Getting closer

I was able to get a little further along on our ash tree yesterday, I have about 2/3 of it gone now. Managed to avoid all the structures as well, so that was good. We already miss the shade from the tree, but was necessary due to the high potential for failure in wind events. We are planning on planting 3 quaking aspen, in a clump arrangement, in its place immediately after removal. I quit yesterday when it started getting windy, nausea set in.

This is my standard setup for climbing in a tree. It's a "closed" system using 3 knots. The left knot is a bowline which clips to my saddle, the knot in the middle is a type of friction hitch - called a "Blake's Hitch". As I ascend a tree this "knot" can be slid up along my climbing line, if I fall it'll tighten up under tension but can easily be slid up. The other 2 knots on the bottom and right are figure eight knots used as stopper knots.