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Cutting is better.

It's not uncommon that I'll set a TIP, and ascend with a lanyard or second climb line tied in as a safety, only to find a major defect or issue. Having said that, it won't help if a limb breaks and lands on your head. A lot of thought has to go into an ash climb.

Maasdam works great for that.

As the situation presents itself, lend a hand. If the guy is open to questions, ask, if not, watch silently.

pictures are nice to look at......

Many companies up here have a no ash tree climb policy, for good reason. The roots seem to rot out with the EAB, not to mention punky limbs, that seem to be sheathed with a layer of slightly harder wood, so a simple pick test might not reveal a defect. With a hand saw you will notice, up here...