For a guy that gets a ‘nose bleed’ on the 2nd run of a ladder I just find these jobs fascinating but to then grapple across to another tree, now that’s another Level again. Merry Christmas to all especially you Reg!!!!
The most genuine channel on youtube . Never mind the bollocks here's Reg no fluffy animals no joking no pretending to be ya best mate just honesty and skill .You won't see it any place else .Thank you Reg .
What a journey you have had so far. You have lived to share because you have learned to master your ego and times of upset. Calm and steady, masterful craft, in such different environments, vastly differing trees and techniques! Continuously inspiring to observe and learn from you. Thank you for the time and effort! Soon the days will get longer again…cheers
You make me a nervous wreck but yet I can't quit watching. Keep taking us along on your journey. May not be much to you but it's exciting for us that like the ground
It always makes me feel much better hearing you swear, I know size of tree I work on back in the UK and your trees are wildly different and so is our experience level, however its nice to know that even a veteran in this industry feels fear/nerves!! You get used to it, but never over it fully! Keep it up Reg.
I was annoyed that the rope was snagged because it was wet and at full length of 200ft. I knew I should've had it in a bag for a smoother crossing, but it was too far off the ground for the groundworker to reach and send one up for me.
Funny how your perspective changes. This is badass and unless you’ve spiked all day before, rope only for descent, you have no idea what you’re talking about. But the fact you can climb that high with those views, and still be on that big of wood is just awesome.
Mad respect man. Trees where I live are monsters at 100’. Few trees grow taller around here. I stood on the 23rd floor of a hotel and imagined it was a tree that tall. It’s a whole different ball of wax!
I always "feel" the forest and the treework more with your videos. idk how to explain that, but your videos seem to capture something extra. Merry Christmas Reg! 🍺🙂
It’s how calm and deliberate reg is. There’s no jokes, no waste, no opinions, no question weather it’s done correctly or not. The focus is on the work and the forest. No distractions. Madd Respekt Reg Coates
nice safe work on tall trees. Canadian made upper wool tops are excellent when the snow flies. Have several that look like swiss cheese. Been doing habitat snags since 1986. Evolved from tree planter, pre-commercial thinner/conifer release work to cone collection and snag creation. Your video work is top notch. Wikipedia has brief information called "Snags" that has snag classes from green live snags to down wood. Habitat to forage or both. thanks for your posts.
Love it when you make grappling part of the video Reg . On these tree's makes a lot of sense, if you have the skill in the tool box look forward to part 2 Sir
Hey Reg. You continue to be a source of inspiration. Thank You. I live up here in Kodiak now and haven't done any tree work for months. It's been bitter cold. Yesterday the sun shone brightly and it warmed up to a mite above freezing. Started in on some spruce removals. Felt great to be in the spurs again. Looking forward to the sequel. Cheers Mate
Definition of a SquirrelBeaver. Awesome. Dude, seriously though. You could throw the grapple and have it hanging a bit, and then twirl some slack over to wrap around the grapple side of the line to really lock it in place. You are bold to not guarantee it's secure.
Merry Christmas Reg. Thanks for the amazing gift of your videos!! I appreciate you! Hope what I said makes sense. I just thing that people over think being high up and If they are afraid of being high up its something they can get past if they want to.
@@Recoates sounds like one you'd want to be very careful with. Every one of your videos makes me even more impressed with your care and skill at your job. Not many people like you left in any field, but I'd guess in your field guys who aren't careful and skilled don't last too long.
I think I heard one or two F's at around the 5:20 mark. I,m guessing it was rope problems and getting snagged? If that was me … there be F's every 15seconds all the time I was up there 🤣🤣🤣 👍😉
Yes, I was annoyed with myself for not having a rope bag up there. When the line is trailing the full 200ft and wet, it adds a lot of drag to whatever you are doing
Reg I took you advice on one of your previous videos about the spurs. I've switched mine to longer gafs now. So much better. I find the longer gaps are a better angle to the short ones.
I wonder if saw manufacturers will ever develop a chip deflector that can allow the operator to flip something so they don't get sprayed with chips when flipping the saw upside down? I've seen some on bigger saws but a plastic clip or something to flip or spin to redirect chips.
