Bodean
Cali dreamer
Today at work, a climber had a close call, lucky, Lucky Guy for sure. 50 years old climbing since he was 18.
Monterey pine, 70 inch fattie. He was tied in pretty far back, lots of line.
He was about half way out on a 20" x 30' limb, flipped into a 8 inch branch.
He cut a 4 inch crossing branch out on the tip with a pole saw. This limb draped down from above and held this whole limb.
He tripped a mouse trap, His parent limb he stood on suddenly realized its full weight and failed back at the crotch behind him.
The climber acted as a connecter piece of rigging and the piece burned his eye and eye glazing his rope down.
This branch swung hard into the stem following his climbline's arc.
At that moment that this 30' limb snapped out of its union and free fell, the 8" limb he flipped into (wire core) snapped off,
relieving about a thousand lbs or more off his saddle.
We were able to reach the bottom of the limb and lighten it up so he could trow it off his flip line.
Just scratched up and probably gonna have a hella of a black and blue on his leg where the leg strap ripped him.
He said he felt like he was being pulled by two teams of horses.
Be safe. Lets think about everything we're doing.
Monterey pine, 70 inch fattie. He was tied in pretty far back, lots of line.
He was about half way out on a 20" x 30' limb, flipped into a 8 inch branch.
He cut a 4 inch crossing branch out on the tip with a pole saw. This limb draped down from above and held this whole limb.
He tripped a mouse trap, His parent limb he stood on suddenly realized its full weight and failed back at the crotch behind him.
The climber acted as a connecter piece of rigging and the piece burned his eye and eye glazing his rope down.
This branch swung hard into the stem following his climbline's arc.
At that moment that this 30' limb snapped out of its union and free fell, the 8" limb he flipped into (wire core) snapped off,
relieving about a thousand lbs or more off his saddle.
We were able to reach the bottom of the limb and lighten it up so he could trow it off his flip line.
Just scratched up and probably gonna have a hella of a black and blue on his leg where the leg strap ripped him.
He said he felt like he was being pulled by two teams of horses.
Be safe. Lets think about everything we're doing.