Tree Climbing on spikes, Tree Climbing with spurs, Tree Climbing basics, Chainsaw, 

He makes this look WAYYYYYY easier than it is...this dude rules!

Very informative. Like the safety methods,and tricks of the Trade. Deeply appreciated.

Your video was very useful, I am a homeowner who started trimming my own trees, and if it had not been for this type of training videos I would have never had felt comfortable cutting anything! Thank you!

Thanks for sharing Joseph.

Man...this brings back great memories. I remember giving my first tutorial and talking about the harness, spikes, fliplines, lifelines and the importance of having a general understand for physics. You did a great job man, just make em understand, ultimately, it's healthy to fully respect the trade. And make sure they understand respect means having a considerable amount of fear. But fear is an excellent motivator.

Best spur tutorial on the tube! Thanks man. I'm gonna watch this another 100 times

This is so informative... a lot of information that we were´nt even given during education. Thank´s a lot man!

That was an awesome instructional video I really appreciate it man have a blessed day and stay safe

That is fantastic content !...thanks!

This just popped up on my feed so I gave it a watch and from another fellow climber you know what you're talking about and can swing round that tree on them spikes. Good shit man.

Well put my friend! Thank you for the message. Such vital information.

Great presentation! It's something I'm working on right now. Couldn't have come at a better time.

Greetings from Slovakia! Great job, great video!

Thanks for your time, great vid.

Really good information. Thanks for taking the time.

Great teaching. Thankyou.

Thank you for the video sir! I learned a bunch!

A lot of good information thank you for posting such an informational video

spot on. nice and to the point, subscribed

Great video. You kinda look and sound like Johnny Knoxville but way more manly. You make it look so easy. A true pro. Thnx for this informative video. Good stuff, man.

Great video. You can really explain climbing well. And I Iike that you emphasize safety equipment and that it is good to use it. Way too many climbing cowboys work totally unsafely.

Thank You Joseph.

Well done great tutorial for the less experienced.

Great Video. Awesome Demonstration thank you....

Thank you for the video. ..very respectfully appreciated . Can you direct me to more information on setting up a life line and whatever I need to know that would he helpful . thank you again. great job

Great video, I just started climbing this week

Best video I've seen

great video really like the content Joe

Thanks, great info.

YOUR EXPERIENCE SHOWS MR BIG BIG RESPECT BRO ✌️❤️🇬🇧 B SAFE

Excellent video

Great info, thanks!

Very informative....thanks.

Would like to see more about beginning climbing with spikes , basic like angle ,distance ,position etc. Thx WW

great Video man!

Great job

Thank you for the video!!!!!

Fantastic video! Added it to my favorites 😉 Could you also make a video about spikeless climbing? For when you don’t want to damage the tree while pruning?

Good job,like the old timers told us, the spikes let us walk to work to do are job.

excellent vid, imo.

Great vid man. Thank you. Very informative. Any chance you could post your climbing system please. I’m most curious how it’s tending itself and advancing itself. Thank you.

good job bro

Great to see everyones comments.on wanting to do it better

I work for a tree company that works for pge and we always use spikes even for just trimming. There's not a single worker who doesn't use them much faster and safer. But everybody's taught differently

Great video and full of instruction! I was just wondering if you would mind going over your lifeline setup in more detail. Hard to tell, but it looks like a prusic cord & pulley but i cannot tell much else.....has to be more to it. Thx in advance

Good video

thanks for the very usefull video. i got a practical question about the resin or tar on the rope. i still find myself in very unpleasant situations during the jobs that my climbing device is jamming when i need it the most. i have been climibng single rope with a isc d4 and a handascender combined with a pulley and have been climbing with a spiderjack 3. both of the belay devices will get stuck and you are not or are hardly able to come back to the ground. have you ever expeianced this? and do you have some tips? i have tried a pruissk which works oke but also gets annoying afther a while because of the resin. like to hear from you.

Good shit bro !

You are very smart . once single made in chainese rope are cut (because others are hard to afford it) 2nd line will help !

👍thanks 😊

Can you cover spike sharpening?

