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1st mishap Saturday

Nutterbuster said:
If he was on his third stick up and using an aider, that's a jump I wouldn't want to make unless I was hunting one of my trees that hangs over the creek.

I have jumped dang near 20ft before though. My dad was hunting about a hundred yards away in some young pines and i heard gasping and retching. All i could think was he had fallen and punctured a lung or something. Got over there and apparently his breakfast bisquit disagreed with him...he felt better once he got it off his stomach.

We laughed, and went off to find a non-polluted spot. Good times.
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I've made that fall a few times, unintentionally, when I was still young and pliable in my pre-treestand days. Maybe that's part of why I can't jump anymore.
 
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I was always a bit uneasy climbing sticks knowing they do not pass any professional safety tests and each stick has an independent but critical connection to the tree. Once I found SRT/RADS, I use ALL equipment which has passed professional climbing tests. If the limb holds and my knots are good, it is almost impossible for me to fall unless I do something stupid. I haven't climbed sticks since and haven't felt any need to do so. With SRT/RADS, rappeling is built into the system so there is nothing else to carry. All I have to worry about is hunting.
 
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boyne bowhunter said:
I've made that fall a few times, unintentionally, when I was stil young and pliable in my pre-treestand days. Maybe that's part of why I can't jump anymore.
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yep, When I was all brains YEARS AGO, wanted to set a climber as a lock on. It was an Ole Man API big and roomy buy HEAVY, so I climbed in the climber and went 20 ft or so. Jumped down to set the ladder sticks. I knew from that mistake I didn't' want to do that again Saturday, haha
 
I keep 2 soft shackles and 2 whoopie slings on me while in the tree....small lightweight package.....it would be time consuming but I can use them to get down the tree if my climbing method has an issue. The whoopie goes from 3ft-6ft (if I remember correctly) and has a spliced eye....either girth hitch or use the soft shackle and adjust the length for where u need your foot to be...
If you're gonna do something like this don't be a dummy like me, and use amsteel
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Similar to some of the posts above, I have a backup tether with a foot loop in my pack that I can use to inchworm down by standing on it, sliding my regular tether down, sitting in the saddle, move foot loop tether down and repeat. Tedious, but works in a pinch.

If I can't get to my pack for whatever reason, which isn't typical since I keep the pull up rope clipped to me, I would plan to untie and rig up something similar with my linemans belt.

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Glad you are ok.

That surge of adrenaline is fight or flight ..... but you can do neither. That can be overwhelming. Best to lock into the tree and get it together. Let that surge pass and use your brain. The solution is usually pretty simple.

Also, a good lesson for all of us when it comes to backup/emergency gear. I carry a couple shots of 550 cord, a 6' daisy chain runner, 2 extra prusik loops and 2 extra carabiners for my emergency kit.
 
When I was learning to climb, I got stuck about 4 feet off the ground hanging from a rope with an ATC locked in guide mode and a Ropeman. I thought about calling my wife on my cell phone but realized she could not do anything and the fire company would be too embarassing. A ladder would have been too embarrassing as well. After a few minutes of using my most valuable asset, my brain, I realized I could reach down and tie a figure 8 knot in the rope. I stood in that and was able to move my Ropeman up and get my weight on that and reconfigured the ATC to rappel mode. I was in no danger being up 4 feet. I had a knife in my pocket for a backup plan. :D
 
It sounds like you may have had a blood sugar problem by the description of how you didnt think you could turn a steering wheel. it can happen even to people that aren't diabetic. Cyclists call it "bonking"
 
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