Tell me what I don't know about limbing a dead tree.

[DMc]

I've done all kinds of nasty, dead, and weak trees that needed some serious head scratching. If a breakaway lanyard would work, so would no lanyard at all. If it's worse than that, I will find a different way.

 

[SeanKroll]

A breakaway lanyard can be used for work positioning, but breakaway if the tree fails, and the climber can't detach from the failing tree, to hang on the climb-line attached to a neighboring tree, or high-line. "No lanyard" can't be used for work-positioning.

 

[DMc]

A breakaway lanyard is dangerous because you have no idea exactly when it will let loose. In a tree that is so compromised that you can't safely put a lanyard on it, don't. A high rope angle, with one or more ropes that will support you and stabilize your position is what needs to be achieved.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I'd climb that oak. Looks like the tree next to it has enough height as well for a tie in. Strap that trunk. Guy it. Bombs away. Get it down some to where you can rig off the other trees. Granted I ain't there. But it would appear I probably have climbed worse.

 

[murphy4trees]

that's the plan, but I haven't heard back from the client. they may have found another taker.

I have an apta that just sits around. was hoping to pop its cherry on the neighboring oak, and get some video of Tommy Stubs doing his thing.