I just ordered his book from Amazon. Can't wait to read it.
My favorite part of the video was the exchange between Gary and the 911 Operator.
Gary: "My leg is completely cut off."
911 Operator: "Where is your led at?"
Gary: "It's in my goddamn boot."
I didn't quite understand it either, but my interpretation was a catastrophic failure at the stump. Maybe the tree jumped off and took his leg? Probably have to get the book for details.
Getting hurt alone is not a safe practice. Tree work is largely done in unsafe ways.
Ideally, everyone has competent ground crew who can make an aerial rescue with the dedicated aerial rescue bag of gear with a pre-installed access line, but it is entirely avoided by planning, judgment, and execution.
Too often, the climber is the skilled person on the job, and is distracted from climbing and rigging by having to try to run a circus of monkeys.
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