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  1. gf beranek

    Throw away your spurs and ascenders

    In these matters it is better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
  2. gf beranek

    Throw away your spurs and ascenders

    thank you, Stig. It will be good ammo for a rebuttal in the future.
  3. gf beranek

    Throw away your spurs and ascenders

    Stig, last year I did a search about Sillet's alleged wedding in the tree tops, but I could not find a single link, or image, about such an event. Other than hearsay do you know where I can find this information. Would be much appreciated. Thanks.
  4. gf beranek

    Throw away your spurs and ascenders

    Wear on the bark of a redwood, from a climber, shows up quite readily. Any bark that is ruffed up has a brighter rustic red tone to it. though in just a seasons time the color of the bark blends back in with the rest of the tree, and you will never noticed it again after that. Now, in the wee...
  5. gf beranek

    Throw away your spurs and ascenders

    Rett is the proprietor of the Solano Shade Tree Service in Vacaville, California. Rock Climber extraordinary to boot. A slight lean built, religious, man. Maybe 5' 8" tall and 160 pounds. Pure mussel, confidence, and nerve of a climber.
  6. gf beranek

    Throw away your spurs and ascenders

    Rett Richardson, of Vacaville, free climbed to the top of Big Jack at Redwoods River Resort, near Leggett, in the same manner, under belay. But he did the climb without slipping and being caught by the belay. Truly a remarkable feat. some of the Tree Houser's here know the tree very well...
  7. gf beranek

    Throw away your spurs and ascenders

    Easy now, Chris. Your post, and link, wasn't at all a bad or wrong one here. The link was, in fact, quite a natural one to post in any tree forum. I love to see all the latest developments in the arborist and recreational climbing circles. Even though I don't not agree on what some people...
  8. gf beranek

    Throw away your spurs and ascenders

    They shouldn't be climbing so high in those tender tops. The bark is thin, the branches are weak, and twigs of new growth are knocked off on every visit. As is the top of that tree already looks bare. Probably from previous visits to measure the inth degree of its growth. That poor...
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