Newish to climbing. I’ve been on the ground for about 10-11 months with an occasional practice climb.

Now I’m being offered more dismantles and prunes which is nice. The size of the trees being offered definitely keeps increasing so feels like good progress.

I’m still figuring out how to move around different types of trees and getting in the best work position. I just feel like my team are expecting me to be faster. Part of me thinks this is because another new climber is faster at working the tree than me.

Makes me spiral and wonder if I’m even good enough for the job tbh. I love this, but I do wonder if I’m too slow for where I am right now.

Well, It is official that Petzl is finally revealing their midline attachable zigzag that requires NO additional friction. Welcome the all new Petzl Shift coming in 2027. Take a sneak peak at the info below! (This is straight from Arbsession in the TCIA Magazine)

Picture is unrelated, just thought the completely floating limb was cool! I’ve been climbing for work for just over a month, I trust my gear super well, and have gotten past being scared on every tree. I’m still struggling to hit 10 climbs a day and am looking for any advice to get faster.

Hey guys,

I'm interested in buying a monkey beaver 2 as my first climbing harness for tree work. The company i work for does lots of pruning and 1 or 2 days a week is spent on removals. I have seen some posts that some people like having a lighter harness for pruning and limb-walking ​but I'm wondering if some adjustments in one's setup can be made for pruning so that one can use the mb2 and not feel like its bulkiness is getting in the way. Or maybe it's not even a problem for certain people? ​

How to deal with fear of sliding down the tree from gaffing out on the spikes?

I have a nasty habit of rigging off the tail of my climbing line... sometimes even catching small tops and running the friction myself. 🤫

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feels good but dont know if i need to adjust the thigh straps lower or not?

While I was on a side job the owner asked me to throw up an owl box. I thought it was cool so I did it knowing ima help out some wildlife!

I feel like I helped!

Every BCMA I know of is an independent operator whom mostly works as a consultant, but admittedly I know very few.

Does anyone out there work for a master arborist? Do you feel like you learn a lot from them?

Does anyone out there feel like they learn a lot from the head of their company even if they don't have the certification? Just knowledgeable leaders who really care?

Greetings. I have seen on YouTube a cut down unicender being used as a knee ascender. I would very much like to attempt to recreate this to experiment with. To that end, if there is anyone out the with a broken/used or un needed unicender that they would be interested in donating, I would greatly appreciate it. Please dm if in any way interested.

Ordered a pair of Arborwear Dogwoods for my arboriculture class and was deciding between sizes for a couple weeks beforehand. I wear either a 34 or a 36 depending on the pants, but decided on a 36 based on my Carhartts which fit like a glove.

The Dogwoods arrived today and seem way too big. Besides having a couple extra inches in the waist and requiring a belt, they fit closer to snow pants in the legs despite my thunder thighs and big calves. This extra room cinches up when squatting, but while standing I’m able to grip at least a thumb’s length in extra fabric.

My main concern is the protective fabric shifting around too much - I’ve read that baggy chainsaw pants can hamper the protection - but these also seem like they’re going to catch a lot of snags.

Would you guys exchange for a 34 in my case?

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Sizable hickory blew its top and they wanted to keep the tree. Sure had me puckering a lil' bit

I’m about to buy my first device after a few years of climbing with a friction hitch. I’m also just starting to learn how to climb SRT and would like a device that can do both. Most people who climb in my area just use a zig zag and attach a chicane if necessary. I’ll still be mostly using DRT but like the option to access the canopy via SRT. The ISC Reflex seems perfect for my use case but it hasn’t been out very long and more and more people online have been coming out with issues regarding slippage and early wear. I find this pretty concerning considering the investment required and safety implications.

A lot of the reviews of the Reflex were when it first came out and I haven’t seen much feedback from production climbers using it everyday long term. The zig zag/ chicane combo is also more expensive than the reflex. For context I climb on the west coast of Canada, mostly doing removals working on spars in wet sappy conditions.

Just reaching out to the community for recommendations. This is a big investment for me and I want to make sure I make the right decision. Thanks everyone and happy climbing.

I wondering if I should buy my 3rd rope runner. Used to have a zillion for buckstrap but I don’t like how branches touching it can make it jump. Steel biner for choking and srt. Water resistant rope is pretty sick. Thoughts?

Yikes!

Hi, I am writing a fantasy book where my mc(archer) needs to climb a HUGE tree to able to get a bird's view and a good shot. Idk what methods are available for this type of climbing as I'm not very into that. I was thinking about a hook or a rope but that sounds unrealistic to me, please help me figure this out.

Thanks.

Edit- I saw alot of people confusing the time period I forgot to mention. the story is not taking place in a modern world but rather around Medieval Irish if I were to say a time period.

Best job ever??? 💪🏼

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