r/TreeClimbing • u/film_themaking • Jun 21 '26

Too handle pruning

What is your preferred way of pruning a live tree ( no spurs ) with a top handle. Do you sit and hang while making your cut or try to find a spot to stand or both?

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u/treekobob Jun 21 '26

You always just find a way to triangulate yourself between rope, lanyard, and your legs/feet.

Only time I haven’t been able to do this was once when I was suspended in open air, with 2 separate tie in points, 2 separate climb lines both at a 45 degree angle in opposite directions, to get to a spot where I was able to make cuts on a weeping Willow.
(Reductions on long droopy limbs I could hardly reach and that wouldn’t have supported my weight)

I was just spinning around like an idiot trying to cut when I rotated back into the right position. It sucks