Have a 28' Louisville extension ladder that will get me in most places I want to be without having to actually climb the dang tree. I can still climb it and do the cutting but lugging that thing is getting to be a chore! That ladder impresses me after having a dang rubber band aluminum one.....
I trimmed up my cedar tree when the roofers left the man lift in the yard with they key in it. A little scary at first but after 10 min or so I was right at home.