Is there anyone...

[Anna]

Is there anyone near Farnborough that is looking to enter the comps this year or just to improve their climbing. Only i am going to compete this year and would like to start climbing once a fortnight on a Saturday, is there anyone who could give me some advice or that would like to just practice too??

I have two decant sized oak trees in the field where i keep my horses that would be great.

[Benji MacNab]

Anna,

 

When I first started to learn treeclimbing, I had to go myself as it was difficult to find anyone else who wanted to go. I used to spend about 3 hours every weekend and whenever possible at nights during the summer months branch walking, ascending, footlocking, throwbagging, spiking etc on three 100ft beech trees in a secluded spot in a local wood.

 

It is important to find trees where there are no hooligans wandering about drinking alcoholic beverages which is commonplace in Scotland.

 

There is something very liberating about climbing big trees yourself, it sharpens the mind and helps you focus - no one is there to rescue you, so you are 100% thinking about the climbing.

 

If you do decide to go yourself take things very slow to start with.

 

Good luck

[skyhuck]

Anna,

, spiking etc on three 100ft beech trees in a secluded spot in a local wood.

 

 

:scared:

[David Humphries]

:scared::thumbsdown:QUOTE]

 

I hope these Beeches were in decline in some way.

 

Even in the name of getting experience, the above is a big No No to most of us here.

[Mac McLennan]

And ermmm........Scottish Woodlands are some of the finest in the world....... And very peaceful.

 

Mac

 

(A Proud Scotsman who is old enough to have spent a considerable amount of his time in them, and never met anyone with a beer).

[Benji MacNab]

I spiked the trees as it provides more habitat for pathogens and invertibrates - Isn't that what Ted Green wants? Coronet cuts, spike marks, torn wounds?

[Paul Barton]

Ha, nice excuse!

 

Apart from spiking live trees, I still wouldn't advocate lone climbing. All it takes is a rope stuck on a stub below and how you getting down?

[skyhuck]

I spiked the trees as it provides more habitat for pathogens and invertibrates - Isn't that what Ted Green wants? Coronet cuts, spike marks, torn wounds?

 

On trees that are shaged allready!

[Jay]

i like getting out climbing on the weekend where you can just do it in your own time not worry about losing money if your slow. id never go out by myself though always with someone else. i find the problem is finding the trees though.

[Benji MacNab]

I still wouldn't advocate lone climbing. All it takes is a rope stuck on a stub below and how you getting down?

 

Improvising my friend...improvising. We are at our best in testing times. Its exhilirating, you against nature and your own mind.