Tree climbing workshop

Today I didn't have to work and there was a scheduled group to do a recreational tree climb in a sycamore near our course. In the morning I met up with Tim and Lori, the leaders of Natural Fit Outdoor Adventures. We waited for an hour for the group, but they never arrived, so we set off into the forest where I was instructed how to tie and use a blake's hitch, a haulass arbor ascender set, monkey's fist knots, and a throw bag. Tim and I climbed up in the afternoon to teach me how to do a transfer to the other end of the rope to help me move in three dimensions easier. I moved out onto the branch pictured above and cut a large dead branch down.