The next series of pics are the removal of a beautiful old beech. It was a triple stem tree but one broke out in the snow storm. Dynamic cabling could have prevented this. John took down one stem and I took the other. This pic shows the ripped out piece. The tree was in S�lln, a very nice area south of Munich.

John making the face cut before dropping the top. His Tshirt says, "Not only am I perfect, I'm also Scottish". Wish I had a photographer...

Ok, so the order is wrong. Here is a short vid of the stem being felled. I was already inspecting another tree.

John fixing to push a piece off. Notice the snow in the background?

Another piece away. John doesn't waste time.

Here is John cutting. I had to put my foot in there for reference. I was waiting for him to finish so I could complete my half. That is Danny (Irish) in the green shirt.

John pushing pieces off. He just cut straight through and then stuck a little wedge in to keep the saw from pinching.

This is a famous biergarten, the Wald Wirtschaft (Forest Business). It was the 1st place I worked with John. This is in the $$$ part of Munich where all the who's who goes to see and be seen. I climber to the tippy top of the tree on the left. Sorry, no pics.

Well, it has been a long time since I updated the blog. Honestly, the gray sky of Germany makes for major light problems and dull photos. Spring time is here!

On Saturdays, I have been working for a Scottish Arborist, John. He has been doing tree work for 20yrs. Knows a lot of tricks. Very old school, but very fast. His son, Paul, is the climber who gave me a ride to the hospital in December.