Contract Climbers Temp Positions

[rawtree]

Contract Climbers Wanted

Temporary positions available

Mid Atlantic Region

4 to 6 week tours

Wages begin at $ 20.00 per production hours

On the books and full workers comp coverage

Wages begin at $ 30.00 per production hour with comp certificate

1099 will be required

Apprentice positions considered

Non compete contracts required

Living accommodations provided

All wage rates are negotiable

Position requirements:

ISA Certification
and/or
2 seasons of ISA Jamboree experience
and/or
5 years experience


Include E-mail and telephone number

Share the wealth!

 

[DDM]

20.00 an hr? doesnt a climber make that on a regular job?

 

[treeclimber165]

I freelance for $25 an hour and up, but I also provide $2500 worth of gear that I can use. If I hadn't let my ISA certification lapse and if work was still slow here, I'd jump on $20 per hour plus W/C AND a place to stay!
As for the Jamboree thing, it's probably some sort of skills competition or class put on by ISA (for big $$$). Most likely frequented by 'corporate' climbers who are sponsered by their large employer. If I wanted to I'm sure I could sell myself into this job since I have equivalent or better training and experience. But things are looking up here in Orlando and I have a previous commitment to DDM in SC for later this month.

 

[rawtree]

If I had this opportunity during the earlier part of my career I think I would have appreciated it. Some people have a desire to travel and experience new situations and that is what I am facilitating.

When I see rates starting at $18.00 an hour in Hawaii and know they can't be making much more than $20.00 in New York then I think this is more than fair for the experience level I'm looking for. Besides, I said all rates are negotiable. Show me what you got!

 

[TREETX]

He said housing too. Not shabby.

"desire these people have to learn and share" - these kind of people usually stay busy where they live - (do you think there is a connection?)

I am way too committed with my own gig and this being spring-like and all but it does not sound like a bad deal to me.


Just got in from pruning all day in windy weather - things around me keep swaying .

 

[treeman82]

I go back to school on the 28th... I could come down till then...?

 

[rawtree]

Rich mail me your e-mail or phone #.

Bob

 

[rawtree]

There is a camaraderie that develops among competitors. They come in hiding their fears with big talk and they leave with a new found respect, for themselves and the buckle.

 

[rawtree]

The requirements have been modified.

 

[Eric E.]

Bob,
1989 and 1991 ITCC Champion if I got the years right. I'm interested, I just sent you my #.

 

[TREETX]

Why are you getting so bend at this guy. If he wants jamborEE experience, that is his deal, respect it. I think he has been respectful. He never said "I want the fasters, best, safest, most educated." He never said or insinuated that jamborEE climbers are better. If you have been to one, you would know there are some real sloth-like climbers that show up with no chance of winning but come every year to gain experience and learn.

Just a requirement like "applicant must have a MBA and Phd". There are a lot of Phds that aren't smart enough to cross the street alone.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Thanks Nate.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

If nothing else the ISA Jamboree introduced me to several climbers who have been very helpful to me. When I first got started I knew no one in this industry. Attending the Jamborees changed all that.

 

[d kraus]

Hello Bob!
Sounds like you're making your ideas a reality, that's great. This sounds great to me. To put together a team of climbers, each one with their own bag of tricks, throw them together onto the most badass trees in town for a month or so and see what happens. Kind of like going to training camp before the season, cool.
I'm very interested. I have the same hold-me-downs as many of the others. Work, Family, New puppy, looking at buying a house, etc. But I would really like to swing this. It's something I would need time to plan for though. Is this for right now or some time in the spring?
I know when you came to my home town to give a climbing and rigging demo, way back in the early 90's you blew the socks off everyone that attended. When you speed lined a 80' tree from the bottom of a ravine up to the trail faster than we could clear tha brush, it was like a paradigm shift to a lot of us. I'm glad my boss (Dad) was there, it made him more open to new ideas and more patient with me going through ups and down of trying new things.
Prune to a tune.

 

[Oxman]

Send on the questionaire. The non-compete and other details don't sound like big obstacles to a working relationship. Being single, I don't have restrictive baggage needing work-arounds like a lot of the other respondants to your inquiry.

A pretty fair picture of my capabilities can be seen on my website, although all the bad parts, congruent with the Euc Man past are excluded. My postings on the boards over the past 12 years are fairly transparent expressions of my philosophy of arboriculture. Without that broadband connection, it may be unrealistic to view all 50 pages of the website. It's a pretty accurate picture of my climbing condition.

I'm not super fast, and am heavier that what would seem feasable, but can get to all the parts of the tree. After all, what counts is what you do when reaching the limb structure. Of course, money still has to be made on the job.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I'll vouch for Ox. He may look like a trained bare in the tree, but he can get the work done.

 

[Solace]

Heart attack

The oxman does look a little like a trained bear in a tree.

He spent a better part of the day in one of the throw line trees in Seattle and I think the only reason no one hit him was they were afraid a mamma bear would come storming out of the bush to protect her cub.

Nor did he have that heart attack climbing in the Olympic Rainforest Tree Fun(d) climb. Although I think I came pretty close!

Just a little torment Mike.

P.S.

Dan, I do a lot of contract work on the west coast. I'd love to try to set something up for us to play (work) together.

Norm St. Jean

 

[Oxman]

Speaking of all work and no play, Vancouver, British Columbia on the west coast will be home to this years Pacific Northwest Chapter-ISA International Tree Climbers Championship. This rip-roaringly fun event will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, 2003.

Actually, only the competitors had fun last year, the sour-puss judges were so darn serious, you'd think they were officiating at a lemon meringue pie eating contest where the sugar shipment hadn't arrived the night before. Hats off to those that put a lot of legwork into pulling that one off. Many of the climbers were entering a contest for the first time. Their intensity & zeal was inspiring.

Last year, Norm, Dan and others converged in Victoria, B.C., on Vancouver Island, where we hornswagled 30 climbers into the 1st annual regional competition in B.C... Afterwards, a few of us tackled this little number left over from the forest primevial.

For the story (and a couple more pics), click HERE.

 

[d kraus]

Yeah Norm, bring it on! I need to get some good climbing in to get my tree legs back after my knee surgeries. And I need some extra cash because I want to get into a house of my own.
If you could set up some nice crown cleaning or technical removal of a non conifer I would be game.

 

[Solace]

Contact

I'll stay in touch.
If I get any big contracts how do you feel about the frozen north where I hang my hat.

Norm St. Jean

P.S.

I am in Vancouver March 18 - 21 for CS and PF.
J ransom will be with me. You should come play, The students always like to see the Titans play tree tag. We will be at Queens Park for C.S again.