Day 5

DAY 5:  Rigging

Day 5 is dedicated to rigging techniques and related information. Download the full pdfTree Worker Program outline for details. There will also be  a short discussion about leg spikes and other gear.

Hover over an image to see the caption.

Learning Running Bowline

Learning the running bowline knot for tying off branches.

 

Setting Up Portawrap

Setting up a Portawrap.

 

Rigging Call And Response

The rope handler is telling the climber he's ready for the climber to cut the branch.

 

Practicing Portawrap

Practicing lowering a load (Treeman, in background) using the Portawrap.

 

"Negative rigging"

Learning to set up a "negative rigging" system.

 

Fiddle Block Set Up

Setting up a fiddle block for raising loads.

 

Join Our Mailing List