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How to Climb a Tree (with prussiks!)

Step 5Climb the tree

Climb the tree
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Now start ratcheting yourself up the rope, up the tree.

I alternated between standing on my foot, in the foot-prussik,
and hanging from my harness, from the hip-prussik.

While standing on my foot, I slid the hip-prussik upwards.
Then I rested on it and it auto-gripped so I could loosen and slide the foot prussik upwards.

It was a little awkard to only ever have one foot supported. Also, you definitely can't do this barefoot.

When you get to the top, enjoy! Have a tea party or something, enjoy the view, enjoy the breeze
(especially if it's as hot as LA was, that day.)
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May 29, 2009. 2:00 PMkiki92231 says:
the pictures needs to be full body becuse as it is left out a lots of info

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