Curious question does a climber at your level of experience and exposure ever lose that competitiveness when climbing around others? The not playing second fiddle on a job site type of competitiveness? I do not mean cut corners though and just a question that crossed my mind. I work in Northern Cali with similar conifers more of pines and more at the 180ft heights but similar work and it’s refreshing watching similar tree work (hazardous yet routine) so thanks for the videos 🤙
Theres usually around 20 workers on that particular site when it comes around. Climbers, fallers, the blasters, bucket trucks and general support....many of which are independant contractors, like myself. Its a serious undertaking, against the clock, in often volatile weather. Ive never sensed or witnessed any kind of competetiveness through the 6 years or so Ive been involved with that particular job. More a case of everyone coming together to help in any way possible so we can all get finished safely and on time. As for me in general, well I dont really have a point to prove to anyone, and I have lot of confidence in my abilities. I dont see the other climbers on the job as competition. I want them to do well and feel good about themselves. Climbing and cutting old growth, in the rain and wind, will literally wash the ego out of most people.
@@Recoates Yes, apropos the letting go of ego there's nothing like being perished and having rigid, claw-like fingers for assisting this. I did notice the snow, and you starting out without gloves. And thought about differences in physiology that make some of us better (and others less) suited to particular work and conditions. John Hunt's account of the first ascent of Everest mentions a local they came across, walking in the snow at 13,000 feet - barefoot! The expedition doc examined him and found an unusual density of blood vessels in an outsize foot - effectively turning it into an always-on mini-radiator. Your hands may not be as extreme as this, but your peripheral circulation must intrinsically be first class. Bravo! Me, I need to start off in gloves - at least until I've warmed up with climbing.
@@falfield I try to wear gloves not because its cold, but to protect my knuckles in case I skid in the spurs and scrape the skin off against the bark. But It doesn't usually take long before I have to take them off. I just dont like wearing them
Fear of heights is all in your head, working at hight is the same as working on the ground. When I’m in a tree I’m not thinking about the hight, I’m thinking about the job. The equipment works just as good at hight as it does close to the ground.
I know this is technically true and I say it all the time when I'm flat on the ground. Funny how I forget when I'm at height though. I am a pipefitter, work at heights that won't kill guaranteed but would make you wish you were dead, and in some pipe racks fall protection is a sketchy proposition at best, if its even possible. Focusing on work helps but it can get mighty slow and shaky at times. Moral of the story, you tree guys can downplay height all you want, what you do takes balls.
Do these all knowing forestry professionals determine the height of the dead habitat poles? If they have extensive root rot I would think they’d be left much shorter
With no wind resistance or lean, they will now stand for decades. The height is probably determined by their proximity to the road and trails through the park
I'm still so new to climbing, the way a tree swings after it's topped, it almost feels like it gets weaker once all the weight is removed. Tree feels like a spring pole. Can this ever be an issue? Like if the tree is not in the best condition to begin with for instance
The tree top acts to dampen the sway your weight moving around would create. After it's gone you're just a weight on the end of a spring. Enjoy the ride.
It was the best option. Ideally you want to throw over a limb and snag the one below it....that way the hook never changes its orientation throughout the swing. But there wasn't enough limbs to do that
Would it be possible for you to post a Jazz version of a Christmas song? just something made up, doesn't have to be perfect. No worries if not... Just thought i'd ask :o)
Lovely Job Reg, can i ask mate, is your grapple steel or alloy because i can get one made up and i was worried about the weight if it were all steel. Thanks mate, vids are awesome 👌👍
Hey Reg, Is there really no other possibility to get them on the forest floor, but to climb? Straight felling is not an option? 🤔. I assume there’s no powerlines in a National Park? Cheers for the vid, enjoyed the view 🤠 John
The park want the trees left standing between 70 - 90 ft, as habitat trees. Its not up for debate as the cutters....we just have to oblige what has already been decided
For a guy that gets a ‘nose bleed’ on the 2nd run of a ladder I just find these jobs fascinating but to then grapple across to another tree, now that’s another Level again. Merry Christmas to all especially you Reg!!!!
Grappling from tree to tree is great fun. 👍
The most genuine channel on youtube . Never mind the bollocks here's Reg no fluffy animals no joking no pretending to be ya best mate just honesty and skill .You won't see it any place else .Thank you Reg .
What a journey you have had so far. You have lived to share because you have learned to master your ego and times of upset. Calm and steady, masterful craft, in such different environments, vastly differing trees and techniques! Continuously inspiring to observe and learn from you. Thank you for the time and effort! Soon the days will get longer again…cheers
There can't be that many people in this world with ur skill level of climbing... hats off to you my friend u are unbelievable
No one is as skilled as Reg but anything less than 10ft and doesn't have needles or sharp scratchy bits, I'm as good as anyone In the worrrlllddd!!
