Hello!
This is a bit of a shot in the dark...but I'm looking for a coach/trainer that I could spend a month or so training with on or off the jobsite. Obviously, I would compensate you for your time, effort and experience. I'm also willing to trade my skills in sales, tree risk assessment, and I've been told I am pretty handy with a rake.
I'm based in Oklahoma. Closer would be better but I am certainly willing to travel and figure out lodging, etc for the opportunity to learn from someone who takes safety and efficiency seriously.
I have my own PPE, harness, gear, ropes, sena, etc.
My situation is this: I work for my family's business, and have been a certified arborist for several years doing mainly consulting/sales/risk assessment mostly.
I'm still really new to climbing and am not yet very comfortable in 60'+ trees. I find myself second-guessing my tie in points a lot, even on little scrubby ones, among other things.
I did go to an isa comp this year and managed (barely) to qualify for international, which was a blast. Internationals also inspired me to be a bit more aggressive in my search for training, haha.
My main goals are to gain confidence in my skills, and learn how to move around the tree more efficiently. My secondary goals are to learn more about rigging and I would like to develop my skills to the point where I can teach the guys back home how to climb and rig more safely and efficiently. I do not train with them currently because they do not maintain a level of safety consideration I feel comfortable with.
I've no idea if anyone would even be interested in this kind of thing or if this is the right forum to ask, but here we are. I guess what I'm looking for is similar to an apprenticeship? But it seems like most apprenticeships last at least a year and this will be short term...so m not sure what you would call it.
Also, all advice is welcome...unless the advice is "just watch youtube and you'll learn basically everything you need to know..." No, no...Just no.
This is a bit of a shot in the dark...but I'm looking for a coach/trainer that I could spend a month or so training with on or off the jobsite. Obviously, I would compensate you for your time, effort and experience. I'm also willing to trade my skills in sales, tree risk assessment, and I've been told I am pretty handy with a rake.
I'm based in Oklahoma. Closer would be better but I am certainly willing to travel and figure out lodging, etc for the opportunity to learn from someone who takes safety and efficiency seriously.
I have my own PPE, harness, gear, ropes, sena, etc.
My situation is this: I work for my family's business, and have been a certified arborist for several years doing mainly consulting/sales/risk assessment mostly.
I'm still really new to climbing and am not yet very comfortable in 60'+ trees. I find myself second-guessing my tie in points a lot, even on little scrubby ones, among other things.
I did go to an isa comp this year and managed (barely) to qualify for international, which was a blast. Internationals also inspired me to be a bit more aggressive in my search for training, haha.
My main goals are to gain confidence in my skills, and learn how to move around the tree more efficiently. My secondary goals are to learn more about rigging and I would like to develop my skills to the point where I can teach the guys back home how to climb and rig more safely and efficiently. I do not train with them currently because they do not maintain a level of safety consideration I feel comfortable with.
I've no idea if anyone would even be interested in this kind of thing or if this is the right forum to ask, but here we are. I guess what I'm looking for is similar to an apprenticeship? But it seems like most apprenticeships last at least a year and this will be short term...so m not sure what you would call it.
Also, all advice is welcome...unless the advice is "just watch youtube and you'll learn basically everything you need to know..." No, no...Just no.
