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This is radical and a bit outside the box and probably a bit of a sacrilege but I did once come across a climber that cut a set of Bashlins down.
Not to be done lightly but if you ran out of other options??
Glad you aren't a troll:laugh1:
Not a troll - no! I probably should have mentioned that spiking was a rare occurrence in my line of work.
Cutting them down did cross my mind and I'll do it if needs be. I was just hoping a vertically challenged person would say "yes! These are what you want!"
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Your best bet would be to try a few on at your nearest dealers.
Failing that I've heard nothing but praise for the Distel Geckos.
Do you climb with spikes to check for protected species?
Think I will have get to a shop....
Only spike immediately prior to felling - once checked for protected species (mainly bats). Initial check or if tree is not certain to be felled would be done with ropes only.
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i hope these arevdead specimens you are spiking up!
Only spike up trees that are definitely being felled/lost due to development. I am an ecologist. I appreciate that jabbing bits of steel into tree has negative consequences.
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Cheap option is to buy to maths sets and get the compasses from them and put your legs in the pencil holding bit.
Do you climb trees that aren't being taken down?
I'm not that small but good innovation there!
We climb trees that will probably be taken down at some point. If it's only 'probable' I don't spike as if the layout/design of the road/pipeline/housing development is altered, the tree may be retained.
Only spike when the tree is definitely coming out, i.e. there is someone with a chainsaw impatiently waiting for me to check the tree!
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Can't help as I'm not a climber but I spoke to someone doing a chimney survey on a 3 storey house, using a tiny camera upon a v lightweight telescopic pole. Just a thought.
I'd use a ladder and an endoscope in that scenario.
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I am guessing you have adjusted them to the minimum size?
Yes....
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These should help
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They'd only make me 5'4". Useless.
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Hello,
I'm new to the forum - this is my first post, so hello!
I'm new to climbing too - I completed the NPTC course in August. I work as an ecologist so climb mainly to check trees for protected species.
Anyway, I bought some Bashlin climbing spikes and they're just too long and painful to climb in (pretty much levering my kneecap off). Can anybody recommend some highly adjustable ones that would be suitable for me? I'm 5ft 1!
Cheers,
Emma
Oh - and does anybody want to buy some barely used irons? Bashlin climbing spikes steel (straight), velcro pad -about £240 new!
Recommended climbing spikes/irons for tiny person!
in Climbers talk
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Aye - I did notice at the training course venue that there were a number of skinny silver birch trees that had obviously been spiked heavily at some point which had well healed wounds.