Climbing a conifer

[Python]

In regards to spiking a live tree....My old tree officer always said that it was an acceptable practice and he couldn't understand why we would spend ages with a throw line, his argument was that the damage done to the stem with spikes was minimal compared to the damage about to be done with a chainsaw.... But i still couldn't do it!

[pie eater pete]

Slings on the stem?

[Cheesy pete]

go buy a proper polesaw silky now do one that is 7.7m long (smaller ones are available )

if thats not long enough that must be a monster of tree

[billpierce]

go buy a proper polesaw silky now do one that is 7.7m long (smaller ones are available )

if thats not long enough that must be a monster of tree

 

agreed, or aus clip together ones, then you can just keep going!

[White Noise]

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 .

 

Yes always We did a test on an old Ash tree many years ago . Me and one other spiked up the poor thing on many occasions . We practiced gaffing out and many different stropping techniques . This tree has now healed up completely . It was old and way past its best back in the day . It looks just the same today more than 17 yrs on or there about's

[White Noise]

So a Conifer ain't no big deal . Standard really although others will disagree .

[Starscream]

I may have misread but surely a throw line to any branch then ALT the rest to the tie in point???

[Johny Walker]

I may have misread but surely a throw line to any branch then ALT the rest to the tie in point???

 

i get the impression he dosnt want to bum shuffle his way to the top to get an anchor point ,

[Starscream]

Everyone loves a bum shuffle

[Joe Newton]

I'd love to see some photos of these unclimbable trees...

 

I've never found a tree yet that I couldn't climb without spikes.