Climbing a conifer

[Skyveiw]

Hey

 

Excuse my ignorance as this is my first time posting and my lack of knowledge on climbing as i an a newish climber. I ave undertaken a few different tree pruning jobs for broadleaf tree but how do you climb a conifer.

 

I am asking as I been ask to crown lift a some large Picea glauca (the largest i every seen) but it part of dense line of tree making the use of a thrownline near impossible. I tried ladder but the ground is sloping too much plus the branches are far to high for cut clean and correctly. would it be aspect to use spikes or just try and get a throw line over a large branche and hope for the best?

 

Regards

 

SkyView

[Pbtaylor2014]

Hey

 

Excuse my ignorance as this is my first time posting and my lack of knowledge on climbing as i an a newish climber. I ave undertaken a few different tree pruning jobs for broadleaf tree but how do you climb a conifer.

 

I am asking as I been ask to crown lift a some large Picea glauca (the largest i every seen) but it part of dense line of tree making the use of a thrownline near impossible. I tried ladder but the ground is sloping too much plus the branches are far to high for cut clean and correctly. would it be aspect to use spikes or just try and get a throw line over a large branche and hope for the best?

 

Regards

 

Hi I personally would try and minimise damaged to tree if possible makes life for tree better and cleaner finish but conifers are a real good strong tree try and make a throw line work if not get your spikes on the a tree where you have a coni on left and coni on the right bringing your climbing rope up with you connect to a good anchor point then you can do the left and the right from the tree you have spike minimise damage and then you can keep swinging from tree to tree lanyard around connect climbing rope and repeat hope I can help you and if I'm ring I'm sorry but everyone climbes different

[stihlmadasever]

Difficult situation,if it was me id use ladders to get as high into the tree as possible,tie in to a solid anchor in a neighbouring tree and ascend by throwing ahead till you have access to the crown.Once you've got a good T.I.P you can move around freely.Failling that have would you consider hiring a MEWP?Avoid spiking any tree thats not to be removed.

Hope that helps good luck

[Ian Clarke]

You cant use spikes on a live tree that is being kept in place. Unless it is an emergency to rescue a climber. Start with a pole saw and crown lift what you can Then try ladder, throwline,to get yourself up. Another idea is if you have an extendable pole saw coil some rope up put it over the largest best limb. Then pull it down with the pole saw keep the sheath on if afraid of snagging ur rope

[born2trot]

If it really can't be accessed by ladder and pole saw i would personally have no hesitation in spiking up till you hit the first branches .

[Johny Walker]

If it really can't be accessed by ladder and pole saw i would personally have no hesitation in spiking up till you hit the first branches .

 

nice & steady

[Pbtaylor2014]

Hi guys as you said is common practice but is not used or practale in some situations if you don't agree that's fine but pole saw reaching where ladder won't reach might be a bit of a no go he is new to this game and I should have told him not to spike but it's more likely never to affect conifers and I did mention one tree only and did mention throw line ther is a lot of arborist that will use spike if all else fails

[born2trot]

nice & steady

 

Absolutely .. no need to go crazy with them ..

[Pbtaylor2014]

Absolutely .. no need to go crazy with them ..

 

 

That's right no need to go mad but if not practale spikes are out of the bag lol:laugh1:😎

[Mark Bolam]

Remember to only ever spike the back of the tree.