Climb 5

Climb Number: 5

Date: 2/20/09

Location: N 45 16.329, W 123 14.458

Tree Type: Quercus garryana (Oregon White Oak)

Tree Name: Still un-named

Weather: Sunny, cool.

Placement: Big Shot 14 oz bag and Zing-it line.

Rope: The Fly, 200 feet.

Anchor Type: SRT anchored around branch with screw link and zing-it attached for removal.

Ascent: Initial: Petzl ascender pair with straps. Secondary: Yo-yo set up with Petzl I'D

Pitches: Lateral pitches in tree to other local branches using target line and weight bag.

Movement in the tree: Chameleon rope and Cinch in a DRT on one side, and the primary line with a Petzl I'D on the other for stabilization.

Decent: Petzl I'D on a SRT line.

Problems:
1) Tree movement was pathetic. Original tie-in line placed too far laterally to get to areas on the other side of the tree. Could only "work" one side. Would have had to have placed my original tie-in higher and more centrally to take advantage of the broader canopy.
2) Spent a lot of time trying to move around a very little bit.
3) Rigged hanging chair, grabbed lunch bag and it promptly ripped on the bottom spilling lunch contents 40 feet below to the ground.
4) Removing tie-in zing-it line got snagged. I had to re-ascend to free it.
5) Overall, the tree was kind of grumpy that day.

Things that went well:
1) Just the fact that the sun was out and I could climb
2) Remembered to get picture and location of tree