purpleinopp said:
... To get the needed leverage, I put one foot on the trunk and was yanking the branches toward the ground... and lost my balance in slo-mo! The initial force was sending me straight back but my mind screamed "plants there!" So I managed to throw myself back toward the trunk, but sideways, and still on 1 foot. I grabbed the trunk at a funky angle and slid in a slow but unstoppable spiral down the trunk & landed - YES! - NOT on an important plant. ...
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