This was the crotch that I was climbing above. I figured it was most likely secure without re-inforcement, but I was working alone, so there was nobody down below that would be able to monitor it.
It was a small tree, and I had to cut it out in some small pieces to fit in the tight drop, and...
The picture was after it was down. I felt certain that it wasn't going to fail with the extra support. The inclusion was deep/ looking possibly like a crack was forming. Was oozing a lot.
I had a locust removal with a weak trunk-trunk attachment that started to move on me when I cut a branch...
I did this recently on two trees with inclusions that I had to climb and rig, then fell at the butt. Its easy, and there is usually a scrap of rope around. There are other, and likely better ways of doing this, like trucker ratchet straps. Sometimes the better ones are more time consuming, and...
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