spiral climbing???

[JosephD]

Heard a couple of guys who looked in there 40s talking about a technique that they used to do called spiral climbing.

 

didnt catch much what they were saying about it but the bits that i herd were about climbing round the branches and the rope would grip if you fell and catch you.

 

as im young and just starting out in this industry i dont know anything about this but i know alot of you guys on here will.

 

can anyone clear this up and tell me about it ? , and im guessing the reason why no one does it now because it wasnt safe? but was it a good technique at the time?

[Stephen Blair]

If it was fail safe it wouldn't let you go up due to the rope restriction on the stem and branches.

If it were a technique it would be from natives in a jungle imo.

They probably knew you were earywigging so made it up just for you

 

 

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[JimM]

The friction on the stem would make the ascent a right mare as you got higher.

[si36]

I was told about this at college (to many years ago to mention) as a way of climbing conifers so yes you heard right, as you climb you go round the stem pulling your line with you.

[JosephD]

Thanks si36 , glad im not the only one who has heard of that method.

just wanted to mention it on here to see if anyone else had heard of it.

 

stephen blair clearly dosnt know much about the old techniques of tree surgery

[Johny Walker]

Thanks si36 , glad im not the only one who has heard of that method.

just wanted to mention it on here to see if anyone else had heard of it.

 

stephen blair clearly dosnt know much about the old techniques of tree surgery

 

hes got a fine set of ladders

[Joe Newton]

Thanks si36 , glad im not the only one who has heard of that method.

 

just wanted to mention it on here to see if anyone else had heard of it.

 

 

 

stephen blair clearly dosnt know much about the old techniques of tree surgery

 

 

I disagree , I hear he still carries spare greenhouse glass in his climbing kit

 

 

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[scotspine1]

hes got a fine set of ladders

 

funny you should say that, was driving through Largs today and saw Stevie working on a removal, took a pic of his skills, interesting idea with the bobcat -

 

[enrieb]

This is the new climbing technique that i am working on.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHkow10nWpM

[Stephen Blair]

Scouts pine, what's more interesting is my dad in his tractor below me ready to catch rings in the bucket of his Old Davie Brown!

 

 

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