How to get into trees using MRS | moving rope system /DRT | safe, beginner tree climbing
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2025
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Josiah, the Tree_Strider is a tree climbing Instructor focused on training the next generation of climbers, arborists and other tree workers in safer, more efficient work practices at height and on the ground.
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You are one of the best , so easy to follow, very helpful , if you need to follow up with the new climbing systems. 😀 thank you.
Use an additional karabiner in your spliced eye and attach to top hole on you pulley it will be more streamlined.
Thanks for vid! I use SRT most the time but want to start MRS
it’s fun!
Such a beatiful news that you come back with new videos! Thanks very much for your content!
Screwgate biners are fine
Thank you for being a great teacher.
Is that a rock climbing saddle your usining? I personally do a lot of rock climbing and have been seriously thinking about converting one of my rock climbing saddles for tree work. A lot lighter and allows me to be more flexible and agile moving thru out the trees
I am starting to climb soon, and would like to access your beginner lessons for climbing. My company wants me to start of with DRT, but down the road I will go SRT. I went to your website bit could not locate those lessons.
I don't have those more detailed videos put together yet unfortunately! but I hope you left your info there. If I get them out, I'll be sure to let everyone know.
@@Stridertrees Josiah: do you run any in person courses during the winter?
Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing
Tell me, what length of cord do you use to make a ready-to-use Prusik cord with loops?
thank you for this very helpful for beginner..
Great video! Thanks
Cuts to POV would add a lot especially for a beginner. Regardless, nice video
How did the rope get into the tree?
something called a "throwline" and a throw weight. I've got a video on the subject.
What size hitch cord are you using?
I'm needing a prusik cord for a similar system. Prusik cords come in various lengths. What length cord would you recommend?
I prefer shorter lengths like 28” or less
Ok so this is probably not what your expecting to answer or be questioned, but I'm looking a big ol oak tree with no branches on bottom,but I'm needing to get up to the first branch,fairly large branch too, and I don't have all that gear, I have lots of polypropylene rope though, and I don't have money to just hire you,or anyone else...it's my own property in my yard, and im rigging up a tree swing, I don't have a ladder big enough, and I don't have anyone who will do it for me, got neighbors who are willing to help me in any way, but not going up there themselves. So my question is, what are the names of the types of knotts I need to do this? The harnessing I think I've got down, I've been working on that, practicing for a couple days now, but is there anything else that could help make this easier, like equipment I may already have, like I've got a pully, not for climbing but it's massive and sturdy, and has a few holes in it that I could easily connect it to something more than just the rope going through it, and I've got dozens of carabiners, but idk where ide put them to help me do this easier...where I'm at right now,without any advice from you yet, I've got the harness around me, and long end up over my branch, and knotts in that rope...but, what else could I use or do that may make it safer or easier. And if you can give me any advice, if it doesn't work and I fail to do it right or I end up falling ans breaking my leg, I won't blame you,lol, I'm aware of the dangers, im doing it regardless of if I get anyones advice that could help...I'm just stubborn like that, and I'm not an idiot and know have my limits of the things I'll attempt and won't do. Also about 15 years ago, I sat up in some old redwoods just outside of Arcata CA and me and about 30 other earth first ppls saved a bunch of old growth, after we'd tree sat there for 30 days,ya pretty crazy, we had our buckets on pullys going up and down for the runners to help bring us food, supplies and dumb waste. Now,being 15 yrs ago, I can not remember anything we did to do what we did,lol, all I remember from it is how much i hate Sierra Lumber company. Lol. Crazy I don't know how to climb a tree, I'm thinking we might of had acual harnesses, i do know remember having saftey tie offs all around me, idk the terminology either obviously, i feel dumb admitting I don't remember how I did one of the most extremely emotional and unbelievable, epic things I've done in my life. So I suppose I can say I have experience, but, not any that could help me do this again 15 years later,lol, which is why I'm asking
If you're just setting up a rope swing, take a look at my video about "throwline tricks" and that should answer your question. Its pretty easy to get a rope set in a tree by itself. Climbing is a bit of a different challenge altogether.
Anyway to autotend the slack?
Michoacan is pronounced (Mee cho ah con) . It a place in Mexico. Great video. 🤘
My girlfriend wants to start tree climbing. I’m a production climber so don’t know much about the regular climbing harnesses. Are you attaching your lanyard to the croll?
if the croll is the belay point then yes... I believe all his anchor points were there
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Michoacán, pronounced mee-cho-ah-kan. Is named for Michoacán, Mexico...
Yessssss
It's definitely hard to pronounce if you're not familiar with it. Thankfully, there isn't a hitch named the Oaxacan lol I'm from So Cal, so I've been hearing these words pronounced for a really long time. Someday it with click with him. I can relate with the mispronounced hitch.
