western australia

Climbing to great heights

@JudyEv (382056)

Rockingham, Australia

November 28, 2021 7:00am CST

We had to pick something up from our caravan which is kept on a friend’s property. We had a coffee with them and took a few minutes to watch this tree lopper working on a huge tree next door. You may have trouble picking him up in the left-hand photo but you can see him sitting on a branch on the other photo. If you stay on the same line and look back at the LH snap, you can make out the same shape. He was putting a rope round each branch and lowering it to the ground as he cut it off rather than just letting the branches fall. It’s not a job I would want to be doing.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

28 Nov 21

Same here. We had a slew of workers removing humongous trees around our property. They were able to get their equipment in where necessary, thank goodness.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

28 Nov 21

@JudyEv You’re up early!

Yes, my son came over to watch with us. Some of the branches were larger than most of our trees.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

@DianneN We have to be at the chiropractor at 8 am. When you have an early appointment, you don't sleep well worrying about whether you'll sleep in!!

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

They're fascinating to watch. They certainly know what they're doing.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

28 Nov 21

Would not want his job. Amazing.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

I wish I'd seen him climbing the tree in the first place.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Nov 21

@CarolDM Maybe they do. I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

28 Nov 21

@JudyEv They should get hazard pay for doing that.

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@BarBaraPrz (51819)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Nov 21

Send him over here when he's done: I have a dying tree that needs attending.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

They are good at what they do, aren't they?

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@BarBaraPrz (51819)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Nov 21

@JudyEv Most of them.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

@BarBaraPrz The bad ones probably don't last long.

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@DaddyEvil (174430)

• United States

28 Nov 21

That looks like you up in that tree! What were you thinking?

I hope you got down safely and aren't sharing this from your hospital bed!

I don't even like to climb ladders anymore. I get scared looking out windows that are high off the ground.

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@DaddyEvil (174430)

• United States

28 Nov 21

@JudyEv Even watching some YT videos, if it shows a great distance to the ground, I jump back. I can't help it. I feel like I'm going to fall.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

Vince is like you - a bit of a scaredy-cat. I don't mind heights but I'm always careful.

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@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

28 Nov 21

Nor me! I've seen them working away locally. Much prefer to be on the ground

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

Some seem really at home up in the branches. Watching it was making Vince's stomach churn. It didn't worry me too much.

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@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

29 Nov 21

@JudyEv As long as I am on the ground, I have no problem watching other people up in trees!

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@Faster16 (3248)

• Indonesia

29 Nov 21

That's pretty tall, is he wearing a safety harness?

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Nov 21

I couldn't see so I don't know but I should think he would have had one on.

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@Faster16 (3248)

• Indonesia

30 Nov 21

@JudyEv I hope he realizes the importance of safety, in my area there have been several accidents involving people climbing coconut trees without safety ropes

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@snowy22315 (208906)

• United States

28 Nov 21

Looks like a fairly dangerous job. I don't think I would want to be up there.

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@snowy22315 (208906)

• United States

28 Nov 21

@JudyEv Let's hope so.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

I don't know if he had a harness on. He was too high up to see.

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

28 Nov 21

We have experts doing such jobs and they charge and how!!

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Nov 21

I'm sure this will cost a lot too. It is a huge tree.

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@rebelann (117226)

• El Paso, Texas

29 Nov 21

I found him right away and like you I would never want to do this kind of job.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Nov 21

I had a bit of trouble finding him at first so I thought I'd put up the two photos.

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@Juliaacv (56241)

• Canada

28 Nov 21

That is a very tricky job, my hubby worked it for about a year after he finished school.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

I should think, if you had an accident, it could be a bad one.

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@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Nov 21

When I was younger I would have enjoyed doing that.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

Me too. Heights don't worry me but Vince isn't so keen.

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@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

28 Nov 21

@judyev Every part of me is clenching looking at that.

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

Vince was getting a bit giddy too.

@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

28 Nov 21

I would not want any job that requires being at great heights!

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

Heights don't worry me too much but Vince doesn't like them at all.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

28 Nov 21

I know that is not a job I would be good at. Great pictures though!

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@JudyEv (382056)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 21

I would have liked to have seen him going up the tree.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

28 Nov 21

@JudyEv i have had the pleasure of watching that, its why I would NEVER do that!

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