Here are a few more pictures from our tree climbing events. Last Sunday after meeting, we invited some people to give the climb a try. The rope is hanging high over a strangler fig tree branch. The climber's harness is attached to the rope with hand devices called jumars. The climber places their feet in straps that hang from the jumars, and in a coordinated motion, uses legs to push up while lunging up with the hands to move the one-way jumars up. It takes a certain amount of strength and coordination. A couple of climbers have a fear of heights, but it appears that the concentration to physically move up the rope overrides the fear.
Signed M
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