I'm 58 yrs old is that too old to start climbing trees ?
Most times I see 2 biners used with hc pully. Do you find any advantage to using only one? Thanks for your vids. Always top notch!
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No advantage just cheaper ! I was trying to show the most basic functional version
I’d like to try those courant circular carabiners.
Can you climb trees in parks normally? (Are you in a park?) I think you’d have people trying to tell you you can’t do that and such even if you could.
Karens are everywhere unfortunately
@@jbbolts I’ve done two climbs at my local park so far in big sycamore trees. Police car pulled into the parking lot then left probably on normal rounds, no issue with them. No Karen looking people said anything. I live more in the country though, not a big city.
@@williamwalters3796 yup.. depending on where you live ymmv for sure
Is there a rope that has less friction when it is directly on the branch? Is 16 strand better for that?
Not better just different, 16 strand is a bit more old-school, maybe a little nicer for use with a Blake’s hitch in some cases, but that’s debatable, and I wouldn’t recommend that method
To get less friction, you use a cambium saver, either leather or a two-ring type. You don't run the rope over an unprotected branch, it burns the bark off and wears the rope more without needing to.
@@aerialrescuesolutions3277 He was demonstrating a more basic rope over rope technique just using the branch. I either have to fix my technique, lose some weight or stick with SRT cause the friction is way too much. Even the two ring friction saver is not much better for me. A pulley works great but to set it up I use SRT and don't see much reason to switch to DRT when I get there on SRT.
@@aerialrescuesolutions3277 I guess he skipped that part... was wondering but judging from the little effort needed to get up I guess he was using one
If you worried about friction you can put a friction saver on the Rope
Hey great work, i visited to your site I cannot find your beginners course. Is there a link?
we had it briefly posted on skillshare, but it has since been removed. They don't look kindly on physical skills I suppose. working on getting it available for download here soon. Leave your email there on the website and you'll be among the first to know about it when it goes live!
@@Stridertrees thank you so much. You can use the Google classroom for free, if you want to skip the platforms. Be well
Am I missing something? It looks like you're climbing in a rec harness and suspending yourself from gear loops...
FYI the "UA-cam Channel" (link?) on your website ... (i.e. in the text that is below the "Learn from the best" picture) ... does not work.
If this is an intentional design of your website, please forgive my butting in! :)
Thanks for the heads up I’ll have to fix that!!
How do you get the rope into the tree?
Throw ball
Michoacán hitch?
Volkman Mill
Jett Meadows
Martina Extension
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Would you take a look trying to help people be safer while climbing? Thanks
Michoacán knot. Pronounced mee-chow-aa-kaan
I’ve heard it often both ways, but however it’s pronounced I sure like it better than a Distel hitch in most scenarios.
@@Stridertrees I don’t catch it early but you can use another carabeaner on the other two holes on the micro pulley for a better tie
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Tip if you plan a long career of climbing get a 30ft ladder your joints will thank you for the break 👍
This is a beginner technique that’s handy to know but certainly is far from ideal for most tree access situations. On the job I recommend most folks use a stationary rope technique under most circumstances which is as easy as climbing a ladder but much safer!
😂😂😂 I guess they told you. 😂
Are you aware how heavy a 30 ft ladder is to take on the job site and put it in the tree then trim one part of the tree climb all the way down move that 30 ft ladder to another part of the tree climb up and do the same thing all day
Better to have achy joints rather than no limbs attached to them... Worst tip ever
I tried the 30’ ladder and am still nursing my left ankle after 7 months (post fall).
Sycamore
Really!!?
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You ran the rope over an unprotected branch while hip thrusting up? Why not show how to install a leather cambium saver from the ground? If you're gonna train folks, please show them the proper way. Thank you, Jim
Cambium savers are a good idea for folks spending lots of time on one tie in point in a thin-barked tree, but they are a big topic, another topic for another video. This is just Basic access 101, and it takes more than a little hip thrusting to do much damage to either rope or tree in most cases ;)
You shouldn't climb the werewoods, it will anger the old gods...
First time I've heard it pronounced that way...miko ah con.
Buy a lift truck
Vid reminds me how much I hate mrs 😅
Cmon seriously hipthrusting in 2022, foot ascenders cost as little as 20$ massively reduce wear and tear on the body, less fatigue, least you could have done was trunk walked up, and if youre going to post on youtube you should really use a friction saver, I hope your training works out for you but tree climbing has come along way from hipthrusting I would never reccomend it for accessing a tree more then a few meters
Learn the old ways
By the way I don't think you watched the video from the beginning