You make me a nervous wreck but yet I can't quit watching. Keep taking us along on your journey. May not be much to you but it's exciting for us that like the ground
It always makes me feel much better hearing you swear, I know size of tree I work on back in the UK and your trees are wildly different and so is our experience level, however its nice to know that even a veteran in this industry feels fear/nerves!! You get used to it, but never over it fully!
Keep it up Reg.
I was annoyed that the rope was snagged because it was wet and at full length of 200ft. I knew I should've had it in a bag for a smoother crossing, but it was too far off the ground for the groundworker to reach and send one up for me.
Love to watch you work, thanks for the effort it takes to put these videos together.
Funny how your perspective changes. This is badass and unless you’ve spiked all day before, rope only for descent, you have no idea what you’re talking about. But the fact you can climb that high with those views, and still be on that big of wood is just awesome.
I was encouraged that he was breathing heavy after the transition lol. Its good to know that a much more experienced climber does that too.
Merry Christmas Reg and family! Thanks for the videos all these years and us old dogs with 25 + years climbing find them inspiring to keep going .
Mad respect man. Trees where I live are monsters at 100’. Few trees grow taller around here. I stood on the 23rd floor of a hotel and imagined it was a tree that tall. It’s a whole different ball of wax!
I always "feel" the forest and the treework more with your videos. idk how to explain that, but your videos seem to capture something extra. Merry Christmas Reg! 🍺🙂
It’s how calm and deliberate reg is. There’s no jokes, no waste, no opinions, no question weather it’s done correctly or not. The focus is on the work and the forest. No distractions. Madd Respekt Reg Coates
@@ericharris893 I think you've nailed it! I really enjoy his moments of silence up in the trees.
I said it once and I’ll say it again, I like your style Reg…..you’re a madman. Keep up the good work and the videos coming.
Got moaned at today for using one side strop…2m off the ground 😂 nice one Reg. Cheers for the inspiration.
What a treat, two videos to watch today!
Beautiful area you're in. Love your calm but serious attitude. Cheers from Maine USA
5:17 such a relatable moment, swearing under your breath when the ropes fight you at a critical moment. ✌️✌️🤙🤙 Thank you for the content!
That top seemed like it dropped forever. Great video, awesome tree skills. Thank you
nice safe work on tall trees. Canadian made upper wool tops are excellent when the snow flies. Have several that look like swiss cheese. Been doing habitat snags since 1986. Evolved from tree planter, pre-commercial thinner/conifer release work to cone collection and snag creation. Your video work is top notch. Wikipedia has brief information called "Snags" that has snag classes from green live snags to down wood. Habitat to forage or both. thanks for your posts.
I like your piano playing. And your tree work.
It was a pleasure working with you!
Reg taught Spiderman everything he knows
Awesome job Reg, thanks for showing.
G'day Reg, I think you might be part sugar glider 👍🇦🇺.
Reg Coats , the best of the best . Cheers brother, happy holidays. See you in the trees. 💪
Your videos are just what I need after a long days work. Nice job Reg!
Love it when you make grappling part of the video Reg . On these tree's makes a lot of sense, if you have the skill in the tool box look forward to part 2 Sir
You are so skilled!! Thank you for sharing!
Hey Reg. You continue to be a source of inspiration.
Thank You. I live up here in Kodiak now and haven't done any tree work for months. It's been bitter cold. Yesterday the sun shone brightly and it warmed up to a mite above freezing. Started in on some spruce removals. Felt great to be in the spurs again.
Looking forward to the sequel. Cheers Mate
Ha ha, you left the camera in the first tree, just for us. Thanks!
That takes both insane levels of skill and guts! I love visiting Van Isle and you provide a unique perspective, literally!
Yes! Glad you’re back!
thank you for the context at the beginning of the video
Did you dream of being spiderman as a kid?the way you webbed across there,wow.thanks.....
Definition of a SquirrelBeaver.
Awesome.
Dude, seriously though. You could throw the grapple and have it hanging a bit, and then twirl some slack over to wrap around the grapple side of the line to really lock it in place. You are bold to not guarantee it's secure.
You get my full attention when I see you post. There is something going on every second.
You are a mad man! Amazing view!
Love it man last week I was able to swing to 5 other removals from the first tie in. It’s such a satisfying thing to me as well as a big energy saver.
Did you have a hook or grapple, or it just worked out to swing over.
@@brettblack7049 jumped into a couple of them and the ones I couldn’t my coworker came me a swing with the tail of my rope
@@tylerworkman386 Thanks for the response. That's cool, certainly saves a good bit of time.
Have a great week.
