My rope got stuck in a huge oak near Portland and I had to improvise
I was doing a removal on a big old oak in a backyard near Portland. The canopy was thick, and I set my climbing line over a solid looking limb about 60 feet up. After I made my cut and was coming down, the rope just jammed. It wouldn't pull through at all. I was on the ground looking up, and the homeowner was watching. I didn't have a second line set. I ended up having to tie a smaller throw line to my harness, climb back up using spurs since the trunk was clear, and manually work the main line free. It took an extra hour and was a real pain. Has anyone else had a rope get truly stuck on a removal, and what's your go-to fix to avoid it?