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Douglas Fir Climb

This climb was organized by Seattle arborist Zeb Haney in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service. After much effort on Zeb's part, permits were issued for two days of climbing in the Lake Quinault region of the Olympic peninsula of Washington. Climb leaders included Arboriculture Canada training instructor Norm St. Jean and Zeb Haney and, besides another great camping night, we had one of the best climbing days in modern history. Here, I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves…

- Tobe Sherrill
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For whatever reason she didn't want me to use her face but the guys in this shot are some of the best in PNW tree care including BC arborist Steve Draper (wearing cap), Seattle's best-informed arborist Zeb Haney (orange)and associate Doug Smith (white helmet), climbing instructor Norm "Trigger Happy" St Jean (with red neck, tee he, he) and 2005 international tree climbing champ Dan Kraus (blue).
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Lake Quinault from 250 feet.
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100 feet up with another 150 to go.
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Arborist Scott Baker of Seattle was kind enough to take German tree mechanics expert and seminar speaker Andy Deeter and Micheal Schlog (fungi specialist) and myself on a sail-cruise on Lake Washington followed by a...

  
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Dan Kraus breaks out his canopy throwline system.
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Doug sittin' pretty.
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...sweet hike and tree tour through Seward Park.

  
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View of the bent top Doug fir standing between my tree and Lake Quinault.
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Awsome weather, awesome day, remarkable climb.
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The girl with no name and Zebs arborist work partner.
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On our way out to the Olympic National Forest Dan Kraus and I drove through what can only be described as a hail of nastyness being launched out the window of Norm St Jean's rented mobile camper. My car rental provider happily slapped me with an extra cleaning charge.

  
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Norm, Zeb and Dan "cheese me!"
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This tree-climbing adventure started with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Pacific Northwest Chapter meeting in Seattle Washington. Seated here are friends Mike "House" Tain of ArborMaster Training (splicing rope) and Rupert Evans, arborist for Butchart Gardens in British Columbia.
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Zeb cooks up a mean cup of morning java.