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Next stage of this slow-motion adventure HERE! :)

Thanks, guys! Based on everyone's advice, I will definitely make sure I have enough rope to get down without adjusting the climb line. :thumbup:

That is a creepy story, Gary...literally. I hear you on the rope advice and will follow it, just curious about what I asked Squish...do folks lug a single monster rope for humongous trees??

Fair enough, brother! I thought that he essentially meant, "Use this technique to climb a 300 ft. tree with a 150 ft. rope." Rock climbers climb multi-pitch climbs that are MUCH higher than their rope is long. How do scientists and rec. climbers get into the canopies of the truly monster trees...

Nice engineering, Peter! On the subject of always having enough rope to reach the ground, I guess when Treeman Jenkins writes: Eventually the climber reaches the branch the rope is looped over. Now there is a choice: he can either secure himself to the branch and prepare to go higher, or...

I think so, Fiona. And no BigShot. SRT would make my life a lot easier, in that I wouldn't have to isolate the crotch, but no HH2 either! ::sadface::

:lol: The bats left the belfry long ago, Peter!

Below is a link to some footage of the victim. Please pardon the: rambling commentary weird sound effects when zooming/looking up stubs!! https://youtu.be/pvxnGeyCcP4 What could possibly go wrong? :lol:

Got some video uploading. I'll share it ASAP...

Here are the pics. Not sure they're terribly helpful! #2 stem in center, TIP tree to right in background (trunk emerges from lower right corner), main leader in top right corner main trunk (aka "Crispy McDeaderson") in center, TIP tree to left in background, #2 stem immediately adjacent at left

The pictures I have are fairly crappy, Peter. I'll post what I've got. No 2nd climb line. :(

Hi, guys: I've got a big triple-stemmed maple that's dead and needs to come down. Been chipping away for a few days and have the smallest stem down and almost all branches removed from the #2 stem. I'm setting my TIP in a healthy oak next door. First curveball is that the highest TIP I can...