Climbing, How to Learn???

[JonnyHart]

You said you got the tree climbers companion. Read up on SRT and DdRT. No need to spike up that oak unless you're gonna take her down. There are a few ways to get up there. Seriously, the thought of somebody reading the book, buying some gear, and going up a tree scares me. You said with your full time job, you got no time to work with a tree service. My advice is find some time or give up on the idea of climbing.

 

[rebelman]

ladder

put a ladder up it.

 

[Diesel JD]

Well a few years ago when I was about 16 I seriously was thinking about getting into the business. I bought a saddle and some rope heavy enough to hold me and then some within it's safe working load. I kind of got discouraged, maybe my sense of fear kept me from doing something really stupid. Who knows though, if this site had been around then, I might be an arborist now. My advice is go for it, but the best thing would be to make friends with a decent tree surgeon in yoru area and learn the ropes from them. After finding this site, I've kinda been bitten by the climbing bug again, not neccessarily to work in the industry, but just to climb again, or perhaps to work on the side, who knows, so I will be following your progress with great interest. Look into the links above for your climbing gear. It seems that Baileys has slightly lower prices than some of the other places, but Sherril is also great to work with, bot of those places are great from personal experience, best of luck,
J.D.

 

[Mr_Brushcutter]

Do local colleges training courses? Over here you have to be certificated before you can climb trees. We have one week intensive training courses that teach you the basics. Kit ID, climbing techniques, 4 rescue methods. The emphsis is really on the resuce in training here.

 

[darkstar]

son ,,, just get yer as,s down here tree- machine is wrong we will show you the ropes ... that really crackes me up tree machine ... nice thanx bro ....a good laugh at 8 :40 on a rainy morn ... lol dark

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

You could hire Tom D. (or me, though he has a bit more flexibility in his schedule) to come and give you some basic instruction.

 

[Husky288XP]

No,

You want Rip Tompkins.

 

[Tree Machine]

I can't think of a better way to kick start your career than to spend November 8 and 9th in Columbus Indiana. Some personal instruction from one of our industry giants, like JP or some other world-class figures. Where else, withing the next 30 days, would you be able to approximate ANYTHING like the TCI Expo. So there ya have it

An opportunity comes no better than this. Get on your bad motor scooter and ride.

 

[darkstar]

umm i think hes better off with me ladies

 

[Tree Machine]

Don't be corrupting the noobs, darkstar. We're trying to mold this hunk of clay into a Master Climber.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

You could hire Tom D. (or me, though he has a bit more flexibility in his schedule) to come and give you some basic instruction.

No,
You want Rip Tompkins.

I think Tom D would be an excellent choice!!!

When he showed me the ins ands outs of the B'Fly II saddle he was patient and easy to understand!

 

[Husky288XP]

Oh ya and crampons, not tampons, too.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Oh ya and crampons, not tampons, too.

Oh thats right you would use hooks on an ice covered spar after an ice storm!

Toms experience speaks volumes nomatter what anyone says!

 

[Husky288XP]

You know it, and when we get that ice storm I'll see it first hand. Gaffs are for tree climbers and crampon are for mountaineers.

 

[Tree Machine]

I think Tom D would be an excellent choice!!!

It just so happens Tom is giving a FREE SRT Climbing clinic on the Expo floor at both 11:05am and 1:05pm Friday November 11.


Coincidence,......


I think not.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

You know it, and when we get that ice storm I'll see it first hand. Gaffs are for tree climbers and crampon are for mountaineers.

Neither you or I are qualified to answer this as neither one of us has any real ice storm experience!!!


No crampons are for ice.............why do you object to this idea???

 

[Tree Machine]

I have experience climbing ice trees. Crampons would not allow you to footlock and wouldn't work like spikes do. Spikes are very helpful in ice trees. Spikeless climbing is entirely possible, but very challenging work (we embrace this).

 

[darkstar]

well we here AT ,the dark man have expierence in rock up to 5.14b trees unrated ...but usualluY r or x and water ice grade 10 or more ... pluse we got wall expierence to boot ...say el cap in a day .. you young unns " be beter oft training with us" ..think of it ? youll climb sick overhanging rock ... trees will be easy except you will have to learn the safety factor .... thats hard to do ... ummm water ice ...not much different than combinIng a hard tree with a hard rock climb ... in other words [[hard]]] .... we can travel to ouray for that bit im sure tom will be in agreement on that one or better yet we can use the diamond mostly rock and steep snow / ice ..... what say you ? Dark

 

[rahtreelimbs]

I have experience climbing ice trees. Crampons would not allow you to footlock and wouldn't work like spikes do. Spikes are very helpful in ice trees. Spikeless climbing is entirely possible, but very challenging work (we embrace this).

OK, this is what I was looking for. Someone with actual experience on iced trees!

Crampons wouldn't work like hooks........will they work though?

 

[kf_tree]

well we here AT ,the dark man have expierence in rock up to 5.14b trees unrated ...but usualluY r or x and water ice grade 10 or more ... pluse we got wall expierence to boot ...say el cap in a day .. you young unns " be beter oft training with us" ..think of it ? youll climb sick overhanging rock ... trees will be easy except you will have to learn the safety factor .... thats hard to do ... ummm water ice ...not much different than combinIng a hard tree with a hard rock climb ... in other words [[hard]]] .... we can travel to ouray for that bit im sure tom will be in agreement on that one or better yet we can use the diamond mostly rock and steep snow / ice ..... what say you ? Dark

now i know your just pulling his leg. wi10? please explain what a wi10 route is?