Tried aerial rescue with a throw line and bag instead of climbing spurs

I always thought throw line setups were just for competition guys showing off, not real work. But after a job in Louisville where a dead oak was leaning over a house and I couldn't risk spurring up, I spent 20 minutes setting a line and it saved me from a nasty climb. Anyone else here ditch traditional ascent methods for a throw line on sketchy trees?

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lily_gibson133mo ago

Competition guys showing off"? Man, I thought the same thing until last spring when my throw line literally saved me from a dead cottonwood that was one gust away from becoming my new accidental coworker. Did you feel like a wizard pulling off the move or more like a clown fumbling with the bag for 10 minutes straight?

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quinns203mo ago

Ended up throwing my bag clean over the branch and into a neighbor's kiddie pool.

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