Spiking tips and techniques?

[Lyndon]

When in work position I choker my lanyard aswell as my main line which can help counteract a lean

[colemanjessenz]

When spiking do people think its bad practice to put your flipline on your bridge so you can pass it round the stem and choke it back onto the flipline? Say if you're on a spindly leaner and theres a danger of you pivoting off the stem and hanging on the underside, (so it gives you more security basically). My cs41 assessor showed me that tip, but since then I've heard (from friends that do it [or used to]) that its a no-no, because the carabiner on the flipline would be crossloaded if you slipped of and it took your weight. Obviously youd be backed up with your main line too. I've always found it a massive help to be honest.

 

But I spose that a key danger of doing this is severing your bridge?? (unlikely, but i guess its possible).

 

Also takes you out of the circle , so that if the stem your on barber chairs your body wont be crushed up against the pole.

treemotion has lower d's and i pretty much use them for everything

[Djvicke1]

I'm still getting to grips with spiking but today it was as if something clicked and I found a comfortable position with my right leg locked out and my left leg bent slightly above it (with both spikes dug in) was just wondering is it ok to cut in this position as I feel more comfortable than when both feet are side by side?

 

Do other people have their own favourite position on spikes? Where you feel stable and ready to cut?

[IVECOKID]

Spikes and Ladders don't go well too .

 

LOL

 

Ste