How lucky are we?...

[matamorph]

HOW lucky are we to do a job that allows us to climb trees?!!!!...

As a child, my feet rarely touched the ground. Forever in trees, on roofs or garages, or or at least head in the clouds!!

Only after passing through many! trades and 'career paths', (...some desks involved...) for the last 9 years or so I find myself back in the canopy!...

It feels like coming home!!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

You're right!

There are so many rewards.

Creativity
Artistry
Get paid to stay in shape

On and on!

 

[wyatt spruck]

Word.
Being an arborist is awesome.
We get to be athletes, scientists, and rope access technicians, all at the same time!
We get to see the world from a different perspective each and everyday. We are lucky to have such an amazing career.
Tree work saved my damn life. I used to be such an unambitious unhappy person. Now I have a whole new take on life, thanks to this beautiful woody plants.


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[Treezybreez]

Can't beat a cool breeze on a hot day with a great view and no clean up.

 

[oldoakman]

I cannot remember a time in my life when I did not climb trees and that is over 60 years now. Industrial athletes/aerial artists.

 

[LimbLoppa]

I've always been an adrenaline junkie. The first time I saw a climber, I was between jobs-just helping clean up on the ground for $100. I was in awe....I have to learn to do that......Here I am-almost 20 years later. I still get a rush cutting the top out of a tree. I still take my family by trees I've trimmed. Trees have grown on me (hah) I love what I do, and for that matter can't imagine doing anything else.

 

[treebilly]

I've been doing this for 20 years ( part time for 8 in the middle) and I love it. Some days really suck. Today was awesome though. I had a blower sent up and did a Johnny pro swing to the roof top to blow it off just as the homeowner pulled in the drive. Then I swung over the fence to pick up a dead limb the ground crew missed. I've got a wife and kids so I have to curb the adrenaline junkie in me most of the time but in the right circumstance there is no holding it back

 

[treebilly]

Same to you Levi. You and your brother both. Awesome stuff you're putting out.

 

[WaitakKauri]

I guess it's not just me... I should've read this thread first! lol, was just feel'n it and posted.

 

[matamorph]

I cannot remember a time in my life when I did not climb trees and that is over 60 years now. Industrial athletes/aerial artists.

"Athletes"??.. An athlete would add a dumbbell on a biner or two to his/her belt, and maybe an extra turn through the friction saver!!... (Unless comp climbing!)...Not obsess over the latest labour saving nic-nak or technique as do most of us!! "RESPECT" if you somtimes climb 'the hard way' just to raise the heart rate a little!


When I (rarely now) revisit the old neibourhood (s) where I grew up, I laugh now at the heights we were, and looked down and felt untouchable , whether from the local trees ( most of the good climbing ones from my youth are gone now), or church roofs (most also gone), under bridge service accesses,.. or any thing we could climb on!! Happy days!!...

...but I pass some other locations of childhood adventures and think "what the f@!¥k was I thinking!!!" Somtimes 20 metres above the abyss trying to make a plank bridge to the next building, etc!!.. Where were my parents??... As I said "happy days!"...