Hello folks, First thanks to Peter and Patty for all their help. Without the video I am sure I would be still staring up at the tree. I have only been climbing for 2 weeks. I love the challenge of it. I have been going up and down to my comfort level, about 20 ft., for practice. I have noticed I am relaxing more at these heights. Today I cut some branches to help out a neighbor and it was helpful to be distracted by grunting so hard on those big pine limbs. It is nice to see improvement. So here is what I would like feedback on. Will I slowly acclimate so I can climb to the top of this 80 ft. tree and be relaxed while doing it? Thirty years ago I would be the carpenter to go out on the roof line to set up the roof jacks. Well now I notice that I am a bit more sensitive to the spinning. :_b_link__:
I have been leaving my rope in the tree as it has been beautiful weather with no rain. Is that ok for the rope as long as it isn't getting wet? It makes it so convenient to come home and get right into the tree.
Another part of the question is that since I have been using the rope for 3 or 4 days in the same set up and knots, does that account for the difficulty in releasing the blakes's hitch to come down. It was kind of funny last night, I decided to go back up as it was getting dark, then I hung around for a while. Well I had to giggle to myself when I started to squeeze the line and it wouldn't budge. I had never thought about the inability to come down, only about the unwillingness to come down too fast. I finally got it released so I wasn't rescued or anything but it was funny.
Thanks for all the sharing by everyone. I have been making my way through the archives. Have a great weekend. All the best Don