How to use tree climbing spurs/spikes
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2012
- This is a simple demonstration on the technique of using tree climbing spurs/spikes.
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I got a big oak leaning towards my cabin so I'm learning this for the first time. Just got my spurs and I noticed this video was posted 7 years ago. RUclips is awesome and the people can learn just about anything. You're awesome too. Thanks bro💪🏼
Thanks for the demonstration.Well done 👍Greetings from Austria
You always need to climb with a minimum of a climbing rope and a lanyard system, this is so when you get to a branch or fork you then tie your second attachment point above the branch/fork and can safely unclip the lower attachment point. You must always be connected to the tree. The video is just demonstrating the technique of using spurs. hope this helps, thanks for watching.
Eden, you should always have your main climbing line with you as well as a lanyard so that you have 2 points of attachment, a way to rappel out of the tree in an emergency, use it for work positioning, be able to get equipment from the ground and so on. The video is a just a demonstration of technique. Thanks for watching and stay safe.
A +. Your a good instructor who made an excellent audio visual presentation. Thank you & stay safe ! YOU helped me.
Thanks for this tutorial. Took down the half of a 40' Leyland cypress that was leaning toward my mom's house. It was pretty fun actually. (The other half of the cypress is much larger, so hopefully will survive, and in any event, if a storm brings it down, it is leaning toward the yard.)
I love how at the end there's a random guy in the background free climbing a butchered ..oops, I mean pollarded, tree
WTF I swear I am going blind I didn't even see the guy in the back! lol
Thank you. Great pace. Articulate. Very helpful.
He makes that look so easy. Don't think if your green that your a pro after watching. The ground will let you know if your any good!
I really appreciate the video. My dad had his own tree cutting company before he passed in 92 and I've always had a passion for tree work but this year my wife got me a harness and spikes I think I'm going to tackle this big Cottonwood by my house this year.. thanks for the tips brother
I'm not trying to dwell on your confidence, but if your inexperienced ( which I'm unsure of ) cottonwood trees can be especially dangerous, the wood is very brittle and unpredictable at times. If you don't know how the fibres will break, it will probably scare the shit out of you, hurt you, or damage something. Start off easy! Those are not starter trees. Alot of times rigging, and help from other knowledgeable people is an absolute must. Stay safe.
His dad owned a tree cutting company brah.
I'd say definitely hire an arborist to do it, it may seem a little expensive at face value, but if you did it your self you'd prop waste 4 or 5 days of your own time doing the job and getting rid of all debris, but most important of all if you don't have the knowledge its really dangerous and not worth injuring yourself when an Arborist could be come in and clean up everything for a fee. Thanks for watching my videos
What harness are you using with the cobra buckles?
Great vid bud good to freshen up
As always, thanks’ for taking the time to make this video! And I support this site. ~M~
Another Great Video:-
THANKS for sharing. In the intro of your videos it shows the same little video of clipping your safety hat up and clipping your harness on, the harness looks comfortable/light/simple can I be rude and ask what make of harness is it?
THANKS.
Love it!! I just got my spikes, harness and tether. Will try climbing tomorrow.
Hope you Are okay 😀
Yes. Legs were sore day after. But now back at it & getting better
How old are you
G'day mate. Spot on. Very nice tutorial. Keep it up
This was a big help for me...thanks
Thanks for the videos, great for knowledge base but of course there is no substitute for practice.
Thanks for sharing. I've got a big cedar tree that bends my rain gutter on my roof when there's a big wind storm. I'm going to have to take it out. I'm weighing the pros and cons of doing it myself or hiring an arborist.
Hi, finally I found a good video for climbing, thanks. I want to start climbing to prune trees in my backyard, so you think inexpensive Amazon spur, harness are enough? Do I need spike or can I do it without? Thanks
Thanks for a brilliant, well thought out, demonstration mate. Originally watched this a few months back when I was preparing to cut a palm tree, using spurs and a lanyard for the first time. Your video proved to be invaluable.
You make it look so easy, but of course it's not. But after a few climbs, followed by a few more viewings of your video, you start picking up on those little things that make all the difference.
