Rigging from another tree? How can I get the rigging line back? Here's how... RIGGING TECHNIQUES

The best rigging point is not always in the same tree as you are working, this can be for many reasons, and get the rigging line back to the climber is almost impossible. The same goes for a tight work space, or overgrown understory, these things also make getting the rigging line to the climber hard work. This specific job site is a perfect example of 2 climbers, removing 2 different tres, using the same rigging line located in a third tree. We use a simple but extremely effective techniuques to retreive the rigging rope.
Climbers - Dan Holliday & Sam Muskus
Ground crew - Tim Parent
#climbingarborist #Arborist #TreeWork #rigging #treerigging

[@havespurswillclimb]

Enjoyed the video. Very interesting. Definitely a valuable technique for retrieving remote rigging lines. Thanks for sharing.

[@ClimbingArborist]

Glad it was helpful! 👍

[@arboristBlairGlenn]

Clean and simple is often the best way to do something.

[@AWSMEAD]

Excellent tip. Thanks for taking the time.

[@ClimbingArborist]

Glad you enjoyed it 🤙

[@dredthis9473]

I like the system. I might consider attaching the end of the tag line to the trunk of the tree rather than my harness. It would be less likely to pull me off my working position. I like it.

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

Yes, attach to the tree, not your body.

[@daviddrouillard3534]

1st and only video I've seen with this technique. Well done. Thx for sharing.

[@Kaizen747]

1:00 That transition 😂

[@spwoodbulgaria]

Nice set up. Good job!

[@ClimbingArborist]

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[@jafothetreeguy5168]

Hi Dan thank you for all your tips. Hope you are well & stay safe 👍🏻

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thanks, you too! 🤙

[@arboreapoda]

groundsman ties the rigging rope to the tail of the climbers rope to be retrieved , less gear involved and no tangling... good to see other options anyway, thanks!

[@sallowknight1396]

Thank you so much for sharing this. Lots of good information. Would love to work with ya'll one day.

[@ClimbingArborist]

Maybe one day! 🤙

[@TheLatinkun]

Good job system🤘🏾

[@ClimbingArborist]

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[@austinoliver7463]

Great tip Dan! I'm gonna try it out this week at work if the opportunity comes.

[@ClimbingArborist]

🤙

[@bradfordelliott869]

Dan, I know you communicated in the video, but I’m just clarifying what I think you were saying with ‘where it can go wrong’. The pulley/biner didn’t actually snag, the retrieval rope itself snagged on a nub on the branch, and that was because of negative rigging and the opportunity for the limb to come down on the line. Correct?

[@LTawesomesauce]

Use another rigging line (instead of climbing line)and add friction to it (via nat crotch or device) and you have a drift line. You can also control where the piece lowers down at as well

[@Hypknos]

I wonder if putting the retrieval line further out on the rigging line with a simple slipknot (so that it comes undone once under tension) would reduce the likelihood of it catching on the branch.

[@ClimbingArborist]

That sounds like a great idea

[@user-gy8bo5jf1y]

Used my second flip line in a similar way the other day. Went fine with rigging point above. Just with karabiner on flipline though no pulley.

[@stephentree3466]

I use a heavy duty recoiling dog lead. Goes to 30’. Just change the dog snap for a roller carabiner . Much tidier and self recoiling 😉

[@personwhoexists4491]

Timing of upload is almost uncanny. I was in almost the exact same situation on a job today. 3 maples in a row coming out, and rigging both end ones off the middle one. Except I was by myself so I had to climb down every time anyway.

[@JSlippy]

The pinto pulley is clutch in this situation hey? It seems like the ease of use on the retrieval makes the sustainability factor go up exponentially.

[@tonykillingsworth9247]

My Suggestion is to put a butterfly above the tail maybe 10 feet and retrieval line above the butterfly .not as likley to get caught in the limb ! And leave the retrieval a little slack and tie it to the tree !

[@roddenmcgowan]

How is the 540T treating you?

[@batmantiss]

I dig it

[@ClimbingArborist]

🤙

[@tomislavkrizanic6693]

You could hook rigging line to your climbing line, put some tension on climbing line and than pull the rigging line up to your climbing device, one man man can do that from the ground.

[@reubentrapp]

Not if there’s a tree crown in the way between climber and RP

[@dobby245]

Is that spliced xstatic on your main line

[@ClimbingArborist]

Yes 👍

[@toddbremer9131]

I thought they could not splice that rope?Only thing about mine I don’t like, I have had the stitched end hang up when doing a ring and ring retrieval, otherwise I love it!!!

[@stihlsavvy]

Can you explain the “permit” you need?

[@jondickinson3606]

Some towns, and especially HOA’s require permits when removing trees. If there are too few trees in a neighborhood, we wouldn’t be able to remove them unless they’re hazardous because it “ruins” the aesthetic and natural beauty of the landscape.

[@nicolaisvlog8701]

and the oscar goes to 😁

[@personwhoexists4491]

No fuckin way I'd have any part of the rigging system attached to myself during rigging

[@ClimbingArborist]

You can attach the retrieval line to your tree, don’t need to have it attached to you

[@joshlower1]

​@@ClimbingArboristyou have it attached to you. Makes me question if you actually know what your doing.

[@HipaParts]

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