Cutting down dead trees
Two tall dead trees hung with their tops over a bungalow. That was of course an undesirable situation. The tree had been dead too long to climb safely. An aerial work platform could not reach it. But for us that is not a problem with climbing techniquess. Fortunately, next to the tall dead trees there was an even taller oak. I shot a throwing line high into the oak with a special tree-climbing catapult. I then use the throwing line to pull up the climbing line.
By making my top anchor high in the oak I could climb the dead tree from there. This dead tree could be broken down piece by piece using capture techniques. We call that "blocking". As long as you break down the tree piece by piece, you will be fine. If you try to do too large pieces at once, there is a greater chance that things will go wrong.
On the way up. With the so-called SRT climbing techniques (climbing in a single rope).
Arrived at the "top anchor" at the top of the oak. I estimate about 25 to 30 meters high.
To better assess the height, above is a photo from a greater distance.
With a throwing hook I can pull myself to another tree. In this case the dead tree above the bungalow. Once I arrive at the dead tree I attach myself to it with a "flip line". That is a positioning line made of steel wire.
Photos from this project