Halfway through the process with the palm tree I found a had a lot more confidence. By the time I reached the bottom for the final cut I have to admit I was a bit disappointed it was all over. Now I can't ride past a large palm tree without thinking about how much I'd like to take it down. And seeing as I live in Queensland, their as numerous as rain drops. Funny thing is, before I cut one down I never noticed them: just background noise.
Researching prior to the cut I came across so many cutters complaining about palm trees, how much they hated them, what with them being so difficult to cut, dirty, and the damage cutting them does to chainsaws etc. So I was a bit concerned regarding how it was going to go. Needn't have been, because she was a dream, way more enjoyable and easy than cutting down trees.
Regarding the acid, found a formula online using baking soda that neutralizes it. Used and as a result, zero corrosion so far. As for the palm tree itself, when I took the remains to the dump you should have seen the guy's eyes pop when he weighed the Ute on the way out: just on 990kgs!
So if any of you live in or around Brisbane, have a palm tree you need cutting, and don't want to do it, give me a shout. I'd relish the opportunity. ;)
USANAK I've been climbing for 3 years now and have to say I like doing palms most as well and have the same thought for each one I see aha.
I've got 10 of them that need doing it you want to make the trip down to NSW central coast. They're in confined spaces.
@@balljennings G'day mate. Would have given it serious consideration but for one minor issue, currently grounded due to shoulder injury. Got into a fight with a wheelbarrow, slightly overloaded with rocks and soil🙄, and it won. Large rip in one tendon and another is completely torn away. Surgery and/or physiotherapy, find out end of this month. Either way I'll have a broken wing for who knows how many months to come. Thanks for thinking of me though mate, and all the best with it.
Super useful. Thanks!
what should you look for when puchasing spikes? I know they should fit snug. How do you know to buy the 4" or the 6" spike. Anything else to consider when picking a pair out?
Just to let you know, all went well, Tree is done. No damage to property or person. But what a pain those small diameter leaning trunks are to climb. Kicked out more times than ever before on any tree. Found that the slightest move left or right would cause me to swing around to the bottom side, so had to use the other trunk to maintain balance. How do you stay topside in that situation?
The swing limited how high I could go, and in the end decided to use a collapsible handsaw for the upper parts of the trunk. No way I was going to risk running a chainsaw without a secure position. No problems with the other trunk as it was vertical. Once the top stuff was all done, blocked down, using the chainsaw for the rest.
Overall, it was good experience, glad I had the opportunity to do it. As a I learn more though I figure I'll look back one day and think "Ah! That's the way I should have done it." :)
USANAK hey am having trouble how to make that adjustable rope knot on lanyard attach to your harness any tips would be helpful thanks.
Hi, its been a month so you likely already got this sorted. In case you haven't or someone else is having trouble.
in the video below at 9 minutes he shows how to do a simple 3 turn prusik.
ruclips.net/video/5uyQTsTw8ms/видео.html
Thank you sooo much for this video!!!
thanks man great video!
What do you recommend for a back up when climbing with spikes?
How do you get the rope around a branch you want to hunt on?
rewatching this video because I gaffed out a little at work today. (not much experiencing climbing)
how do you make a notch cut if you can't get close to the tree? I'll have to pay more attention to Buckin
Great video
What brand harnesses and spurs do you recommend
Thanks for the video
Where do i get some inexpensive -but effective tree climbing spikes from...?
How to choose right climbing spikes? Is is better with one ore two spikes?
Thank you for showing this - you are a great coach! - is there a proper name for the body harness that you are using so I can try to find one?
generally called a saddle. harness would be more referring to what a bucket truck operator would wear in case he falls out of the bucket. not made for working in a tree.
Would like to see a close up of spurs and how to put them on before trying to climb the tree.
Hi thanks for showing good video
You make it look so easy in this video! I've been trying to use spurs several times now and still can't stand 'em. They're just uncomfortable as hell. They don't stick when I want them to stick, then when I finally do get them to stick, they stick too much and make it hard to move. The spikes and straps are always getting tangled up in my ropes and I'm always afraid of accidently spiking my cords and causing damage to them. Honestly, I think I'd enjoy climbing barefoot more than trying to use these blasted things. Might have better traction barefoot, and certainly no sticking/tangling problems.