Hey just wondering do you really believe on throwing your line in every tree before you go up it?? I had this foreman when I first started climbing he used to tell me if you can't go up a tree without your line then stay out of the tree, then when I started getting better and into bigger trees I liked to throw my line above me a couple branches to feel safe and he would still yell at me for doing that he finally got mad enough at me that he made me climb this poplar that was about 75 to 80 feet without my line, there was a tree close enough that he was in and took my line up with him and wouldn't let me have it till my tree was skinned up one side and I was done and needed to come down, so now even when my gut tells me to tie in I don't bc that's how he wants it done, is that safe or am I just over thinking when I'm up there

good talk

Are you use tree spikes or pole spikes? Thanks

Where those spurs sell, thanks for your answer

I really wish you'd start creating content again.

But thank you very much for sharing this video and telling me trust trust trust my gear

Which tips are best for long or short spurs

Joseph, do you use tree gaffs or pole gaffs?

I hope you can get at me one day and explain some of the physics that you’re talking about because I literally cut myself out of the tree six months ago and I have been missed trusting a lot of qualities of what I need to do for my livelihood to make money

Whats your tip with using a flipline in a fattttt. Like 20 inch at the top bull pine

I do spur use on man-fixed poles. Not on forestry growth.

Hola Joseph como estas, muy bueno tus enseñanzas, hago trepa de árboles y poda de altura aca en Argentina, Buenos Aires, Te mando un saludo

Guys have been trimming for power lines for yrs! I trimmed a tree and ended up in the same area 5 yrs later and had to trim the same tree. all the new growth "SUCKERS" towards

what's the newest latest greatest spikes out there you like?

I like the idea of the loop runner+karabiner onto rope bridge as additional location stability....IF the length is right. But at 10mins into the video I began to feel a bit worn down as I'm being hectored for the tenth time about the need for using spikes. So suggest fewer repetitions (of everything).

Im getting into trimming my own trees. I can do low things easy but I need to get climbing gear. I used to do ground work for a tree trimmer. One more reason those nubs are unsafe... I once watched the trimmer cut off one of those nubs it fell 40 feet. Hit another nub causing it to change trajectory and it hit one of the ground people in the neck. Severe injury. Lesson don't work under a climber that refuses to use spikes.

I know that some guys use pole gaffs and some use tree gaffs. Im in michigan by the way. And i was wondering what most people use because im new to climbing and would like to know what would work best.

I'm brand new to tree climbing and was wondering why you shouldn't use spikes for climbing? Thank you

Hey man, great video. I have a question, that I am yet to find the answer to. How is it, that when you are chunking out a stem, you can continue to climb with you lifeline? I've seen videos where guys do it, but I can not see the system well enough. Because of this I chunk down with only my bukstrap, but I agree, that having the lifeline is crucial.

where are you located? And do you have both pole spurs and tree spurs? I'm debating on which ones I should get for my area. I've had people tell me I should get pole spurs since we have more hardwoods here. Any advice?

This guy don’t give out bullshit he’s safety first

Well explained make new videos

Good Vid, Im a newbie. Just wondering I have Buchingham spikes. No matter how tight or height adjustment, I just cant keep them tight on my boot. My weight always puts the top stem pushing back of my leg. Any suggestions ?

Lol heavy top will wipe a spar. You bet I'm going to be spiked in. And either double wrap my lanyard. Or use a strap like you did. I have seen climbers whip around a spar 2 or 3 times even with spikes on.

I learned to climb spikeless first, big mistake on my end. If you can't flip a line, you ain't gonna nail a job. At least in my area.

Steel or aluminum spikes for you?

Can you climb with spurs with a Prosthetic leg?

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Where is Joseph Hicks????

Where are you from bro?

bad idea to have your climbing system that far away from you? what if you suddenly need to get to the ground? seems like you can barely reach the prussik.

Can anyone identify the system hes using to keep his climb line tended ahead of him

You changed your channel name. I was worried you deleted your videos!

Spikes look very useful for climbing, but the downside is that they damage trees and you could injure yourself if you’re not careful!

Removals spikeless ?, that's brainless ! ...

False spiking a tree you are pruning does not injure the tree