Recently I went on a weekend where we did technical tree climbing. Basically you wear a harness which is then clipped to a rope which is suspended very high in a tree. You ascend by pushing up a knot attached to main rope. Then depending on how much weight you are working with you pull yourself up until the harness reaches the knot. Where we were the ropes were 60-90 feet up in the trees. We had the option to pull 1/5th, 50% or 100% of our weight. We also had the option of using an addition which enabled you to use our legs to help. I chose to do 50% of my weight and using the leg attachment not trusting my core or upper body strength. I pulled myself up over 60ft. It was quite an accomplishment for me as I am a little afraid of heights and do not consider myself terribly physically fit - though I have improved greatly in the last year thanks to yoga classes that I have been attending. Here are some photos.
Looking up anticipating our turn
What it looked like from below
That's me getting started. Unfortunately I did not pick a good photographer!!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
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