Today, Carbon County Environmental Education Center hosted its first \"Introduction To Recreational Tree Climbing\" Program. We had a pretty good turnout - about 20 people of all ages attended.
We began the day by viewing Peter's video and discussing safety, practicing knots, and learning Leave No Trace principals.
After lunch, we did a demo of DRT, SRT, and rope rescue (pick-off). Saddle sizes were limited, but we got anyone who wanted to try it, up about 35 feet into a nice red oak we call \"Dollar Tree\".
Overall opinions were good. One suggestion we did hear was to have a seperate day for the grown-ups!
After the program I recruited a couple of guys, who have done some climbing professionally, to help install Barred and Screech Owl boxes this coming winter.
All in all, a good day!
