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Climbing a Palm Tree 1 Year, 7 Months ago  
What techniques are used to climb a palm tree?

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Alternating girth hitched slings works.

Getting a line into the top with a throwline, then anchor the line at the _base_ of the tree.

What are you climbing for?

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I have a palm tree in my yard and it needs some pruning. Are you suggesting SRT? If so, I've never done that.

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For that I suggest you call a pro. If you've never done a palm before- they can be quiet hazardous.

I've seen palm trimming done for realllly cheap. You should be able to get multiple free estimates.

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As Nick said, I would use girth hitched slings.

I used that technique on this Aspen tree while I was camping out and needed to climb a tree:



I did the same on this one, but set the rope at the top so I could descend the rope back down:
 
 
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Climbing Palms 1 Year, 6 Months ago  
Geof
Here is a _link_ to a series of great videos from EKKA in Australia. He is the expert on Palms clearing, pruning and removals. Very educational videos about safety for future climbers. (arborists or recreational)

http://www.treeworld.info/forumdisplay.php?f=7

Paolo in Italy invented a nice contraction to climb palms it is called a "bicicletta"
http://www.treeclimbing.it/palme.html
This site has many great pictures of his professional training classes for arborists
 
 
 
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