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No problem...I wanted to get input from folks here and it seems to have worked.

Here is what the climber had to say (not me...The Jolly Logger): Well, I took quite the ride last week. It was about a 60' aspen with about a 10 degree lean towards the swingset and chicken coop. It looked fine, healthy canopy, no signs of decay, no red flags at all. I went up to take the top...

The other pictures:

I went and read the thread....some scary pictures. It was a tall skinny peckerpole tree. http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/it-was-a-hell-of-a-ride.261576/page-6#post-4960222 Climber says it looked healthy, sounded good but had an unseen defect. It broke at the base less than two...

The tree failing below me has been a concern I have experienced, too...you mentioned pictures of the stump? Can you still access them? Was the tree dead? For how long? etc.

Dang...good share, Murphy. Paints a good picture of the forces involved...sounds like getting the tail end of a climbing line in the chipper could yank you A$$ out of a tree in a hurry...along with a top or limb. Bad juju.

Wow...that is an eye-opener to consider. Thanks for the details.

Pictures!!?? Would like to see that one. Good on you for taking time to help out.