Great video Reg , Happy Christmas to you and your family,Paul from Ireland 🇮🇪
Merry Christmas Reg. Thanks for the amazing gift of your videos!! I appreciate you! Hope what I said makes sense. I just thing that people over think being high up and If they are afraid of being high up its something they can get past if they want to.
Nerves of steel . Great work Reg.
Great perspective 7:37 ! But every second worth watching! Thanks Reg
That is some beautiful country especially when you have such a vantage point to admire it all alone.
Always a pleasure watching a master at his trade.
Another video it does feel like Christmas thanks for the presents buddy the videos are amazing
You’re an amazing climber man. Thanks for sharing!
I've done this , and even worked on third tree in that x formation. was beautiful.
Amazing. I'm starting to get a bit more comfortable traversing myself. First couple times make you nervous doing something new
Bout to watch this one on the big screen !
It's my dream to climb trees like that, I live in the southeast and we don't have anything that tall. Awesome trees, climbing, and jobsite!
An absolute classic. Thanks!
Beautiful work Reg!!!
Another great upload 🤙
Merry Christmas Jazz piano player Reg!!
Making hard stuff look easy as usual nice video Reg
Christmas has come early, Reg has posted three videos in one week!
Calm, cool and collected. One foot in front of the other. You be dah legend be-atch!
That's a funky old flip line you got there, I haven't seen one like that in a while
It non-wire core, specifically for spurring up wide trees
@@Recoates sounds like one you'd want to be very careful with. Every one of your videos makes me even more impressed with your care and skill at your job. Not many people like you left in any field, but I'd guess in your field guys who aren't careful and skilled don't last too long.
Geezus Reg, some crazy swaying going on up there. Wild shit you do man.🍻 Great work 👍
good work as always Reg
I knew this had to be you Reg before I even saw the name on the video. I think you are the only one I've ever seen in a 200 ft tree bro.
Squirrel in disguise😳huge respect from Finland 👍🇫🇮👏
You Are Amazing!
I think I heard one or two F's at around the 5:20 mark. I,m guessing it was rope problems and getting snagged? If that was me … there be F's every 15seconds all the time I was up there 🤣🤣🤣 👍😉
Yes, I was annoyed with myself for not having a rope bag up there. When the line is trailing the full 200ft and wet, it adds a lot of drag to whatever you are doing
This man keeps his saws in top running condition. They always sound perfectly tuned.
Pretty sure that saw has autotune.
Sweet Jesus. I’m sitting in my kitchen and my head is spinning with vertigo just watching!!!!!
Sweet…. I know I’m going to enjoy 👍😉. Keep poastin new vids 👍 you know we want them .🤣
Reg I took you advice on one of your previous videos about the spurs. I've switched mine to longer gafs now. So much better. I find the longer gaps are a better angle to the short ones.
They call him Sir. Smooth!!!
Vertigo, just watching!
I wonder if saw manufacturers will ever develop a chip deflector that can allow the operator to flip something so they don't get sprayed with chips when flipping the saw upside down? I've seen some on bigger saws but a plastic clip or something to flip or spin to redirect chips.
Thanks Reg!
BC looks like tree work heaven
That bark looks so thick do you even think your gas are going into the actual wood or just into the bark reg
Curious question does a climber at your level of experience and exposure ever lose that competitiveness when climbing around others? The not playing second fiddle on a job site type of competitiveness? I do not mean cut corners though and just a question that crossed my mind. I work in Northern Cali with similar conifers more of pines and more at the 180ft heights but similar work and it’s refreshing watching similar tree work (hazardous yet routine) so thanks for the videos 🤙
Theres usually around 20 workers on that particular site when it comes around. Climbers, fallers, the blasters, bucket trucks and general support....many of which are independant contractors, like myself. Its a serious undertaking, against the clock, in often volatile weather. Ive never sensed or witnessed any kind of competetiveness through the 6 years or so Ive been involved with that particular job. More a case of everyone coming together to help in any way possible so we can all get finished safely and on time. As for me in general, well I dont really have a point to prove to anyone, and I have lot of confidence in my abilities. I dont see the other climbers on the job as competition. I want them to do well and feel good about themselves. Climbing and cutting old growth, in the rain and wind, will literally wash the ego out of most people.
@@Recoates He doesn't understand. 🤔
@@Recoates Yes, apropos the letting go of ego there's nothing like being perished and having rigid, claw-like fingers for assisting this. I did notice the snow, and you starting out without gloves. And thought about differences in physiology that make some of us better (and others less) suited to particular work and conditions. John Hunt's account of the first ascent of Everest mentions a local they came across, walking in the snow at 13,000 feet - barefoot! The expedition doc examined him and found an unusual density of blood vessels in an outsize foot - effectively turning it into an always-on mini-radiator. Your hands may not be as extreme as this, but your peripheral circulation must intrinsically be first class. Bravo! Me, I need to start off in gloves - at least until I've warmed up with climbing.