One thing you didn't mention in this video is that if your tree has a particular lean one way, you've got to climb on the side where it is leaning to. Otherwise, you'll be constantly trying to fight against gravity's tendency to spin you around the tree to where that tree's lean wants you. I made the mistake of trying to climb 90 degrees off lean, and boy does that get hairy with the spikes slipping out of the tree. Absolutely exhausting.
fucking hell
regarding accidentally spiking your lines, i find clipping the tail or the climbing line and or lanyard in a caritool or biner on the side of my saddle generally keeps the tails out of my way.
I wouldn't climb if it was like that for me. If the spikes don't stick you're not using them right or they're dull. If you're worried bout your rope then move it out of the way. Back when I started I'd always get tangled up with the end of my flip line, climbing line, handsaw, and chainsaw when I was in a tight spot, but now after a few years and you learn to adapt to how you should do it. As long as you have confidence you can adjust to just about any tree. Always be safe as well. Climbing barefoot is a no go. 😉
Thank you sir! Excellent presentation! I was curious and want to learn to use gaffs to get up poles or trees and it appears imma need to get that rigid rope setup to avoid an unpleasant day. So how do I scale a tree with limbs ?
Get a high line up and tie in. Or if you’re comfortable enough with spikes. Use the lanyard and another secondary one. So you can I clip one while still having one around the tree while you navigate limbs.
Usually climbers work in teams, but how would you know when there are stubs or branches in your way if you can not see them? And how much more weight is it climbing with a chainsaw to cut branches that are in the way?
Is it safe for me to take my climbing line up with me to use as a secondary lanyard? Also, to use it to get my chainsaw from the ground instead of carrying it up with me?
This is awesome
What make are the spurs and were to buy
Thank you.
I’ve climbed poles, never climbed a tree. I do know the difference between tree hooks and Poole hooks. A friend of mine is an arborist and told me it is a completely different thing. Other than wearing longer hooks, adjustable lanyards is it honestly a completely different world from pole climbing? hooks were my preferred method even climbing stepped poles. 1000 times more comfortable than the steps. And I’m referring to the climbing itself not the cutting and rigging or anything else
How did you rig that lanyard up like that? I have one long rope with two clips at the end and a small enclosed loop with a clip as well. Not sure how to set it up to be adjustable around the tree and use at a time.
It looked to be a prusic hitch to me its like a girth hitch but u pass it through to or three times
What type of knot do you use for you rope? Have been trying to figure it out, but can't. Thanks
fumble4 it's either a prusik hitch or a prusik loop
wow q bonito video me gusta la playera quiero uno
Can you make a video on what happens if you slip
i want to see what happens if they slip as youre adjusting the lanyard. how to catch yourself?
3:59 the guy next door behind him, climbed a tree and used a diff method. He did not use the spiked shoe :B
Wow that's...... Amazing
Thanks! 😉👍
Mr gamer what u asking tools or technique ?
Can I buy this somewhere?
Very helpful
Thank you for your comment buddy 😁
о , это же Buckingham с алюминиевой накладкой -вещь!) я такую накладку отдельно заказывал на свои гаффы у Альпневашоп.
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Where the best place to order the Spurs and cable like you used?
Dont kniw if youve found them yet but right now bartlettman.com has Klein spurs on sale for 185. Theyre normally 300
What knot do you have around that rope to allow adjustment ?
Looks like a prusik
Taunt line hitch
Great video! What spikes and gear do you recommend?
I would recommend. Kline tree climbing spikes. and a weaver climbing belt. and a steel core lanyard and a helmet and gloves and eye wear and a climbing rope. and are you going to be trained to tree climb or self taught tree climbing.
@@gunzoutnodoubt6627 self taught but have some rock climbing experience
@@lrigsresieg on my youtube channel gunz out no doubt. there are some tree climbing videos about tips and tricks.
Just bought a pair of Spurs to trim a tree in my garden as its close to touching power lines.. Im getting the hang of walking with spurs. But find it hard to be up there with a chainsaw...
What is the best way to carry a chainsaw up with me?
Thanks
there should be a ring on either side of your saddle to connect the chain saw ring to. the rings are located by the hips
Would value some help if you see this message and have time to respond before tomorrow.
