Wielding a chainsaw up in a tree ...

I know I promised you all a Halloween blog but I did something today that was just too cool to pass up writing about. I used the chainsaw up in the tree for the first time!!! I have to admit to you I was a little nervous at first. Your basically up in a tree supported by ropes and someone puts a chainsaw in your hands and says here use this which could very easily cut through your rope and cause you to fall out of the tree. For everyone's peace of mind I am tied into the tree in two ways; climbing line and landyard so it isn't all that easy to cut yourself out of the tree but it is possible. For those of you have every climbed anything such as a tree or rock or ice, just imagine that same experience with a 10 pound weight hanging off of your harness. It makes climbing in the tree much more challenging. But there is the added bonus of power and therefore less energy exerted trying to cut large diameter limbs out of the tree with just a handsaw, trust me. Anyway it was very fun and a good workout, I'll get those rippling biceps yet, but I'm going to feel it in the morning. Plus I have the backpackers bruises on my hips but at least 10 times worse, my hiking buddies know what that feels like, lets just say I will not be sleeping on my side tonight. Till next time ...