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I'm pretty new to he industry.  I have all my tickets but am not really getting the opportunity to climb much.  I realise theres a pecking order but I sometimes wonder if I am just being taken advantage of and if I will ever be giving the chance.  I have climbed twice in about 6 months.  Is it time to move on?

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I never did the brash dragging part.
I bought a harness and spikes and went and played after work and every opportunity I could, even in the dark. I asked a farmer if I could cut the over hanging branches around his fields for nothing, he said yes.
I applied for a job as a climber and lied, never had any tickets I did admit that.

Don't wait for others to dictate you future! Speak up, you might not like the truth from your boss, he may say you aren't good enough and doesn't want the risk. It's not easy being a small company and letting guys practice slowly on a priced job.

Good luck!

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When I started I was dragging for 18 months before we were allowed to even pick up a saw, my boss then paid for mine and another “brash rats” climbing tickets, from then on we both hassled him on nearly every job to let us climb. If you find that you aren’t progressing at a speed that you think you should be then it maybe time to look for another employer.

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21 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

I never did the brash dragging part.
I bought a harness and spikes and went and played after work and every opportunity I could, even in the dark. I asked a farmer if I could cut the over hanging branches around his fields for nothing, he said yes.
I applied for a job as a climber and lied, never had any tickets I did admit that.

Don't wait for others to dictate you future! Speak up, you might not like the truth from your boss, he may say you aren't good enough and doesn't want the risk. It's not easy being a small company and letting guys practice slowly on a priced job.

Good luck!

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