Worst tree bark for setting spikes in.

[Ty Korrigan]

I took down a long dead Monkey Puzzle in the far West of Brittany.

The bark and outer wood was just mush.

I had to carry a small hand axe up with me to cut steps clear through the mush for my spikes.

Took an hour to get up to the crown this way.

The throw line was not an option.

Most of the 'scales' had dropped off further up but I still suffered a few wounds, vicious eh?

Ty

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Elder

[MattyF]

Dead Robinia is a right pain in the arse too

 

 

Agree , rock hard and bark getting stuck on your spikes ..usually in huge plates that won't come off with foot swinging! Actually any tree that is that dead that the bark gets stuck in the gaffs.

One ash tree I spiked my foot through the trunk to reveal that the bottom section to about 9ft was complete mush apart from a small 6" outer strip in one corner was keeping a few twigs alive, all fun

Tys that monkey puzzle sounded no fun at all!

[Wolfie]

Hazel

[Mark Bolam]

Dead elm with thick ivy.

 

 

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[Darrin Turnbull]

Which is better , the Heidelberg gaff ( first picture) or the standard American gaff.

[TIMON]

Monkey puzzle is my worst....

[Ty Korrigan]

Which is better , the Heidelberg gaff ( first picture) or the standard American gaff.

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Ah the eternal 'Heidelberg' question...

Ty

[Gary Prentice]

Dawn redwood on borrowed (long gaff) spikes, I did today. Struggled like mad to get them out.

[White Noise]

Dead elm, either as hard as nails or huge plates of bark skewered to one foot, so you have to stand on one foot and shake it off

 

 

Yes dead elm ....hard as .....