Branchwalking | Basic tree climbing techniques
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2012
- This is a demonstration on the tree climbing technique of branchwalking of which all Arborist need to become comfortable with and master to become a great tree climber.
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The branch walking vid is awesome. This is where I am. You’ve identified the key 🔑... and that for me is. Keeping the weight in the harness. I used a Prussik but found , unlike you , it was hard to release the spare hand ! And if I did I lost balance ( I’m assuming my weight had shifted from the harness to the branch ) thus making me lose balance. I’ve decided to go the zig zag route , with the one hand process to pull back in and walk in. Again weight must be kept in the harness. It’s an amazing wonderful and fun world. Trees and climbing. 👍👍👍. Videos are great 👍
Hello, I just want to thank you for all the videos you post regarding tree work, both for saving the tree and for cutting down the tree. I particularly like the way you include so many details. I see other posts that are critical of what you say, but as a dude trying to do some thoughtful tree work using SAFE methods, I can't thank you enough for all of the work it takes to put together your videos and sharing them with us.
Thank you for all your videos, they are so informative! Some people just don't appreciate what you have to offer. Thanks again!
The focus on safety in all the videos is great.
He’s a really competent climber and his attitude is just what the industry needs.
Thank you for all your informative vids. The content is clear, concise and relevant. Thanks again.
thanks for the videos ! i am a new climber working under a cert arbo who has 20 years experance and is EXTREAMLY SAFTEY MINDED , but i know his techniques are not the only ones out their so just wanted to say thank you and climb safe
This Arborist hitch knot video needs to be made again. He starts most of the way through what should be his demonstration with the almost finished knot, so we do not see how he got there. Sorry to say, but it incomprehensible how he makes this vital arborist hitch knot. Would love to see it done again from the beginning.
Thanks for the videos! Much appreciated!
Thanks for your videos. Very helpful.
Would be interesting to see an updated video using SRT.
Had an Arborist train me all day in tree climbing at a job site (Im 6 weeks new) and it was an awesome experience. It was on 1 on 1 training going up and down a tree (no cutting). First tree we went up about 35-40 feet (Im not familiar with my trees yet but I know he said it was a maple) which I got to move around a bit, nothing crazy. Second tree we went up 60 feet. I've never been so high off the ground like that so itll take some getting used to. All in all It was a great learning experience and I cant wait for what the future holds for me.
I'm fairly new myself but I absolutely love the work, wait till you top a tree out around 100+ feet off the ground. What a rush
Glad you’re enjoying it.
I worked on cell phone towers myself and we went up to 410’, it was fantastic. Once you trust and understand that your gear is solid, God almost always blesses our minds to have zero fear of heights. Did you see Alex Honnold climb El Capitan?
That was too risky if you ask me, but it makes sense that he wasn’t afraid. He just trained for thousands upon thousand of hours and so he understood his limits and did not go over them.
good job! cant wait to go out and practice!
Excellent, thanks so much!
Dam man!!!! you make that look easy!!!!
The difficulty of keeping yourself from swinging is the hardest to do
Thanks for the advice mate, I'm a green Arborist and I have a LOT to learn about climbing. I just spent 3 weeks training and my branchwalk test went ok, but I was very very nervous. I will have to practice this a lot even though I don't expect to climb everyday at all as I'm going for small residential stuff in the Prairies of Canada. The trees aren't too big. A 25 metre poplar is about as big as they get around here. And that's typically not a residential tree either.
Again, thanks.
Did you say GREEN?
By far the trickiest thing to get right coming from a sport climbing background, especially when the branch is sloping hard upwards...
Some Good Tips there!
today i failed my exam,one main problem is this branchwalking.my coach has neither did it himself to show me nor teach me how to do it.Its great to watch this video and know how!cant wait for the next exam.
Thank you for your video this was quite informative! Stay safe!
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Awesome !
Love y'all's videos. Having your chainsaw lanyard hanging makes it a bit more frusterating lol. A hip clip helps, but it still messes with me personally
i wish the teachers would have told me that before the exams started... i was doing good but this video just confirmed my self taught ways
Another angle on this would be clutch. Or just pics [f how you are leaning against the branch. This video definitely helped me understand limb walking better when you first posted it, but if you added a side angle instead of just straight on then new climbers would understand even easier
i like to redirect through a fork or if none is available i use a sling with a karabiner on. it eliminates the pendulum effect and if using drt enables you to keep the other end of your rope free.
thank you realy much
i wanna learn how to become arborist :)
Nice one bro
great video, you make it look easy. much better than the scared kitty technique
At what point would you consider putting in a redirect sling part may along the traverse - does it simply depend on your confidence level, or should you put one in anyway for safety to eliminate the risk of a massive pendulum?
