4 EFFECTIVE Ways to Use a *Tree Climbing* Lanyard for Arborists & Tree Climbers!

In this episode, I’ll demonstrate FOUR ways with which the modern day tree climber can create both primary and secondary TIPs (tie in points) between themselves and the tree. After all, what would tree climbing be without lanyards? I’ll tell you exactly what it would be: DANGEROUS.
Lanyards offer us the security of existing as a mobile and reusable means of creating protection for a climber. Knowing how to use this relatively inexpensive, life saving tool will not only help with creating better, more comfortable work positioning, but it ensures that a climber is - as often as possible - connected to the tree by two points of contact (primary climbing line and lanyard combination).
Knowing how to connect yourself with your lanyard is critical and the faster it can be done (without reducing safety), the more efficient you will become at climbing throughout all parts of a variety of different trees. There are very few circumstances where I would ascend into a tree without my trusty lanyard.