Wall of Shame: Wannabe Experts

[Treeaddict]

Sorry it’s Facebook. That guy is a pro the way he landed that!

 

[gf beranek]

Nah, a pro would've jumped off the ladder just before it hit the ground.

Just my opinion.

 

[Treeaddict]

Nah, a pro would've jumped off the ladder just before it hit the ground.

Just my opinion.

No way, Jose! You’re right about a great many things Gerry, but, I must respectfully disagree on this one. You can tell he practiced his ladder riding for a number of years to get so smooth. He goes from standing to crouching while holding the rung and back to standing just before impact. He does get a few points deducted for his butt touching the rungs at the end but flawless execution otherwise.

Gonna be an event at the next Olympics, just wait and see! 🤪🤣

 

[flushcut]

Special Olympics?

 

[gf beranek]

I'll admit... it was well executed.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Ride it like a cowboy baby!

 

[flushcut]

Giddy up!

 

[Nutball]

Nah, a pro would've jumped off the ladder just before it hit the ground.

Just my opinion.

I think a pro would have climbed down before it hit the ground.

 

[Treeaddict]

I think a pro would have climbed down before it hit the ground.

Where’s the fun in that?!

 

[Kaveman]

You know what, phuk palms. I just don't like them and I don't have too. Climb it with spurs, use a ladder, I do not care, I'll not be bothered. They're just over ambitious grass after all, and that should be cut short, like 3inch max.

 

[gf beranek]

Those damn monocots .

They do accent landscapes nicely.

I'll always remember long white sand beaches lined with nodding Palms... and in the next frame an M-60 tank barrels through the scene. Damn! Ruined a wet dream.

Yeah, palms do accent landscape nicely.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

😵

 

[Kaveman]

Once again, a completely foreseeable incident...

 

[friedrich]

can‘t say that never happened to me…

 

[Treeaddict]

can‘t say that never happened to me…

Please elaborate on your situation. What were the circumstances?

 

[gf beranek]

It appears the rigging line tangled in that fellows life-line (climbline).

 

[SeanKroll]

He rigged it to fall across him. Poor judgment.

 

[Mick!]

Maybe tired, that’s often when sloppy stuff happens. Woke him up alright. He seemed ok though.

 

[SeanKroll]

Likely.

Also, bad things can happen when the climber has to manage the job site with newbs.



It's important to go over the rigging plan, as well as going over the Plan B, such as if a piece breaks off before hinging, etc.

 

[Mick!]

There is no plan B In rigging.
If it goes wrong you deal with the consequences.

 

[Treeaddict]

When John and I work together we go over the rigging plan for each cut. Where it’s going to go, if it will fit, where it needs to be tied, weight, where the climber will be, and what to do with the rigging line. 2 heads are better than 1. Some of the smaller and very basic situations don’t warrant extensive detailing though.

 

[friedrich]

Please elaborate on your situation. What were the circumstances?

i can think of a few situations, annoying/dangerous when the rigging point is directly behind you and it is not possible to lower straight down. that is the situation where i had some mishaps… are there climbers who learned advanced rigging without making a couple mistakes on the way?

 

[gf beranek]

Excellent question. Thank you.

Surely, it's how we learn the finer points.

 

[cory]

 

[Burnham]

That has to have been staged???