Very good skills!!!!
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Thank you much for posting this, m8.
I was wondering, do you ever choke the branch at your feet as you go so that way if a hawk decided to bomb you to protect its nest (or something unpredictable would happen), and you fell, the PPE under your feet would stop you from swinging powerfully into the trunk because of the pendulum effect?
Great video Thanks
Thanks Paul, appreciate your comment
I climbed moving rope system many years and have recently switched to static rope system. It seems to me that with static rope climbing more of your body weight is on the rope and therefore on the branch your standing or walking on. This means you can't go out as far on smaller limbs without breaking them. Would you comment on this Dan? Thanks -
Hi, I've been following you for a while and I highly appreciete the videos, thanks for them! I'm a beginner tree climber trying to master limb walking using SRT. I use a michoacan with a rope wrench for life support. My experience is that when walking out on a limb it is simetimes diffucult to put enough weight on my climbing system to make the rope wrench pass down the climbing line. Ergo I need to use two hands to accomplish a smooth limb walk (one on my hitch and the other one on the ropw wrench), which is awkward as I can't use a hand to help with balancing. Any tips?
Come on give the guy a tip
@@creidenouer Thinner rope? Use a different wrench? go DRT :)
You shouldn't need to collapse the RW when descending. If you find that necessary you need to configure a new hitch setup
Grazie!
i really like your video
Thanks Chris
You sould always put in your secondary tie off when out on a limb, when using a lifeline makes it easier for set up and no chance what so ever of pendulum effect....
I use two lanyards most of the time but i love tiing in with both befor cutting or topping.
How do I climb a tree that curves over to parallel. Is the a safe way for me to ether haing upside down and/or straddle on top of it ?
Thanks for posting this video. I am a little confised about what happens if you accidentally fall while branchwalking; it looks as if you are only held by your anchor as much as you hold the slack end of the rope with your hands. What if you slip and let go? Is there some other failsafe setup for this scenario?
Hi Giovanni, the idea for branchkwalking is to have your main tie in point as high in the tree as possible while still being around a safe and strong branch union. The higher it is, the easier it is to walk out on branches and the more weight you can put into the rope, which is the key to keeping your balance, don't think of the rope being there incase you fall, the rope should be used as a tool to help position yourself and keep you balanced. I you were to fall, your rope should always be tight so what would happen is you pendulum swing back to the trunk or wherever the rope goes through a fork/union. If you are doing a long and precarious limb walk you can use your lanyard on the limb as added security, or a second rope. Hope this makes sense
Thanks for these remarks. I am wondering if it might be useful to secure yourself to the free end of the rope using a rope grab with quick release, for example something like the petzl minigrab, so that you can have two hands free to work if you want (e.g. to tie a lanyard to your branch for a speedline setup or something). Does this setup sound reasonable to you, or would you do it differently?
Good
Hello ,
Since you seem to know a lot, i would want to ask the question, why i see a lot of treeclimbers in competitions, using ddrt for branchwarlking and moving around in the tree and srt to ascend the tree at first.
I would realy be happy if you could answer me since this question is bothering me for a long time becouse i always hear srt is better but then i see very skilled climbers in competitions where it has to get done quick but good, doing ddrt.
Thanks =)
You are good
Could you keep a climbing flip line with you to keep you more balanced, or anchored, especially while trimming, while out on the limb?
While pruning, cutting, definitely yes, for limb walking in certain circumstances yes, but most times easier without lanyard
good vid :)
Where can I be trained or take a course to learn how use those ropes and all that equipment? Thanks for the video!
The easiest way to start might be to pay a visit to your local indoor climbing gym. Find an instructor who is also an alpinist and you'll learn a lot. For rigging use this channel :) Good luck to you!
