When Dad was tied in at the top of the tree, he set up the pulley again, and hauled the tools and the nest up to the top. The photo on the right shows the new nest on its way up the tree. Then he belayed Pat up to the top, and the two of them positioned the new nest in place of the old one, while I watched on the video from the computer and directed where exactly to place it so it would be in full view of the camera. The photo on the left was taken by Pat from just below the top, in between the two leaders. You can clearly see Mont and the camera in the western leader, and the nest perched in the top of the eastern leader.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Replacing the Nest
When Dad was tied in at the top of the tree, he set up the pulley again, and hauled the tools and the nest up to the top. The photo on the right shows the new nest on its way up the tree. Then he belayed Pat up to the top, and the two of them positioned the new nest in place of the old one, while I watched on the video from the computer and directed where exactly to place it so it would be in full view of the camera. The photo on the left was taken by Pat from just below the top, in between the two leaders. You can clearly see Mont and the camera in the western leader, and the nest perched in the top of the eastern leader.