Beginner Tree Gear Recommendations | Ideal Recreational

On this installment of Beginner Gear Recommendations I'm sharing my ideal setup for recreational tree climbing especially for beginners. The RAD system that I used for a long time is super safe and really easy to switch from one climbing line to another. It's also a super versatile system used by tree climbers, rock climbers and rope access workers. There's so many ways to configure this system and make it more compact and practical. If you got the dough I would highly recommend a RAD system for any new rec tree climber. Hopefully this is helpful if you're starting out, lemme know if you got any questions.

Notable Gear:
Metolius Safetec Waldo Harness
Petzl Gri Gri +
Black Diamond Index Ascender
Teufelberger Dragonfly 11mm Rope
Black Diamond Vapor Helmet

[gcabinet]

First climber I’ve seen to use a pine tree. That’s mostly what I have around here so thank you. Subbed

[pagianlucabertone]

Nice video!
I start to climb tree for recreational a years ago and i have very similar set up.

[opietaylor]

I didn’t like how you had your climbing line not over the crotch of the limb. Glad you changed it. You was freaking me out dawg

[frxa]

I took up rec climbing a year and half ago and I remember watching your vids and learning quite a few things. I had bought the DMM bat rigging plate to make basal anchors. I suck at climbing and my legs scream when I use spikes on dead trees as practice. Oh well, I do enjoy it even though I'm hopeless 😃. Can you make a vid on how to properly use, wear, and climb with spikes? thanks, and stay safe

[awesometopics]

That was a really high tree man and ur experience is awesome ..im just learning and I bought so much equipment and I don't know basics that normal people who start out in tree work learn ..im coming into this because it pays for me to learn how to cut down branches and trees along everything else I do but I watch so many videos trying to learn about all the different aspects of tree climbing ..good videos bro ..im in long island ny

[claudio_]

Excellent video!, I consult you, the anchor plate in the ventral ring seems like a good idea, could you suggest one? The connection would look like this: ventral ring, carabiner, anchor plate, carabiner, Grigri. ?

[JCarter]

Awesome video. I learned a lot from that.

[Daddywjk]

Awesome video!
Quick question I just bought a yale blue moon rope which is 11.7mm do you think it would work with a gri-gri device?

[ConnorRichardson-tr]

Don't you find rock climbing harnesses far less comfortable than a nicely padded arb harness?

[awesometopics]

What progress capture are you using on ur black flip line or laynard while u were in the large red wood pine ..im not asking about the rope prussik that's on ur layn

[brerrabbit]

All the rock climbing harnesses I have tried ride up my crotch to the point I cannot even climb. A tree harness is more comfortable. I used to think rock climbers had big balls but now I think they are just compensating.