Climbing alone?

[Stephen Blair]

i missed out a p, take big steps up the back side of the tree. have you never got fed up throwing ropes and lines and just stuck on the spikes and sneaked up the back of the tree to get a start, i havent obviously, that would be un ethical or summit:sneaky2:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i missed out a p, take big steps up the back side of the tree. have you never got fed up throwing ropes and lines and just stuck on the spikes and sneaked up the back of the tree to get a start, i havent obviously, that would be un ethical or summit:sneaky2:

 

You an me SWB, we are diffferent fish, you have youre way and I have mine, who am i to say whos right and whos wrong?

 

The only time I have used spikes when i shouldnt has been the ODD, 6 times say in 22 years, occasions when I have been told to climb a nasty tree in nasty conditions that we had no right in hell working under.

 

There was even a time when the Local TO defended me using them against the Guys at Kew on the grounds of H+S.

 

I personaly cant live with it the use of spikes, I truly love trees and spiking them is just disrespect as far as I am concerned. Those rare occasions its been my health or the trees, no brainer.

 

they are never a substitute for good climbing method and technique, full stop

[Stephen Blair]

same here, just my reasons have been diferent, but that doesnt help the trees, just our own consciounse

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

same here, just my reasons have been diferent, but that doesnt help the trees, just our own consciounse

 

Conscience and two Fs in diFFerent!

[Cary Gibson]

I climb alone all the time, but i'm real careful, and i have my BlackBerry with me in case I need to call but there is nobody around here who climbs, so I'm pretty much alone

[Frank]

I climb alone all the time, but i'm real careful, and i have my BlackBerry with me in case I need to call but there is nobody around here who climbs, so I'm pretty much alone

 

If you filled in your profile thingy so it said where you were from you may be surprised. Unless you live on an nearly uninhibited island.

[Ben Tidey]

A Play day in Sussex then im thinking, any one got a good tree? as my apple might not hold up to well

[Littletree]

I do climb alone as got some big Oak trees on the farm where I live so great for pratice on a sun aft. I allways let everyone know where I am and the down time and take my mobil phone up with me so it has never worried me .

Littletree

[BenR]

Regularly rec climb alone.. never had even a hint of a problem.

Would be fun to find some other local rec climbers to get down the woods with though!

[rcarolina]

Hamadryad - I thought the split tail was the piece of rope that you can make a Blake Hitch out of if you don't want to use a Pruissik. Am I getting confused? So what is a positioning lanyard then?

 

I agree that spikes and flip line are not really essential for basic rec climbing - boss wouldn't be too pleased either at pock marked trees.