Nah, im not
Thats what I said when they asked me if I was allergic to poison sumac. I just got off work today after helping my dad and another guy cut down 6 trees. No clean up on this job, just drop and leave. One tree I wanted to climb had poison sumac all over it and it had huge vines on it. I climbed about 35-40ft up in the air to place the rope in the tree so he could cut and drop it.
What does climbing a tree consist of? Well, first you put on some tree spikes. They strap around your ankles and shines. The inside of them have 1 spike on them and you bend your ankle some and kick the tree to drive the spikes in. Next you put on a saddle. It buckles around your waist. Some buckle up under your legs so you can sit down in them while attached to your lanyard. The lanyard is the belt you clip to your saddle and throw around the tree. You lean back in the lanyard to give your arms a rest + its a extra safety mesure in cause you fall. Thats also why you attach a rope to you and then tie out when you get to where youre going.
After climbing up 30ft or so I saw why leaning back in the lanyard is so useful. My fucking arms were KILLING me from pulling up. The sumac all up in my face and what not didnt bother me. What bothered me was trying to kick into the tree and not the vines because if you kick a vine it might rip out.
I didnt tie out to the top of the tree cuz I wouldn't have been cutting out of it, so I just brought up the rope with me that would be used to pull the tree over. After throwing it around a limb and securing it, I grabbed both ends and slowly rapelled down by using it and the tree.
Tree climbing is a great work out.
What does climbing a tree consist of? Well, first you put on some tree spikes. They strap around your ankles and shines. The inside of them have 1 spike on them and you bend your ankle some and kick the tree to drive the spikes in. Next you put on a saddle. It buckles around your waist. Some buckle up under your legs so you can sit down in them while attached to your lanyard. The lanyard is the belt you clip to your saddle and throw around the tree. You lean back in the lanyard to give your arms a rest + its a extra safety mesure in cause you fall. Thats also why you attach a rope to you and then tie out when you get to where youre going.
After climbing up 30ft or so I saw why leaning back in the lanyard is so useful. My fucking arms were KILLING me from pulling up. The sumac all up in my face and what not didnt bother me. What bothered me was trying to kick into the tree and not the vines because if you kick a vine it might rip out.
I didnt tie out to the top of the tree cuz I wouldn't have been cutting out of it, so I just brought up the rope with me that would be used to pull the tree over. After throwing it around a limb and securing it, I grabbed both ends and slowly rapelled down by using it and the tree.
Tree climbing is a great work out.