Posts Tagged ‘Climber’

Lauren Greenwood Tree Climber Takes out Dead Black Pine

slipfrog.com We film the removal of a Virginia Black Pine from a customers back yard.

Rescue mission launched for climber stuck on Tahquitz Rock

Rescue mission launched for climber stuck on Tahquitz Rock
The Riverside Mountan Rescue Unit reported around 8:45 p.m. Sunday that it will start a mission to rescue a climber on Tahquitz Rock above Idyllwild.

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Working Climber by Jerry Beranek DVD Trailer II

www.baileysonline.com — FREE CATALOG of Firewood & Woodcutting Tools, Chainsaws, Tree Climbing Gear, Arborist Supplies and Outdoor Power Equipment — New from industry-expert Gerald “Jerry” Beranek. From Old School methods to New School Techniques, the ways and means of access and movement through the tree is covered in comprehensive detail. Jerry focuses on the perspectives and methodologies of the modern Working Climber. You get 43 years of experience and insights to setting personal work lines for work access in this informative DVD set.

TIMES: Top Seattle climber dies on a remote mountain in Tibet

TIMES: Top Seattle climber dies on a remote mountain in Tibet
Even before Joe Puryear left the University of Washington with a degree in math, it was clear he would never spend enough time indoors to use it. The climbing bug gripped him so fiercely even then, in the early 1990s, that scaling mountains or rock spires couldn’t be just a hobby. Somehow he’d have to make it a career. And he did, becoming a mountaineer of such renown that companies sponsored …

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Rock climber faces amputation after fall in Sandias

Rock climber faces amputation after fall in Sandias
An Albuquerque rock climber could lose part of her lower leg after falling in the Sandia Mountains.

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Working Climber by Jerry Beranek DVD Trailer

www.baileysonline.com — FREE CATALOG of Firewood & Woodcutting Tools, Chainsaws, Tree Climbing Gear, Arborist Supplies and Outdoor Power Equipment — New from industry-expert Gerald “Jerry” Beranek. From Old School methods to New School Techniques, the ways and means of access and movement through the tree is covered in comprehensive detail. Jerry focuses on the perspectives and methodologies of the modern Working Climber. You get 43 years of experience and insights to setting personal work lines for work access in this informative DVD set.

Anacortes climber still missing

Anacortes climber still missing
A 71-year-old Anacortes man is still missing on Mt. Larrabee today after a Saturday afternoon climbing accident. Dallas Kloke was just short of one of the east summits with a five-person climbing…

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Tree Climber Rescue | Vertical Single Rope Pick-off | Hunting Tree Stand Accident

Tree Rescue Education and Training Videos @ www.rescueresponse.com. Videos & dvds on safety, techniques, procedures, high angle, equipment, harnesses and gear. Some classes and courses available. Products included, Petzl, Sterling Rope, Traverse Rescue, PMI, Yates, Gear, CMC Rescue, ropes, harnesses, aluminum auto-lock carabiners, i’d, fall protection, headlamps, anchors, positioning lanyards, pulleys, ascenders, belays, arborist, hunting, etc. *This trailer is a preview of one technique in our comprehensive series, “Tower Rescue for Emergency Responders” and “Tower Rescue for Workers”.

Climber Survives Fall From El Capitan

Climber Survives Fall From El Capitan
A 48-year-old man survived a 65-foot fall while climbing the popular El Capitan rock climb in Yosemite National Park.

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Climber killed in bluff fall Saturday

Climber killed in bluff fall Saturday
A Hopkins County man was killed and another sustained serious injuries Saturday afternoon after an apparent rock-climbing accident in eastern Caldwell County.

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