toe spikes

[jomoco]

I'm of the opinion that a set of trident 3 pronged toe claws would only damage the bark in the vast majority of tree species, and hardly ever actually pierce the cambium itsef.

I doubt even 500 pound cats disturb the cambium on the trees they climb.

I believe that retractable toe spikes have a future in commercial treecare.

jomoco

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

This is mountain lion marking

http://www.wildernesscollege.com/mountain-lion-tracks.html

 

[DK_stihl]

climbing

The old spike or no spike diliema. I find it very interesting when guys get on their high horse and talk down to others about it. The holier than thou scolding approach.

I just learned to rope climb about a year ago and choose what I rope and what I spike, not necessarily based on whether its a prune or removal. I agree 100% that you shouldn't spike a prune job, but I know thats not always what really happens. I don't always spike a removal either. Comments like yours Jomoco make it even more obvious that it isn't just me.

I don't find rope climbing to be hard. I enjoy it and am confident in my abilities, just as much as on spikes. It's more gear intensive, especially when going to an SRT setup, takes some tricks, but's it's still tree climbing.

Not intended to derail anything, just thinking on the Forum again. Good day guys!

Free climbing requires no gear!

 

[Bigbrass1's]

Any toe spikes are usaully custom made from a set of regular gaffs. The shank is cut and metal added to move the gaff to the ball of the foot.

 

[Metals406]

This is mountain lion marking

http://www.wildernesscollege.com/mountain-lion-tracks.html

LOL... Obviously that's quite different than a cat climbing. You aught to see what my 10 lb. house cat can do to a piece of wood when it's sharpening it's claws.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Free climbing requires no gear!

So what is the correlation to my quote?

 

[DK_stihl]

free climbing

So what is the correlation to my quote?

Not really a direct correlation, but I know in the past you have drawn flak for free climbing, so I thought that it was funny when your talked about amounts of gear. Didn't I just see a pic of you limb walking with no gear?

 

[Nailsbeats]

Not really a direct correlation, but I know in the past you have drawn flak for free climbing, so I thought that it was funny when your talked about amounts of gear. Didn't I just see a pic of you limb walking with no gear?

I was undoing a pull rope on a tree that was on the ground. Open your eyes a little more, things aren't always as they seem.

 

[oldirty]

Not really a direct correlation, but I know in the past you have drawn flak for free climbing, so I thought that it was funny when your talked about amounts of gear. Didn't I just see a pic of you limb walking with no gear?

if he could walk up a tree like that then i need to find a new job. lol