New Climber looking for advice

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Demo

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I just started climbing about a mounth ago. I have a few crane jobs and some pine removals under my belt, But the problem when I am looking through these forums. I feel like I need a degree in sancript. I can understand what you are talking about. Were can I get this information since my current employer isn't the teaching type. Meaning when I get hurt he'll say let that be a lesson to you.
 
If you can afford to get some training, ACRT is a great place to start. I attended both the basic and advanced classes, and I'd highly recommend them to anyone.

http://www.acrtinc.com/iaufmain.html


Or, you can rent some videos from Wesspur;

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Upon rental there is a $175.00 deposit charged in addition to the $45.00 rental fee. This deposit covers the value of the videos and is refunded the same day we recieve the videos back. The rental period is 3 WEEKS from the date of purcahse: this allows one week for delivery, one week for viewing, and one week for return. Videos held longer will be charged an additonal week's rental fee.

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http://www.wesspur.com/Videos/tree-climbing-videos.html

These are very good videos done by professional arborists.


For books, start with:

Tree Climbers Companion
Tree Climbers' Guide

Hope this helps,
Jim
 
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If you can afford to get some training, ACRT is a great place to start. I attended both the basic and advanced classes, and I'd highly recommend them to anyone.

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And didn't you provide a nice write-up about your experiences? Maybe you could stick a link to that here in this thread.

Glen
 
Demo, get a new boss. There are alot of forward thinking companies out there looking for people willing to learn.
 
Good idea, here it is...

http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=26038&an=0&page=4#26038


Demo, Raven is right. You should really work with an experienced climber or get training somehow. Most importantly, you'll learn how to climb safely. It's important to know how and how NOT to perform a particular task.

After I attended the beginners class, I told my wife that it scared me to think that I thought that I could possibly have acquired the necessary knowledge or safely learned the necessary climbing skills on my own. And the keyword is safety .

Good Luck,
Jim
 
One quick note:
Be leary of the advice that you get from "old timers"
You know, the ones that call your safety lanyard a "sissy strap" I remember some guy telling me that if I had three points of contact i.e. two feet one hand, that I could be untied to reposition my buckstrap. Also there are still people out there that will tell you your not a climber until you 've fallen...what a joke! Having the knowledge of how the wood will react when you cut it is priceless. Different wood reacts differently. Some holds longer than more brittle wood. Big wood (any wood) doesn't have to move very fast or far to seriuosly hurt someone. By the way, I've been fortunate enough to have never been hurt or fallen. Tree "cowboys" are a dying breed.
 
Demo, listen to the experienced buzzers. If you have been working 1 month and are already getting hurt, quit working for that moron. There are lots of safety conscious arborists out there willing to train new arborists the proper way.
$15.00 investment: The Tree Climbers Companion book.
 
Demo, another thought. Why not post for a job in the 'Job Finder' forum here on the buzz.

Also, put your location in your profile and maybe someone on the buzz looking for help in your area will contact you.

Good luck,
Jim
 
The problem isn't my employer really its the supervisors. They have been put in charge of my training and the injuries have been very minor so far a couple of close calls, and some rope burns from not takeing enough wraps with a bull rope. But if I listed all the stuff you guys would probably be shocked at some stuff that has happened.

And I will be looking into courses around here, the problem is most companies in this area run pretty much the same. Most of them have been doing this 30+ years and its perfectly safe in their eyes.
 
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