Look at the hip holster he is carrying just like the ones used for carrying arrows. He carries sickles and his personal things.
In Darwin people cut down coconut trees because they are worried that they may become liable for injuries from a cooconut fall. In India everybody loves a coconut tree. It gives cool coconut drink, coconut kernels, oil, toddy (alcoholic), fibres for rope, fronds for firewood, etc. Safety. Who cares. Coconut falls are natural things and should be expected if you were to stand under a tree. In any case, nobody cares about safety in India. They expect you to look out for yourself. People from Western countries who have not been to India would probably need some trauma counselling while driving or travelling atleast for initial periods.Coconut climbing is a difficult job. Some engineering organisations have tried to develop a coconut tree climber without much luck. In Indonesia monkeys are trained to pluck coconut without them consuming them. In Tamil Nadu, there are separate tribes to climb coconut trees. The coconut climber will not touch the coconut after they have been dislodged from the trees. Strictly business!
Mythily is enjoying her job as the Principal of a Women's Engineering college near Erode. I am housekeeping and enjoying.
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What's the loop thing that stops him falling off the tree made of? There must be quite a lot of force on it when he leans back. It's obviously not a hi tech material and there isn't a single carabiner in sight.
The loop around the climber's hip is also made from bits of coconut and palm trees. Nothing hi tech, of course. But the guys have perfected a very strong and fit-for-purpose composite. The loop also has a rubber fastener made from some automobile tube. Yes, tyres still have tubes in them here. Around his feet he uses a twisted coconut fibre rope which produces enough friction to hold his feet against the tree. The climber climbs carrying with him one end of the loop. After each step he pulls the other end on the coconut tree up. There are people,including me, who could climb the tree without any aids. Bu these guys are professionals!
dont kid yourself, pa. you can't climb those trees WITH or WITHOUT aid... but you're right these guys are gun pros.
mmk
we are having good coconut tree Climbers.http://coconuttreeclimbing.com/
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