Climbing with spurs/spikes

[MasterBlaster]

Who do we know who you're addressing if you don't quote them???

 

[treeclimber101]

Anything that has to do with leave me alone .... I'm addressing you

 

[tree MDS]

LOL!!!

 

[MasterBlaster]

 

[treeclimber101]

That's funny right

 

[MasterBlaster]

If you say so, brother.

And fear not the use of a comma!

 

[Ryan Shaw]

I'm your dingleberry.

 

[treeclimber101]

Easy enough.. but then how to you ascend?

 

[Goose IBEW]

Damn, I gotta buy some more stuff now!

 

[Ryan Shaw]

No, I know how to use ascenders with a climbing line, but I'm talking about your foot slings in upright trees like spruces and pines. The ones you use instead of spikes. How do you ascend a coniferous tree without using a climbing line or spikes, just your foot slings and a lanyard?

 

[treeclimber101]

No I don't descend without a overhead tie in , so when I need to climb back up I use the VT and a pantin and sometimes a hand ascender

 

[Ryan Shaw]

Also, thank you everyone for your tips on using spurs. Yesterday I removed an Elm over a customers house. I hate my spurs, so I did everything except the main leader via ropes and then I put my spikes on for the final climb, pulled myself up to where I had positioned my tie in, topped everything above that point, dropped the rope, and then spiked my way down the tree, dropping piece by piece after that. I was being much more gentle and letting the spikes ease in as opposed to jabbing them, and it made a world of difference! Thanks. As for doing a double wrap, I with I could, but there isn't enough strap to do that. So, it moved around a bit. I need to get new pads though, my legs were super sore after haha

 

[Ryan Shaw]

No I don't descend without a overhead tie in , so when I need to climb back up I use the VT and a pantin and sometimes a hand ascender

I thought you said that you could drop a coniferous tree without spikes? How do you get your tie-in point in a 60' spruce without spikes?

 

[treeclimber101]

Also, thank you everyone for your tips on using spurs. Yesterday I removed an Elm over a customers house. I hate my spurs, so I did everything except the main leader via ropes and then I put my spikes on for the final climb, pulled myself up to where I had positioned my tie in, topped everything above that point, dropped the rope, and then spiked my way down the tree, dropping piece by piece after that. I was being much more gentle and letting the spikes ease in as opposed to jabbing them, and it made a world of difference! Thanks. As for doing a double wrap, I with I could, but there isn't enough strap to do that. So, it moved around a bit. I need to get new pads though, my legs were super sore after haha

yea the double wrap keeps the shank nice and tight against the side of your boot , also when I put them on I tighten the foot strap then my calf I feel like the spike is tighter that way also I do it standing up an not sitting , I dunno why they just feel better

 

[treeclimber101]

I thought you said that you could drop a coniferous tree without spikes? How do you get your tie-in point in a 60' spruce without spikes?

Slingshot .... Or what you know it as a big shot

 

[treeclimber101]

Slingshot .... Or what you know it as a big shot

Or a hand throw , SRT up and then once I am in the canopy I just advance my rope with a monkey's fist and keep going or a real short throw line like 40ft kinda short

 

[treeclimber101]

The monkeys fist .... Just tell me if I am overwhelming you with too much and I'll go away LOL

 

[Ryan Shaw]

Or a hand throw , SRT up and then once I am in the canopy I just advance my rope with a monkey's fist and keep going or a real short throw line like 40ft kinda short

Big shot through all of the tiny limbs on say a 60' spruce and trust those crappy little limbs with your life? Then what about when you've worked your way up, cleaned the tree and topped it and its just the leader and your one branch left? Then what, you drop back to the ground, remove your line, throw on your spikes anyways, and go back up cutting it down piece by piece? Something smells fishy here..

 

[treeclimber101]

Big shot through all of the tiny limbs on say a 60' spruce and trust those crappy little limbs with your life? Then what about when you've worked your way up, cleaned the tree and topped it and its just the leader and your one branch left? Then what, you drop back to the ground, remove your line, throw on your spikes anyways, and go back up cutting it down piece by piece? Something smells fishy here..

Nah , I can have my spikes sent up .. Basically I can set a line strip the tree up and work the wood down , if I don't like what I have I put my spikes on .. It's not fishy bro I posted pics a few months ago . I am leave ya to your thread now

 

[stihl sawing]

The monkeys fist .... Just tell me if I am overwhelming you with too much and I'll go away LOL

Ok you're overwhelming me, but the Monkeys fist knot is pretty neat.