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2. Tree climbing - Wikipedia

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   Many different techniques (free climbing, self-belayed climbing with a doubled-rope technique, single-rope technique, and lead climbing) are used to climb trees depending on the climber's purpose for the climb and personal preference. Free climbing is performed without protective gear, and as such is the oldest method of climbing.

3. List of climbing knots - Wikipedia

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   Blake's hitch: Blake's hitch is widely used in tree climbing applications. The knot can be slid up and down a line manually, but when loaded, it sticks securely. Girth hitch: This hitch is commonly used to attach loops of runner to harnesses, bags, other kinds of equipment, and to natural features like rock knobs or brush/tree trunks for ...

4. Blake's hitch - Wikipedia

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   The Blake's hitch is a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, which often use a loop of cord, the Blake's hitch is formed using the end of a rope. Although it is a stable knot, it is often backed up with a stopper knot, such as a figure-of-eight knot, for safety.

5. Meet the daring tree climbers needed to replant 1.5 million ...

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   Tree planting costs alone would cost around $1.5 billion. It’s also a race against the clock. Each year after a fire burns through an area, it becomes more costly and challenging to put trees ...

6. Rock climbing: Essential tips and tricks with Burlington's ...

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   Andrea Charest of the Burlington-based Petra Cliffs Climbing Center breaks down what you need to know to become a rock climbing pro.

7. Single-rope technique - Wikipedia

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   Knots such as the prusik, Bachmann and Klemheist are used to ascend ropes in emergencies in climbing and mountaineering; they have ceased to be the primary ascent method in single-rope technique because they are slow in use, and ice or mud greatly reduce their efficiency. Numerous prusik systems have been devised. Popular systems are:

8. 27 easy Elf on the Shelf ideas for Christmas magic without a ...

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   Climbing to un-bow-lievable heights. Grab a few bows from your wrapping paper stash and make a DIY rock climbing wall for your elf. Stagger the bows on the wall and affix the elf mid-climb!

9. Stephen C. Sillett - Wikipedia

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   Stephen C. Sillett (born March 19, 1968) is an American botanist specializing in old growth forest canopies. As the first scientist to enter the redwood forest canopy, he pioneered new methods for climbing, exploring, and studying tall trees. [1]