To spike or not to spike.

How to climb trees without spikes. First off, if you’re going to climb a tree higher than you can jump down safely, you’re going to need gear. Take a deep breath, and let the weight of your body hang on your arms. Short tree climbing spikes are especially designed for semi thick trees.

A safe descent is a slow descent. This is the simplest part: Prepare before starting your climb.

The mono grip technique is another way to climb a tree. Moreover, if the spikes penetrate the trunk, the sap will probably flow out. These spikes are good for.

First off, if you’re going to climb a tree higher than you can jump down safely, you’re going to need gear. If you want to tighten the knot, move your foot loop. This is called a “mono grip”.

Jump onto the tree, placing the soles of your feet on either side of it. Short spikes are produced from steel and tend to be about one inch long. From a distance, examine the tree.

Here’s another way to look at it, you asked in the original post how to ascend a trunk without spikes when the branches are too small to hang a rope on. My gear list (with purchase links): You don’t scale a tree without this pre.