Hauler, noun."Then, holding myself in position by grasping the part of the rope that falls from the other side of the fork, I unclip the loop round the trunk and let it swing clear. Next, combining the roles of hauler and haulee, I climb up, hand over hand using irons as much as possible, until I am right under one of the dividing limbs of the fork."
1943, Captain M.E.W. North, Some artificial methods of tree-climbing, The Ibis, Volume 85, published 1943, page 48