Read the directions, it talks about feeling comfortable and what you should be doing. But, in a nutshell:
Attach 1 stick.
Detach stick and store.
Attach 1 stick
Put on lineman's belt and go to 1st step.
Get comfortable.
Climb down.
Detach stick and store.
Do this same routine for the next 2 steps until you are on top of 1st stick.
Now you start putting up the next stick when you are either on top step or middle step and start this all over for the next steps.
In the end you will be at the top. You will have put the bottom stick on and off the tree 13 times. You will have put the 2nd stick on 9 times. The 3rd stick on 6 times. And the 4 stick on 3 times. For my wife, we got her 4 sticks. 30" for stick and 15" between mean 45" per stick, 4th stick put her 15' to too step, the. She is using a Primal step with Perch and a ROS about a foot above that.
As for comfort at height. I had her set her whole platform at the top of the 1st stick, she was 4.5' off the ground and felt super comfortable.
We did the 1 stick comfort thing for the first 2 attempts, then carried the 2nd as an option for 1 round, the. Went 2 sticks with and option. Then 3 sticks with the option was about 10 trips up the tree. 4th stick she said she was good on the 1st attempt.
So, baby steps. Be comfortable. And remember, you are your best safety feature.
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