot fir when he was in Seattle for the ISA conference. Handed him a little climb saw, he about laughed. His climb saw is a 460........

Little doubt that he's the best big tree climber, ever! Has done stuff that most of us don't even dream of......the magnitude of those eucs is amazing.

Nearly as large as the big redwoods, but more technically challenging due to their form.

Well said! It's easy to scoff and down tune this mans work, but you have to ask yourself would you get up and do it!...The tree's this man works on are truly huge.

JayD

Eric Frei · 31st December 2008, 10:37 PM

He's like Fred Dibnah was to chimney's!

Fred Dibnah

treevet · 31st December 2008, 10:59 PM

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newguy18 · 1st January 2009, 12:51 AM

Graeme truely is legendary,wish i had a chance to try and do some of the eucs he does.

treevet · 1st January 2009, 03:55 AM

Fred Dibnah, no one can deny, he is a true legend. Graeme, maybe not quite yet.

Fred did all that work unsecured.

jim1nz · 1st January 2009, 08:25 AM

Cheers for the links

Eric Frei · 1st January 2009, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treevet

Graeme, maybe not quite yet.

Well, dont know what it takes, or when some would consider the line crossed for the argument however he has done a lot of jobs that no-one else would ... no-one.

rbtree · 1st January 2009, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treevet

Fred Dibnah, no one can deny, he is a true legend. Graeme, maybe not quite yet.

Fred did all that work unsecured.

Well, that's work, I guess, and this isn't....

YouTube - Highliner

but it's more like Fred's romps....but exponentially bolder.

those two feats are more like each other than what Graeme does...which is legendary...... as is Dean.........

another of Dean's romps....

YouTube - Dean Potter [solo] The Nose of El Capitan [Yosemite Valley]

treevet · 1st January 2009, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbtree

Well, that's work, I guess, and this isn't.... YouTube - Highliner but it's more like Fred's romps....but exponentially bolder.

those two feats are more like each other than what Graeme does...which is legendary...... as is Dean.........

another of Dean's romps.... YouTube - Dean Potter [solo] The Nose of El Capitan [Yosemite Valley]

wow!

jim1nz · 2nd January 2009, 02:49 AM

Insane!

newguy18 · 2nd January 2009, 03:38 AM

Thats just nuts.

Jeff Darby · 2nd January 2009, 08:13 AM

I felt his every move like it was my butt up there....yeah rite..my

off to this fearless climber!

JayD

30th December 2008, 04:08 PM	#2
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: More Graeme mcmahon videos. Big wood but I'd rather do that than a big oak or syc over 3 buildings and a road. Takes a lot of balls but where is the degree of difficulty?

30th December 2008, 07:16 PM	#3
MrDiesel Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: here Posts: 196	Re: More Graeme mcmahon videos. I suppose compared to a building it didn't have the same challenges but (being new to the industry) it was leaning back and they did manage to block down into the same area. Also they had walkways adjacent to it. Personally i would have been buggered climbing the bugger!!! I was impressed

30th December 2008, 11:52 PM	#4
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: More Graeme mcmahon videos. I was impressed too but wonder what is the total elapsed time without editing or with filming the whole sequence. If they hit the skywalk it would have to be totally evaluated for structural safety. What kind of insurance is involved here. How do they get the pieces out if at all. What is the pull line hooked to. Why not pull over the whole stick. Why did he come off the stick when pulling the top pieces and not the lower ones.

31st December 2008, 06:51 AM	#5
treefeller Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: aaa Posts: 224	Re: More Graeme mcmahon videos. Wish we had trees as big as those over here

31st December 2008, 06:16 PM	#7
rbtree Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle, Wa. US of Eh Posts: 408	Re: More Graeme mcmahon videos. Where's the difficulty? Acccckkkkk... You go try some of that stuff. Funny. I had Graeme brush out a "puny" 130 foot, 1400 board foot fir when he was in Seattle for the ISA conference. Handed him a little climb saw, he about laughed. His climb saw is a 460........ Little doubt that he's the best big tree climber, ever! Has done stuff that most of us don't even dream of......the magnitude of those eucs is amazing. Nearly as large as the big redwoods, but more technically challenging due to their form.

31st December 2008, 10:37 PM	#9
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treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: More Graeme mcmahon videos. Fred Dibnah, no one can deny, he is a true legend. Graeme, maybe not quite yet. Fred did all that work unsecured.

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2nd January 2009, 08:13 AM	#19
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,031	Re: More Graeme mcmahon videos. I felt his every move like it was my butt up there....yeah rite..my off to this fearless climber! JayD __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

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