Now the fun work begins. It's great to have expert friends willing to help!

Super quick, preliminary look at one of the samples:

Yes, it is. I really like it and have found it easy to get my newby students on it. It can be a little touchy so like any similar device, you need to get used to it. And perhaps adjust it if you change ropes (dia).

I've been using a SRS with a Rope Runner Pro, it seems to be a good match for 1) this project, 2) my age/fitness, and 3) new student climbers. Are you a climber?

This week we installed trail cameras in a second red oak on campus. We have four cameras at different heights (5m to 23m), looking down the main stem. We hope to catch how vertebrates are using the tree and any variation in height. Collaborators are doing the same in PA, OH, and maybe NY.
#Arboreal

It was also a nice excuse for a walk around campus, including to our Witness Tree

Our clay models and project idea largely modeled after Grant et al. 2018
journal-of-herpetology.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...

Bonus: a nurse log in process?