1. Small diameter trunks: what advice can you give me regarding using spurs on small diameter soft wood trunks that are leaning at about a 35 degree angle? The consensus so far appears to be, use the topside not the bottom, and walk up the tree taking the lanyard along with you as you climb. Of course, that's with a separate tie-in to an independent point, in this case the other trunk.
2. Is there a minimum diameter for using spurs?
3. What's the setup you're using for your lanyard in the video? Is it a separate short rope attached to the lanyard, with a friction hitch? Whatever it is, seems to be way easier to use than mine. The steel core lanyard that I have uses a rope grab device which tends to slip from time to time making it extremely difficult to adjust when climbing. I think it's due to the covering on the lanyard having torn: looking to recover it sometime soon at the local rope shop. Meantime, going to make my own rope one for this job, which is why I want to know what you've got there.
Short notice I know, so no worries if you can't get back in time mate. I'll be doing more research after work tonight and if it proves impossible for me to climb high enough then I'll just use a throw line and rig it instead.
Also, is there a minimum diameter for using spurs?
Thanks in advance for your reply. It's sure to benefit all of us.
Some Background Info:
Been asked by a mate of mine who's a tradie, to cut down a tricky tree for him. It's a leaning soft gum with two small diameter trunks splitting off from the main one, forming a Y. The tree's located between a fence and a two story townhouse, on top of a high retaining wall. So, even if I felled trees, which I don't because I'm well aware of the limits of my current skills, dropping would not be the most prudent course of action.
Scoped the tree out yesterday - due to my 'day' job I only cut on weekends - and my plan is to climb high enough to be able to do a cut and chuck. If that doesn't work out then I'll just have to bite the bullet and rope the damn thing; to be frank rigging would be one of my least favorite things to do.
Nice
Can you use this technique on living trees, or will it kill them?
Hi, it is extremely bad practice to use spurs/spikes on a tree that is not being removed, spurs cause lots of small areas of damage which causes stress to the tree and that can lead to disease entering the tree through these wounds. If a tree is being retained there are so many non-invasive techniques that can be used to ascend a tree and without causing damage, so spuring a retained tree is unnecessary and very unprofessional
Haha yeah there was someone in the neighbouring property, I think we must have inspired a home owner to come out and prune his trees (or he was more likely just being nosey)
What was the name of the steel rope?
wespurs maxi core lanyard.
Can someone tell me what is said about 1:18? He uses a ....... lanyard?
Nice bro
good vid
Quick trick for you when using rope lanyard use electrical tape to stiffen a portion of it
>most important of all if you don't have the knowledge its really dangerous and not worth injuring yourself
You're making a lot of sense here. I'm a blue collar guy as well (a diesel mechanic) and I need my body intact in order to do my job.
Lol the guy in the background is trying to sneak into the video. And I climb trees for fun and work. And I find it scary and fun at the same time.
He's too funny
did you see the dude in the background?
As a newbie, I'm having trouble with my spikes sticking in pine. I seem to need to develop just the right touch to make sure they don't "gaff out", but don't go in so deep as to be difficult to pull out. Is there a particular wiggle to extract them from a pitchy pine?
+Terry Hale Hi when your new there is a tendency to keep them in longer than you need to,the longer they are in the harder they seem to get out but if your spikes are long enough,becuse there are a couple of sizes for thicker bark,give a circle movement before pulling out otherwise your knee is taking a beating if you try to pull out quickly.hope that helps.
Thanks Razer. That seems to explain my experience rather well. The times I've stuck, were when I had been at one location for several minutes, I'll work on the circular extraction technique.
razerbaz cool dude you're doing good man a good tree climber unprofessional
i imagine you have this problem figured out by now, so for others who come along with the same question: what razerbaz said, plus you want to make sure you pull out at the same angle you put the spike in. when you've done some work your position has likely changed some. for example if you stood up some go get a better position for some work, you've changed the angle of your spike so to pull it out you want to return to your original position first. took me a while to figure this out.
if you think hiring a good arborist is expensive....try hiring a bad one!!!!! lol
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now which lanyard and spurs to get.
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Thank you very much for this, sir.
I wonder why you guys don’t put a choker on yourselves as well for that 1 in a billion chance that you can slip and fall to the base of the tree. What about a monkey tail wrapped around the tree with the pelican snap hook clipped over its lanyard?
