Recreational climbing to develop skills.

[Lee54321]

Hi all,

 

Fairly new to the industry I have been climbing around 6 months. I am looking to do some climbing out of work to practise different limb walks etc.. 

However I am struggling to find places to go climb as in without permission from landowner. 
Can anybody point me in the right direction on how to obtain permission to climb or has anyone “practised” outside of work themselves in the past? 
Many thanks, 

Lee.

 

North/West Yorkshire based. 

[Mick Dempsey]

Rec climbing is certainly a “thing”

Perhaps try the FB groups. I’m sure you’ll find some contemporaries there (usually the younger ones) who will point you in the right direction or organise group climbs. 
Always best if there’s a couple of you for safety reasons. 

[Lee54321]

I will have a look,thank you.

appreciate the reply,

Lee 

[flyingjoiner]

If you know a local farmer or someone who has a patch of woodland, drop them a message/give them a call.

 

It's what I did and haven't had a no yet, just make it clear that you won't be cutting anything and it's purely for practice/recreation.

 

Oh, and if you do get in with a farmer or the like, Number one rule is always shut the gate, you don't want to be responsible for a randy bull to get out!

[AJStrees]

5 hours ago, Lee54321 said:

I will have a look,thank you.

appreciate the reply,

Lee 

If you were in Sussex, I would have said you can use the woods on the estate I manage. But Yorkshire is a bit of a drive for you. sorry. 👍

[Lee54321]

Thanks for reply’s fellas!

I will approach some local farmers and give that a shot.

gutted you are in Surrey, appreciate it anyway 👌

 

[flyingjoiner]

How far are you from HG postcode area?  

 

 

[Lee54321]

Around 45 minutes from Harrogate 

[kram]

Local park woodland, might be hard to find a decent tree for limb walks thats away from paths and busy areas.

 

No saws etc just climbing kit, no one had any issue with it. The park was a conservation area. Never asked permission - leave it tidy and no damage, no spikes and be aware of people nearby.

 

A few roaming walkers didnt look up, didnt see me, and started nosing through what they thought was an abandoned bag until I shouted down !

I'd suggest taking any excess kit in a backpack and bring your rope up well out of reach, if your on your own.

 

A friend owns a large oak so I was playing on that, and it needed deadwooding, so I dropped that for her whilst I was in there.

 

I would not climb any trees overlooking houses or gardens without permission, sadly most of the decent oaks in my area are in residential green spaces.

 

Or drive until you see a nice domestic garden oak.

I dare say most owners might allow it if asked nicely and you can inspect/deadwood/light prune for them if they want it.

[Oldfeller]

No dog in the fight so to speak,, but what about public liability insurance, what happens if say for example someone takes it upon themselves to climb a tree, in a public park as suggested, and while a member of the public who hasn't noticed or expected anybody to be up trees as no restrictions of access signs or barriers or other indicators  have been put in place, and an accident occurs, branch or any other  object  falls and hits a member of the public, in this world of "where there blame there a claim", how would that pan out, certainly not a good start to a climbing career is my thoughts.

Is it even permissible to climb trees when not contracted to do so by the relevant authoritative body? 

maybe a more favored approach would be,assuming all your ducks are lined up for paid work, would be to start on a few easy low risk jobs, gaining experience and confidence as you go, then maybe taking it up a notch or two once you have a few successes under your belt. obviously your pricing structure could increase as your experience and confidence grows.

Edited July 25 by Oldfeller