Everyone says to never use a climbing line for rigging, but it saved a job for me.

We had a huge maple removal in a tight backyard in Springfield, and the rigging line got a core shot halfway through. I was stuck with just my climbing line, a 200-foot Poison Ivy. I tied a running bowline and used it to lower the last three big limbs, keeping the pull angles super tight to the trunk. It held fine and we finished on time. Has anyone else been in a spot where they had to use gear for something it's not made for?

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the_harper15d ago

Always thought that was a hard rule, but your story proves sometimes you gotta use what you have.

spencerm463d ago

Yeah, the rules are more like suggestions when you're hanging off a building.

alex_nguyen15d ago

Ever had to rig with a lanyard? Sometimes the sketchy option is the only one left.