A wide variety of trees and their natural forms make everyone, not without romanticism, climb their crowns. Most people think that climbing trees is fun for children and pastimes.
But not many suspect that climbing a tree may be necessary not only for a child. After all, adults can climb, the purpose of which is to hone their climbing skills, cutting branches that may fall, removing a kitten who climbed there because of stupidity, and there are many more different reasons.
Sometimes many beginner climbers lack the knowledge to climb a tall tree, because this process can be quite serious. Perhaps it will be a rather risky and difficult task.
Our guide will describe in detail the process (how to climb a tree) and help many not to make the fatal mistake of falling from a great height.
Climbing clothes
In order to climb a tree safely, you need to wear clothing that is suitable for climbing trees. She must be:
- Free enough not to constrain your movements, allowing you to give a wide swing to your hands. However, it should not be baggy, so as not to cling to branches and knots. Remember that any such clothing hook for knots is fraught with a loss of balance and the possibility of falling from a height.
- Shoes should be soft and elastic, not have heels. In this case, the sole should not be slippery, so as not to slip at the wrong time from the branch with the foot. If your shoe does not meet these criteria, then it would be better to take it off and start climbing without it.
- Jewelry - all additional jewelry before climbing a tree is better to remove, this applies to rings, bracelets, chains.
Inspection
Do not climb the first tree that comes across. It must be studied before lifting and find one that meets the requirements below.
The tree should be:
- With strong branches that can support your weight.
- There should be no deep cracks in the trunk.
- Do not have a forked top (conifers).
- Should not be near power lines.
- Should not be dead with dry branches and trunk.
Also inspect the tree for local danger, they are usually very difficult to see from the ground, so be careful:
- large branches that broke off and caught on a tree.
- trees that have large nests of animals, colonies of bees or wasps that can bite or sting you are a sure way to make you fall from a tree.
And in the event that you find that your tree is safe from all these problems, there is a danger of adverse weather conditions.
Do not start climbing:
- During a thunderstorm or strong wind, this will increase the likelihood of injury.
- Do not climb a tree during rain, it can make branches slippery and dangerous.
- Cold weather can make branches fragile, they can break off under your weight.
After you have examined and made sure that the tree and weather conditions are safe for climbing, we can begin preparations for climbing the tree.
Climb
If you can reach the lower branch, then grab the trunk with your hands and place your legs on the base of the tree. After that, push off from the trunk and try to reach the branches with your hands, helping to keep your feet on the trunk.
If the lower branch is quite high off the ground, other lifting methods can be applied:
- Bounce around. So you grab the branch. Do this next to the base of the tree.
- Run up towards the tree and, pushing off the trunk with your foot, reach the nearest branch.
- Hug the tree trunk with your hands and feet, pull yourself up and move in this position towards the nearest branch.
After you get the branch with your hands, you need to grab it with your feet and climb on it. If you do not use special equipment when climbing, then always apply the three-point rule.
This rule states that any three of your four limbs should always be mounted on a tree. This will minimize the risk of losing balance and falling.
When climbing, always be on branches near the trunk, do not go to their edges, this minimizes the risk of their breaking.
