There are definitly times during a removal that it would be faster to ascend the rope than the tree. I can think of a time recently where my new ground guy pulled up my rigging rope and it slipped out the block. I had to reascend. I have footlocked a single line with spurs which kind of...
Ni big conifers here. I set a line first no matter what tree I'm climbing though. It's been years since I spurred up. I imagine me and a big conifer I would still want to set a line. You must be fast with that alternate lanyard. To me that is pretty tedious. With a top rope you just climb...
I think the idea is not only be able to ascend directly up the line, which sometimes is more effecient than spurring but also to tend your system while you spur up. So both hands are on the tree, your spurring up the spar and the foot ascender is tending your slack as you go so you can be hands...
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