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[Le Sanglier]

Actually, on reflection it's not a bad idea.

[Ty Korrigan]

The only time I have left pegs was when I took down a very dead Monkey Puzzle.

The bark was deep, soft and wet to the wood.

Spikes would not penetrate so I carried a small hand axe and chopped away the bark so I could get my spikes in.

Then when I reached the crown I removed the branches leaving pegs to stand on as they where safer than the available wood which was really very hard under the rotten bark.

Then I could get on with removing the rest of the crown without worrying about my spikes slipping out.

Then I removed most before using a couple to descend on quite safely.

It was my judgment call that day and not standard practice.

Ty

[Stephen Blair]

I leave pegs all the time , intentionally and where I want them for various reasons.

[Ty Korrigan]

My mum used to go spare if I left pegs out in the rain...

Ty

[skyhuck]

Pegs are the work of the devil!!!

 

They are even worse than ladders!!

[Rick2517]

I leave pegs all the time , intentionally and where I want them for various reasons.

 

Me to, I see the potential hazard but in my opinion I feel allot more comfortable using pegs to stand on, use for anchor points, and for areal rescue reasons.

Maybe I should get out of bad habits!!

[Ty Korrigan]

I like to leave a nice peg to hang my ladder on so when I come back from my 5 course Frenchy lunch I can shin up in double quick time...hhh!

Ty

[skyhuck]

Your spiking skills will only improve with practice, using pegs for the tricky bits stops those skills being developed, IMO.

[Mark Bolam]

Ditto Stevie, leaving strategic pegs for the right reasons is acceptable IMO, usually for rigging purposes, or the odd rogue tree like Ty's.

I also leave pegs when the stem gets too skinny to spike effectively.

 

Huck is right though, randomly left pegs are Satans spawn!

 

 

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[Dan Earp]

Think its all down to the climber. As i know lads that don't like using spikes, so will leave pegs to climb/stand on/rope into etc. and as said if its getting a bit to thin for the spikes ill leave one facing away from me so the flipline has a little anchor. Once topped out continue with the spikes.

 

 

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