How to get into trees using MRS | moving rope system /DRT | safe, beginner tree climbing

Josiah, the Tree_Strider is a tree climbing Instructor focused on training the next generation of climbers, arborists and other tree workers in safer, more efficient work practices at height and on the ground.

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[jessicaqueenbee]

You are one of the best, so easy to follow, very helpful, if you need to follow up with the new climbing systems. 😀 thank you.

[ExplorewiththeRawsons]

Use an additional karabiner in your spliced eye and attach to top hole on you pulley it will be more streamlined.

[justinmckibben]

Thanks for vid! I use SRT most the time but want to start MRS

[xpumax]

Such a beatiful news that you come back with new videos! Thanks very much for your content!

[TheCikpiah]

thank you for this very helpful for beginner..

[aaronchristoferson]

I am starting to climb soon, and would like to access your beginner lessons for climbing. My company wants me to start of with DRT, but down the road I will go SRT. I went to your website bit could not locate those lessons.

[conradphelps]

Cuts to POV would add a lot especially for a beginner. Regardless, nice video

[jayjay]

Is that a rock climbing saddle your usining? I personally do a lot of rock climbing and have been seriously thinking about converting one of my rock climbing saddles for tree work. A lot lighter and allows me to be more flexible and agile moving thru out the trees

[joenathan]

Michoacan is pronounced (Mee cho ah con) . It a place in Mexico. Great video. 🤘

[alexmelnua]

Tell me, what length of cord do you use to make a ready-to-use Prusik cord with loops?

[keiththompson]

I'm needing a prusik cord for a similar system. Prusik cords come in various lengths. What length cord would you recommend?

[ElohiSilverEarthVentures]

Ok so this is probably not what your expecting to answer or be questioned, but I'm looking a big ol oak tree with no branches on bottom, but I'm needing to get up to the first branch, fairly large branch too, and I don't have all that gear, I have lots of polypropylene rope though, and I don't have money to just hire you, or anyone else...it's my own property in my yard, and im rigging up a tree swing, I don't have a ladder big enough, and I don't have anyone who will do it for me, got neighbors who are willing to help me in any way, but not going up there themselves. So my question is, what are the names of the types of knotts I need to do this? The harnessing I think I've got down, I've been working on that, practicing for a couple days now, but is there anything else that could help make this easier, like equipment I may already have, like I've got a pully, not for climbing but it's massive and sturdy, and has a few holes in it that I could easily connect it to something more than just the rope going through it, and I've got dozens of carabiners, but idk where ide put them to help me do this easier...where I'm at right now, without any advice from you yet, I've got the harness around me, and long end up over my branch, and knotts in that rope...but, what else could I use or do that may make it safer or easier. And if you can give me any advice, if it doesn't work and I fail to do it right or I end up falling ans breaking my leg, I won't blame you, lol, I'm aware of the dangers, im doing it regardless of if I get anyones advice that could help...I'm just stubborn like that, and I'm not an idiot and know have my limits of the things I'll attempt and won't do. Also about 15 years ago, I sat up in some old redwoods just outside of Arcata CA and me and about 30 other earth first ppls saved a bunch of old growth, after we'd tree sat there for 30 days, ya pretty crazy, we had our buckets on pullys going up and down for the runners to help bring us food, supplies and dumb waste. Now, being 15 yrs ago, I can not remember anything we did to do what we did, lol, all I remember from it is how much i hate Sierra Lumber company. Lol. Crazy I don't know how to climb a tree, I'm thinking we might of had acual harnesses, i do know remember having saftey tie offs all around me, idk the terminology either obviously, i feel dumb admitting I don't remember how I did one of the most extremely emotional and unbelievable, epic things I've done in my life. So I suppose I can say I have experience, but, not any that could help me do this again 15 years later, lol, which is why I'm asking

[hosocat]

Most times I see 2 biners used with hc pully. Do you find any advantage to using only one? Thanks for your vids. Always top notch!

[joeshmo]

Is there a rope that has less friction when it is directly on the branch? Is 16 strand better for that?

[daltondemster]

My girlfriend wants to start tree climbing. I’m a production climber so don’t know much about the regular climbing harnesses. Are you attaching your lanyard to the croll?

[williamwalters]

Can you climb trees in parks normally? (Are you in a park?) I think you’d have people trying to tell you you can’t do that and such even if you could.

[kokkinias]

Hey great work, i visited to your site I cannot find your beginners course. Is there a link?

[kingslew]

Michoacán, pronounced mee-cho-ah-kan. Is named for Michoacán, Mexico...

[brebelcountry]

I'm 58 yrs old is that too old to start climbing trees ?

[jakethompson]

Am I missing something? It looks like you're climbing in a rec harness and suspending yourself from gear loops...