Spiking leaners, any advice?

owScott said:
Ok I am a bit late to this thread and scimmed over it so i hope i am not repeating. On a leaner using spurs with no overhead I spike one leg a bit high and put my knee against the spar and adjust my flip line so my knee locks against the tree. I use the other leg spiked in to help stability basically to stop from falling one side to the next. It takes practice. Add in some small diameter no bark dead elm and negative rigging and you got youreself some real deal skill.
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Creating strong work positions is all about triangulation, which you have done here...
 
southsoundtree said:
If you use a choking climb line, cinched to one side rather than central, you can lean the other way against it.
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Yep.. Much like setting a roll on a log, if you choke the spar in the proper direction and use it to lean into, you create an even more stable work position. Especially when combined with proper foot/leg positions.

i would also like to point out the obvious here. Spurs are a foothold, and when properly used they negate the need for leaving stubs, which at that point bring almost nothing to the game but potential danger.
 
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rico said:
Creating strong work positions is all about triangulation, which you have done here...
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Working a leaning spar without an overhead TIP is one of the toughest aspects of climbing. I am not just talking slightly leaning I am talking 45%. Made more difficult when no bark dead, stability and balance takes practice.
 
climbingmonkey24 said:
This video is interesting for spar work:

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The guy holding the rope was basically standing under the log as it was negative rigging big no no. No reason to not stand back. His rigging was fine, but for me seeing the base of the tree was dirt/ rough lawn. In the time it took to rig all that up I would have bombed out small pieces in much less time At some point they will have to dump the log anyhow. I negative only when necesary. I see the house, no issue. If you build up a small corral at the base with the other wood and know how to get the wood to land flat it goes way quicker. I like to cut double firewood size chunks to bomb. This is just my preferance. Not sure how this video fits into a thread about spiking leaners, but thanks for posting.
 
owScott said:
The guy holding the rope was basically standing under the log as it was negative rigging big no no. No reason to not stand back. His rigging was fine, but for me seeing the base of the tree was dirt/ rough lawn. In the time it took to rig all that up I would have bombed out small pieces in much less time At some point they will have to dump the log anyhow. I negative only when necesary. I see the house, no issue. If you build up a small corral at the base with the other wood and know how to get the wood to land flat it goes way quicker. I like to cut double firewood size chunks to bomb. This is just my preferance.
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I posted more for the work positioning on spar aspects of the video as I thought it would be fitting in this discussion.
 
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