I have to make dinner now, so I don't have time for all the fun details just yet, but here are some pictures from a tree that 3climber and I climbed this week. Just thought I'd share. There's more to come, stay tuned...

http://picasaweb.google.com/nickaraya/ClimbingATreeNamedPatience

love
nick

Awesome pictures Nick! I'm kidnapping you next year and making you take me climbing in a sequoia!

When did you find out you were tied in to a partially dead branch? When you got to the TIP or could you see it when you put the rope over it?

Love that tree boat tie-in, looked solid for a stub

Could you have done the climb with less rope? Just wondering, that's a lot of rope to haul to the tree!

Thanks for posting, looks like a fine tree and a great climb.
-moss

That half dead tie in for my rope was one that I could see. It was just 10' overhead when I set the rope there. It is a very solid anchor. The limb was about 50' long and very living.

Leon, just gimme some notice and I'll take ya!

I only brought a 150' piece of Chameleon (green Blaze). Robert brought a 200' and 400' piece of 9.8mm KMIII. We used all the KMIII during the ascent/descent and gear hauling, but maybe could have gotten by with less. I only used the Chameleon while in the canopy. I wish I would've brought the 80' line. That would've saved some weight.

Here's a vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmc-dpTIBQU

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nick

Thanks for the offer Nick I'm definitely going to take you up on it. I'll be in your neighborhood next year probably late spring or early summer. I'll let you know as soon as I know so that we can set something up. I'm really looking forward to it.

Hello Nick
Thanks for posting the pictures and the cool video. The pictures are worth more than 100K words!

Robert your report on the use and selections of the gear is very educational to others willing to tackle a challenging climb like this one. It takes a lot of preparation and coordination to make sure you have whatever you need and nothing extra just to carry more weight. Nick is a good teacher and makes for a great climbing companion with his professional practical experience. The fotos were very nice to tell most of the main story of the climb. Great job both of you guys. Thanks again for sharing.