Exploring a Honey Locust & Swinging the Hook_Recreational Tree Climbing

An exploring climb from multiple perspectives in a large Honey Locust tree. The video features a brief traverse to a distant leader in the same tree and footage from the small stuff at the top.

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EQUIPMENT USED
Helmet:
Black Diamond Half Dome
Harness/Saddle:
New Tribe Onyx Saddle (2020) with second bridge, ISC ring bridge #1, CAMP Gyro Swivel on bridge #2, Mad Rock accessory carabiners x4, and small Singing Rock Porter x2
Chest Harness:
4" spectra webbing sling / runner with a SS swivel connector
Main SRT / SRS climbing system:
150' Yale Poison Ivy 11.7mm (green)
Ropetek Hitchhiker 2, 9mm Sterling RIT hitch cord, hitch hiker holster, black DMM Pinto Pulley
CAMP Steel Oval carabiner
Homemade knee ascender using a Petzl Croll
CMI Foot ascender
Secondary DdRT/MRS system on other end of the Yale Poison Ivy:
Handspliced tight eye
DMM hitchclimber Rapide pulley
28" 9mm Epicord with sewn eyes
Rock Exotica Rock O carabiner
Rock Exotica Pirate carabiner
Leather cambium / rope saver
Hook system:
30" 9mm PMI Ez-Bend (white)
DMM Captain Hook
3/8" SS quick link
Trango Cinch
Petzl Basic (generation 1) bolted to a ISC fixed plate micro pulley
Rock Exotica Rock D
Secondary DdRT / MRS system on other end of the 9mm PMI Ez-Bend:
DMM Hitchclimber Rapide Pulley
28" 8mm Armor-Prus hitchcord with sew eyes
Rock Exotica Rock O
Leather cambium / rope saver
Redirect:
CMI Versachain 42"
Shoes:
Merrell MOAB
Gear storage:
Metolius Ropemaster bag with built in tarp
65L Black Diamond Mercury backpack
Camera:
Gopro Hero 5 Black