@@falfield I try to wear gloves not because its cold, but to protect my knuckles in case I skid in the spurs and scrape the skin off against the bark. But It doesn't usually take long before I have to take them off. I just dont like wearing them
Tremendous experience.
Fear of heights is all in your head, working at hight is the same as working on the ground. When I’m in a tree I’m not thinking about the hight, I’m thinking about the job. The equipment works just as good at hight as it does close to the ground.
I know this is technically true and I say it all the time when I'm flat on the ground. Funny how I forget when I'm at height though. I am a pipefitter, work at heights that won't kill guaranteed but would make you wish you were dead, and in some pipe racks fall protection is a sketchy proposition at best, if its even possible. Focusing on work helps but it can get mighty slow and shaky at times. Moral of the story, you tree guys can downplay height all you want, what you do takes balls.
Can’t wait for part 2
Great work dude stay safe
Love the video ! Just wondering Reg have you ever had to do an emergency bail out and back to the ( better ) tree ?
Not that I can remember
Wild. 🤟
Do these all knowing forestry professionals determine the height of the dead habitat poles? If they have extensive root rot I would think they’d be left much shorter
With no wind resistance or lean, they will now stand for decades. The height is probably determined by their proximity to the road and trails through the park
@@Recoates dang it, that makes sense. I just like to imagine all government related decision makers are idiots.
@@mitchjones2821 the ones that do make good decisions NEVER get the recognition
I'm still so new to climbing, the way a tree swings after it's topped, it almost feels like it gets weaker once all the weight is removed. Tree feels like a spring pole. Can this ever be an issue? Like if the tree is not in the best condition to begin with for instance
The tree top acts to dampen the sway your weight moving around would create. After it's gone you're just a weight on the end of a spring. Enjoy the ride.
@@Kevin.L_ literally just got down from a tri-dom maple!
Nicely done. When you said saw went cold, do you find that more typical with the 540 than a 201? I heard the husky gets cold a needs choke more often
Definitely. Needs to be running flat out to get the best of that saw
Great videos. I learn a lot from you. Could you provide a link to the grappling hook you use please?
Ive looked and there isn't one. I dont think they make it any more, and theres no actual brand name engraved on the body
Great work per the usual…
Is the 540 better than the 201 for you?
They are a bit like apples and oranges. If anything I try to support and stay loyal to my local dealership here than the brand itself.
Nick, he likes to 'flat pack' poor running 201T's!
Do you pack extra fuel?
Sometimes. I'll asses from the ground how far I might get on one tank
@@Recoates did you on this project?
Was that a good hook placement? It looked like it may have shifted during the traverse?
It was the best option. Ideally you want to throw over a limb and snag the one below it....that way the hook never changes its orientation throughout the swing. But there wasn't enough limbs to do that
Samson vortex hot or velocity?
What happens if you accidentally cut the flip rope? Seems like one errant swipe of the saw and down you come. Is there a secondary?
The rappelling line is choked off below the flipline
@@Recoates have you ever cut the flip line by accident?
@@jessforrester5820 no
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Impressive
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Would it be possible for you to post a Jazz version of a Christmas song? just something made up, doesn't have to be perfect. No worries if not... Just thought i'd ask :o)
Lovely Job Reg, can i ask mate, is your grapple steel or alloy because i can get one made up and i was worried about the weight if it were all steel. Thanks mate, vids are awesome 👌👍
Aluminum. Better not just carrying but throwing too
@@Recoates brilliant, thanks buddy 👍
May i ask for your bodyweight sir? PS you've got the most respect inducing job in the world!
Hey Reg,
Is there really no other possibility to get them on the forest floor, but to climb? Straight felling is not an option? 🤔.
I assume there’s no powerlines in a National Park?
Cheers for the vid, enjoyed the view 🤠
John
The park want the trees left standing between 70 - 90 ft, as habitat trees. Its not up for debate as the cutters....we just have to oblige what has already been decided
@@Recoates I had this same question, You have to do this with al the bad trees in that forest??
@@ThePatricksmurf yes. Although the really bad ones get blasted with explosions. Safer that way
sharp chain!
balls the size of planets
However much they are paying you, it's not enough.
Everytime you look down my legs turn to jelly [US: Jello]