Climbing the tree vs climbing a rope in the tree

[levi r]

What's your dominant mode in the day to day climbing work?

Where I live, rock climbing is popular. Most tree climbers are at least a little bit into rock climbing. They tend to climb the tree more than the rope, some even look down on throwline lol.

What's your style?

I am 99% of the time setting a base tie with throwball to access and work the tree, even in relatively small trees. Even for removals, though I undo the base tie fairly quick most of the time. The only time I really climb from the ground up is a spruce removal or tiny trees I scramble into sometimes, with no rope or saddle.

 

[cory]

The bucket truck got 75% of our significant trees. Climbing for pruning was either use a ladder or throw to a low limb and alternate lanyard up the tree, or shoot a high line into big trees and Wraptor up. For removals it was usually spur from the ground unless the tree was huge in which case probably use the wraptor

 

[Mick!]

I always climb the tree, in fairness I don’t really know any other method.

 

[biggun]

I do what needs to be done. Pruning I use a throw line and SRT with base anchor.

Dismantles, I spike but sometimes if I need to set rigging I will access with SRT as it is quicker and then at the top can set an anchor, rigging points and then decent to start the works.

If I can just spike up and cut bits off as I go then I will do that. I guess it depends on tree type, task to complete and the surroundings and drop zone.

 

[flushcut]

Up the rope when I climb but if the tree allows climb the tree. Last tree I climbed was a crabapple to about 8’ tied in a nice comfy perch and could reach the whole canopy with a 12’ Silky.

 

[SeanKroll]

I climb both.

An inability to set a throw line and rope- climb is a major liability IMO.

Lots of people spur trees. I can spot the wounds years later. Some trees don't care much. Others do.


Wraptoring for 15+ years and ropewalking for similar amounts.

 

[lumberjack]

I haven't practically climbed for production in years, but I much prefer a high tie in. Based on that, I'd usually climb to the top, set my false crotch, then come down and go to work. The Wraptor made that much easier.

These days if we can't get it with the telehandler, we have a 92' lift, or a contract climber.