Wow. This looked easy until I tried it. I cannot seem to be able to flip up my lanyard because all of my bodyweight, except the small amount being held up by the gaffs, are on the lanyard, which means I cannot break the friction between the tree and the lanyard. Another thing that I noticed is the gaffs are at the center of the foot instead of being forward towards the ball or to the rear where the heel is. Since we walk on either our heels or on our balls (balls of feet, not the other ones) trying to stand on a pin point in the middle of the foot feels as weird as it felt for Willie Scott to reach in an deactivate the crushing trap in Temple of Doom. It just feels wrong. More practice is needed I guess.
Re: Weight in the middle of feet
This is why climbing boots (with rigid toe-to-heel support) are important!
Odd question where might one get this equipment?
www.baileysonline.com
www.treestuf.com is another good site
if your looking for a store you can walk into, do a search for arborist gear / arborist equipment
New to the climber world and put it to use this hunting season. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxlQ7TDIrnnSXXbRgFFaxqwullRJJIuYAs I felt safe while climbing up and down a tree. It did take some time getting used to climbing and descending the tree. Once I figured it out I was comfortable going in climbing a tree knowing I was going to be up a tree quickly and most importantly quite not scaring every deer out of my area. I am 6’2” and 240 lbs, fit and comfort were great. I bow hunt and found no issues hunting from it. It is a little bulky to carry in and out of the woods vs some of the smaller open front climbers but I thought it was worth the bulk/weight due to ease of climbing (using the rail to sit on) and comfort for long sits.
Nice.😆
Careful that guy back there!
You should show how to tie the knots that you are Working with mate
go to the website climbingarborist.com
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4:06 Can you see someone in the backround in a tree at the left.
the distance your body is away from the tree its impossible to use a saw, thats my biggest problem, i feel too far away and when i get closer it feels like my spurs might kick out.
I i'm a go ahead and do it
What do you do if you in counter a big branch in the opposite side of the tree like right before you stopped going higher do you just try and throw the rope of the entire branch lol
you cut it off
wow only took a year to get a reply D. Ryan Shaw
Only an hour for this reply. I've improved!
+D. Ryan Shaw ha ha amen
I am do every day
What would happen if u fell
Do One ware chainsaw or climbing boots with spikes.
logging boots with a western heal.
What if I am climbing a tree and I come to a limb I don't want to cut off? How do I go around it?
+John E Most people use spikes only if they are taking down the tree. You can use a double ended lanyard though. It has a prusik in the middle and a clip on each side. You lanyard to the tree like normal, then when you reach a branch, you throw the other end of the lanyard around and over the limb, then you adjust the prusik to get weight onto the tail that is above the branch, then unclip the one was that below and continue up.
+John E Second lanyard around the trunk above the limb, then disconnect first lanyard.
You're leaving it so that you can take it later? Cuz if you're pruning, please don't use gaffs!
Of course. You can't drop it so you have to go up and set a rig an your climbing line. Why are people so surprised at this question? Grow some balls and hang on.
a second lanyard is good, a double ended lanyard as Brian ripley describes is good as well. another option is to use a nylon sling rated for life support (cost $5-10 and are very useful for many other things), choke it around the tree and use a caribiner to connect it to your saddle (make sure its connected to something rated for life support, not an accessory ring or loop) then move your lanyard past said obstruction. i always keep one of these loops on my saddle just in case i forgot my second lanyard or didn't take it with me cause i thought i wouldn't need it.
why do i see everyone puting the strap round the shank instead of under it,makes spikes so uncomfortable.
You guys have anything recent.
I have been climbing trees since I was five with no gear
how high can you climb without branches and how long can you stay in one spot 50 foot up or higher
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Levels of human courage are curious things. I don’t even like to watch you above 8 feet.
R.s please
This so much cooler than rock climbing and much closer to home (for most).
WHY THE HELL IS THIS NOT A SPORT????
if you spike a tree a lot you will kill the tree
Oh
kawivloger It is becoming a sport of sorts
kawivloger COOL!? EHM EHM.. :S
It's part of a lumberjack contest those guys are the ones to learn from, the way he has to pull himself back to the tree everytime to hitch higher will wear you out fast
lurker alert in that apple tree in the background!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!