Peg hazard!

[Dave D]

cheers for keeping us all aware. hope the neck heals quick.

[MattyF]

glad your ok mark .. hate pegs myself for two reasons one is like you said and the other is life lines seem to make a habit of tying half hitches around them then you get stuck and cant decend...not good!

last time i climbed on pegs on a thuja i had forgotten to put spikes on i slipped off a peg when the bark stripped it self off on my weight and i slammed my calf in to the peg, could hardly walk for a week with the bruising!

[White Noise]

Why???

 

Its just habit now . I gaffed out years ago and was only using my flip line . Anyway that little stubb saved me . Since then I have adopted a much safer practice .Any how I still do leave the odd peg . Depends on the tree if theres no branches to cut off I will have no pegs . Its the truth .

 

I could of just said I have a unique style of climbing

[Mark Bolam]

I think SOME pegs, left for strategic reasons, are OK, you will all know of certain situations where they may help. Know where they are, and why you left them.

 

In my situation it was my own fault I had needlessly left 1/2 a peg because I was rushing. A straightforward 40' stem (with very few dead spike limbs left) is a one climb job requiring no pegs to be left. Stupid mistake.

 

I know what you are saying about a peg saving you mate, but your flip line will choke around a smooth stem before you hit the deck. Trust me. Just dig the splinters out of your chin!

 

Neck fine, slightly tender spot that I intend to pour multiple pints on tomorrow night at the SE Arbtalk get-together to heal.

 

Rich Rule and Mick Stockbridge to buy me my first beers for failing to point out to me that I am a work-shy blunt-sawed Geordie layabout who can't be bothered to flush his pegs.

[atree]

Mark,i dunno if you know but dont leave pegs.

[18 stoner]

Good thread, glad it wasnt worse.

 

But Mark, how do you leave half a peg:confused1:

[Mark Bolam]

Step cut, crack the limb off, chuck it, be too lazy to cut the remaining bit of the step cut off.

 

Half a peg isn't strictly accurate, but I can't think of another way to describe it.

[White Noise]

Mr Bolam , Ha way the lads . Doon the bladon races . Cushy butterfield . I,m glad your ok . I,m originally from newbiggin . Where you from .

[Rob D]

Well done for posting Mark

 

It's the sort of thing that could happen to any of us any time.... but it's always the case things always go wrong when you're rushing !! It's the only time I ever injure myself!

[Mark Bolam]

Mr Bolam , Ha way the lads . Doon the bladon races . Cushy butterfield . I,m glad your ok . I,m originally from newbiggin . Where you from .

 

Otterburn mate.

 

Posh Geordie, me.