CLIMB 13
Date: 20 June, 2014
Location: Boy Scout Oak Grove, Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville
Tree Name: Solstice
Tree Type: Quercus garryana (Oregon White Oak)
I've not been good about posting climbs. There have been many climbs not entered here in the 4+ years I've been keeping this blog. I'm hoping to attend a facilitator's course, and thought I should throw a few of the more memorable climbs in, so I added this one from last Spring.
This was a climb done in an infrequent tradition to sleep in the trees on the longest day of the year, so that's what I did. I set up 2 tree boats (sleeping and storage) in a tall Oak, to spend the shortest night of the year up in a canopy. It was a bit of a stealth climb, but a group of Marines were breaking camp in the grove nearby, and I think everyone else thought I was somehow related to that group.
Weather: initially partly cloudy, transitioning into a THUNDER AND LIGHTNING storm at the very end.
Placement: 14 gm bag with Target Line. TIP was nice and high, and allowed for a single point to be used for placement of both boats.
Rope: Poison Ivy, camouflage
Anchor Type: SRT (my main climb)
Ascent: Yo-yo style with a Petzl Rig.
Movement in the tree: TIP was high enough to serve a the primary anchor for setting up of all the tree boats. Cinch and separate rope was used to help anchor at times when my swing angle took me out a bit (tying in boats away from the main trunk)
Decent: Petzl I'D
Problems:
None, really. All-in-all it was a great climb
Things that went well:
Stealth climb. All equipment was hauled up to the boats. The park gets some moderate use, and walkers (including dogs) did not know I was up there. Watching the sun come up on the longest day of the year from the quiet of the trees was a great way to start the Summer.
This was a climb done in an infrequent tradition to sleep in the trees on the longest day of the year, so that's what I did. I set up 2 tree boats (sleeping and storage) in a tall Oak, to spend the shortest night of the year up in a canopy. It was a bit of a stealth climb, but a group of Marines were breaking camp in the grove nearby, and I think everyone else thought I was somehow related to that group.
Weather: initially partly cloudy, transitioning into a THUNDER AND LIGHTNING storm at the very end.
Placement: 14 gm bag with Target Line. TIP was nice and high, and allowed for a single point to be used for placement of both boats.
Rope: Poison Ivy, camouflage
Anchor Type: SRT (my main climb)
Ascent: Yo-yo style with a Petzl Rig.
Movement in the tree: TIP was high enough to serve a the primary anchor for setting up of all the tree boats. Cinch and separate rope was used to help anchor at times when my swing angle took me out a bit (tying in boats away from the main trunk)
Decent: Petzl I'D
Problems:
None, really. All-in-all it was a great climb
Things that went well:
Stealth climb. All equipment was hauled up to the boats. The park gets some moderate use, and walkers (including dogs) did not know I was up there. Watching the sun come up on the longest day of the year from the quiet of the trees was a great way to start the Summer.
