| If you're in a profession that requires you to climb | | | | telephone poles that are semi-thick. These spikes are |
| trees and poles, then you definitely need climbing | | | | mostly used by TV and electricity companies. If |
| spikes. These are tools that you attach to your | | | | someone needs to install a TV antenna or repair a |
| shoes in order to help you climb telephone posts, | | | | broken power line, these are the spikes being used |
| trees and other things with tall stature. They work | | | | by the repairman. Long tree spikes are longer by an |
| by digging into the tree trunk or pole so you can | | | | inch, making them two inches in length. If you're |
| reduce the risk of slipping and falling off. These | | | | planning on climbing a tree that has a thick bark like |
| spikes are made of steel so they can effectively | | | | fir, then these are the spikes for you. They are |
| penetrate into the bark of the tree. These devices | | | | mostly used by men whose job is to trim the tree's |
| are extremely important when you have no other | | | | protruding branches without causing damage to the |
| support other than the tree or pole, or when you are | | | | tree itself. Climbers who weigh 400 pounds or more |
| climbing a pole or tree that has a smooth surface. | | | | should also use these spikes. |
| Choosing the right spike | | | | Better safe than sorry |
| Climbing spikes come in two types and you need to | | | | If you're not sure about the kind of climbing spikes |
| know which kind you need before you go out and | | | | you should buy, then it's better to go with long tree |
| buy a pair. Short tree spikes are about an inch long. | | | | spikes. Long tree spikes will allow you to climb |
| They are ordinarily used in climbing tree trunks or | | | | moderately thick trunks to the thickest ones. |