AC-Ch. 16 Tree Climbing Flashcards

1
Q

Climbing line installed in a tree to gain access to but not used to work in the tree

A

Access line

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2
Q

Heavy duty pulley with an integrated connection point, a rotating sheave for the rope and extended cheek plates. Used in tree rigging operations

A

Arborist block

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3
Q

Piece of gear that enables a climber to ascend a rope. Attached to the rope it will grip in one direction and slide in the other.

A

Ascender

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4
Q

In rigging a technique for lowering a limb without allowing either end to drop

A

Balance

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5
Q

Type of knot used to join two rope ends together

A

Bend

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6
Q

Ratio of the diameter of an object to the diameter of the rope that is wrapped around it

A

Bend ratio

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7
Q

Curve or arc in a rope between the working end and the standing part.

A

Bight

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8
Q

Heavy duty pulley used in rigging. Designed for dynamic loads

A

Block

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9
Q

Casing enclosing one or more pulleys

A

Block

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10
Q

Post on which wraps can be taken with a rope to tie it off or to provide friction for control

A

Bollard

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11
Q

Method of lowering pieces when the rigging point is below the work traditionally without the use of a block.

A

Butt hitching

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12
Q

Connecting device. Oblong metal ring used in climbing and static rigging that is opened and closed by a spring loaded gate.

A

Carabiner

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13
Q

Hitch used to secure a tree climber to the climbing line, which permits controlled ascents, descent and work positioning.

A

Climbing hitch

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14
Q

Rope that meets specifications for use in tree climbing

A

Climbing line

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15
Q

Work positioning harness designed for climbing trees.

A

Climbing saddle

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16
Q

Sharp devices strapped to a climber’s lower legs to assist in climbing poles or trees being removed.

A

Climbing spurs

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17
Q

Factor by which the rated or minimum breaking strength of a rope or piece of equipment is divided by in determining its working load limit

A

Design factor

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18
Q

Rope construction consisting of a braided rope within a braided rope both of which carry part of the load

A

Double braid

19
Q

Branch removal technique consisting of an undercut and then a top cut usually made farther out on the branch or with a chain saw directly over the undercut

20
Q

Forces created by a moving load. Load that changes with time and motion.

A

Dynamic loading

21
Q

Device used to take wraps in a load line to provide friction for controlled lowering or climbing

A

Friction device

22
Q

Rope construction consisting of a braided rope with no core.

A

Hollow braid

23
Q

Short rope equipped with carabiners, snaps and/or eye splices. Used for temporarily securing a climber in one place.

24
Q

Rope used to lower a tree branch or segment that has been cut. Lowering line

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Small, light duty pulley used in climbing operations. Often used as a knot tender
Micro pulley
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Method of using ropes and hardware in tree pruning or removal, to control or direct the descent of cut material or to handle heavy loads.
Rigging
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Rope usually the load line used in rigging operations
Rigging line
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Placement in the tree or any other point through which the load line passes to control rigging operations
Rigging point
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Length of rope, usually with at least one eye splice, used to secure equipment or tree sections in rigging operations.
Rope sling
30
Connecting device with a threaded closure mechanism. Used to secure equipment or tree sections in rigging operations.
Screw link
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U-shaped fitting with a pin running through it. Clevis.
Shackle
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Inner fitting within a block or pulley over which the rope runs.
Sheave
33
Dynamic, sudden force placed on a rope or rigging apparatus when a moving load or piece is stopped.
Shock-loading
34
Set of methods used to ascend on a single rope as opposed to the doubled rope commonly used in secured footlocking techniques or dynamic climbing systems.
Single rope technique
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Connecting device used by tree climbers primarily for connecting the climbing line to the saddle.
Snap
36
Separate, short length of rope used to tie the friction hitch in a climbing system
Split-tail
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Inactive part of a rope.
Standing part
38
Force at which a new piece of equipment or rope in testing fails in tension under a static load
Tensile strength
39
Tying a line on the tip end of a branch to be removed.
Tip-tied
40
End part of a rope used for rigging and climbing.
Working end
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Tensile strength divided by design factor. Maximum load that should not be exceeded in a piece of equipment, rope or rope assembly when performing its normal working function
Working load limit
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Lanyard used in climbing, often as a secondary means of attachment.
Work positioning lanyard
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Second climbing line hung in a tree in case it is needed to reach a victim in an emergency
Access line