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Climbing spike slip on a red oak in Nashville had me shook
I was about 40 feet up doing a deadwood removal when my right spur popped out of the bark and I swung hard into the trunk, scraped my forearm pretty good. I cinched my lanyard tighter, slowed down my pace, and finished the top half without another slip. Anyone else have a spike slide moment that made you change how you place your feet?
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ray3561mo ago
Did it really make you change your whole approach though? One slip at 40 feet sounds scary but spikes pop out sometimes, that's just part of the game. Tightening your lanyard and slowing down seems like the obvious move, not some big revelation.
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