We got a 60' victim (super decathlon) out of a nasty maple
with an arborist's help.
We couldn't even see the model,
so he said if he couldn't get it
he'd go for a case of beer!
He used a giant slingshot to
fire one end of a rope up there (took 7 tries),
hoisted a pulley up that first rope laden with another rope,
secured the first rope's end at the bottom,
ascended the second rope, GOT THE MODEL!!!
all for $75.
I think anybody could build one of these slingshots
out of heavy rubber tubing, a 6' pole, and
some metal rod in a u shape- then do it yourself.
-Carrie