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"Applied climbing" for fun and profit

What do you do if you're stuck in the flatlands of Indiana? Here's an exercise of good weekend climbing fun that solved a simple task: to cut a dead branch that was dangerously overhanging the back yard. A rope, crampons, a saw - and I think I earned enough brownie points to go to real mountains some time soon ;-).

Ascent begins

Two feet above the ground - gotta stop for acclimatization to avoid altitude sickness!

The first tie-in point

At the top-right there's a horizontal dead branch that needs to be cut

Switching

Need to get to the next fork

OK, we're here. Crampons a-shining, saw a-sharpened, branch a-condemned

Work in progress. It took some time as all I had was a manual camp saw

The view from the other side of the house

ibid.

Checking the rappel rigging to make sure it'll go down after descent

Airborn fun

My favorite part of climbing

Taking time to enjoy the view

All done. The dead branch lies under the tree

Final touch - pulling down the rappel.

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