What kind of boots are you wearing
That looks like piss easy, I'm goona do it tomorrow, fuck bringing ropes either.
great video. i'm trying to master limb walking but finding it hard when my only tie in point in directly in line with the branch im walking on. i'm fine with a secondary tie in point buy want to be efficient and not waste time sorting another line to support me. i guess it's just practice?
josh hsoj always tie in twice man
This information is irrelevant due to my flying capabilities
samgrifpics lolol
Oh dear.. 🤦🏻♂️😆 🦸🏼♂️🐿
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Hey brother, how would you do that if doing a tree removal and have to go on a limb walk with climbing Spurs on????
Stephen Winn well I'm a climber and I use my climbing line in removals so...
I do removals without spurs too
much better if using VT technique while you walking on the branch..
ME TO!
how are you tied
Can I just ask, you mentioned building up your confidence. I tried my first tree climb the other day at the age of 30 struggled with the body thrust and once up in the tree(55ft oak) was just worried about loosing control all the time. is this something that will go away the more I learn ? do you have any tips for practice? sorry for asking just trying to learn as much as possible
Jamie Bradfield I am gonna a start a career on climbing trees at the age of 30. I dont know how is gonna be, but I can tell you I have climbed buildings and mountains alone. So I hope I will do ok on trees.
starting a career in arboriculture at the age of 30 is going to be a harsh choice on your body years down the line. however, to answer your question proper training, experience, practice, and building up the muscles used in climbing will make you much more comfortable in the tree.
Or don’t body thrust damn, I don’t do that and I’m 25. Mechanical ascenders, friction hitch backups
me to
Could you show us the setup system?
Just watch any video of the older mrs. Or drt with prussic as safety knot split tail style that's what he's running I believe
do that everyday as a job including removing branches or dismantling with a chainsaw and see how long you last :) plus you wouldn't get on to as thin a branch as he did due to his weight mostly being on the harness not the branch ;)
Currently looking for UK tree work, got all my certificates but can't seem to get a job as no experience, vicious circle unfortunately
Plant Based Paul get your own work door to door
yup
I wish you would demonstrate this on difficult branches. I can't find any videos where the branch has a bad angle to the tie in point and the branch is long with no side branches coming off. They tell us don't climb past 45 degrees but that's not reality at all. Can you make a video past 45?
Just comes with experience of multiple techniques, factors, options etc…
What if you have no high tie in point.
Then you have to reassess the situation and figure out all the options
think i would be wearing full face motorcycle helmet
I need more... i try that but it all feels wrong.
They make it look easy hey
they have a huge tree in my yard with only 6 branches way at the top I used the veins as y rope and climbed it ;v
after that I stayed up in it for 1 hour because it took all my strength to pull up the veins
Is this a DRT system?
Yes
@@ClimbingArborist do you prefer this over SRT?
@@jakegilly6438 I use both method, it all depends on the job, size of tree, species etc etc... They both have pros and cons
sure if you're just climbing for the hell of it. when you have a chainsaw swinging from your hip and you have to stop and make cuts its a very different story. Ill keep my rope for that thanks
Also what if that nice high tie in wasn't there! Let's see him do that with a saw an etc.
this is almost cooler than Jesus walking on water
:D As did I
allways need to climb with double loop system, now you are hooked up to only one piece of rope..incase of using chainsaw more dangerous
Oldfrisian that’s stupid if one hitch fails it will break the other one on the way down
Cutting is what lanyards are fot
try trimming or removing a tree without ropes... i'd like to see that. please post a video
I'll just go ahead an pay you the $500 dollars an hour you deserve... txs for the demo though !
You are certainly welcome to send over $500 , that would be most incredible 😁 glad you found this useful
Hard when you still have spike on though.
i came here becuase of assassin's creed 3 and 4
Woah wtf i can use ropes???
it's more comfortable without ropes
Connor Kenway didn't need ropes
Nor Edward.
nice reference, I see what you did there.
ME THREE
i came here because of assassins creed 3
Wonder how many people already died trying this out
There is no way '80 or 90%' of his weight was on the rope just because he was leaning in the harness.
he was basically sitting on the harness and just touching the tree, I'm actually in training right now and this shit is way harder than people think lol
I'd say more like 70% rope an saddle, 30% on branch. I've been doing it for many years now. Positions like that all depend on rope angles an the angle of how your able to position yourself out on the limb. Percentage of weight will vary with each step.
Would you consider making a donation to a contract climber in need of help.... Gear stolen recently
You are too far cant see you by my phone
It just takes a little courage and uperbody strength, not a rope.
Here’s something easier....
Jet pack.
lol my friend clearly you are not familiar with climbing in a professional setting.