Diamond Head Monkeypod with Hitch Hiker

[treesandsurf]

Here's a short vid from yesterday pruning a monkeypod with the hitch hiker. Once I got the HH dialed in correctly (the right direction on the wraps) it runs very smooth. After using all day I definitely am loving this new tool. Thanks Paul!


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[Porkbrick]

nice job. that looks like a really fun tree to work in. i was thinking monkey puzzle, not so much fun to climb! climbing trees in hawaii must be pretty nice at times.

 

[Tucker943]

That tree would make a sweet training environment.

 

[Adam_P]

That tree would make a sweet training environment.

I was thinking the same thing. Good height, nice spread, and open. You could get some crazy swings going in that tree.

I'm jealous.

 

[Husabud]

Fun tree to climb! Was that lighting or lightning protection?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Nice tree and spread on it.. Nice foot and rope work there Jon. Always cool to see the nice stuff you get to work on.

 

[bonner1040]

That was a really cool tree. I like your Metolius pack, it looked new?

 

[treesandsurf]

THanks guys, monkeypods are excellent training trees. That tree was actually on the small-medium size for those trees they can get very big. We pruned 3 about the same size on this job.

Husa, that was lighting. I haven't seen any lightning protection in Hawaii although we lost a few trees last year due to lightning on the island.

Nick, that is a metolius bag I have two and love them both. Have had the smaller bag for several years and it is bomb proof. Just bought the larger one a few months ago...they are tough.

jp

 

[top_notch]

Nice job, looked like a great day!

 

[Bixler]

Nice climbing! Man I gotta get me a HH.... SWEET!

 

[rumination]

Good stuff Jon. Monkeypods are awesome trees.

 

[bonner1040]

I have never seen a monkeypod but what fun it looked like to climb.

I have 3 of the Metolius bags now. Which one was that? I just got the Mega Duffel and its really cool.

Brian, you do need to get a HH. Its only money bro.

 

[Porkbrick]

get the HH. you will not regret it.

 

[rangerdanger]

Nice work man! Looked like a ton of fun! Always nice to see some fun climbing, pruning videos instead of just straight wreckings all the time!