Should I be a tutor/trainer?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Just incase I missed it why do you want to give up the climbing completely?

 

I dont realy want to give it up entirely, even if its just for my own purposes, i love reduction work, pollarding and vet work, that comes my way, at 80 years old I will still give it a darn good go!

 

BUT......

 

I fed up of being the only climber, and basicaly spending all day every day in a harness and using a saw one handed at full reach all day is hammering my body, fact.

 

I havent done much harness work in the last two weeks and my legs dont hurt, and ive suspected for some time that 5 hours or so a day on average is giving me some issues, maybe deep vien thrombosis?

 

I do and have done all my working life spent most of my days in a harness, with very little groundwork

 

I also developed tennis elbow (upper and lower form) this last 12 months and when im under pressure or do too much it flairs up, it hurst and i dont like it!

 

I also need to excersise the grey stuff more, as i am bored beyond belief:thumbdown:

[David Humphries]

Get the aches & pains checked out.

 

Worst thing you could do is ignore them.

 

I left my knee for years before I realised it was serious.

That's probably contributed to me semi retiring from climbing.

 

Good to hear your evaluating in your mind though

 

Most climbers don't even tackle it till it's too late.

 

 

Plus you aint no spring chicken you know

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Get the aches & pains checked out.

 

Worst thing you could do is ignore them.

 

I left my knee for years before I realised it was serious.

That's probably contributed to me semi retiring from climbing.

 

Good to hear your evaluating in your mind though

 

Most climbers don't even tackle it till it's too late.

 

 

Plus you aint no spring chicken you know

 

 

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I can still shin up an ash ropeless and spikeless for a hispidus bracket david!

 

Im a long way from shot yet, but slowing it down is definatley looking like a reality.

[Frankie Lawrence]

as has been said check out the problem with specialist at least your looking in to other options. What about woodland management? ive seen a few of your threads about it why not follow that?

 

also about the suspected deep vain thrombosis why not try changing harness?

 

good luck what ever:thumbup1:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

as has been said check out the problem with specialist at least your looking in to other options. What about woodland management? ive seen a few of your threads about it why not follow that?

 

also about the suspected deep vain thrombosis why not try changing harness?

 

good luck what ever:thumbup1:

 

Yeah woodland managment is something ive been considering, I dont know about timber much though so would have to brush my skills up forestry wise.

 

ecology wise, no sweat!

 

as for the harness, moved from butterfly (comet) to austria III which appears to be better, but going to by the seat to clip on and see how it goes, i find seated harnesses a bit restrictive when doing certain work, so clip on is a good choice IMO.

 

But to be fair, having a relief climber so i can do some grounding once in a while would be a big help!

[Frankie Lawrence]

Yeah woodland managment is something ive been considering, I dont know about timber much though so would have to brush my skills up forestry wise.

 

ecology wise, no sweat!

 

as for the harness, moved from butterfly (comet) to austria III which appears to be better, but going to by the seat to clip on and see how it goes, i find seated harnesses a bit restrictive when doing certain work, so clip on is a good choice IMO.

 

But to be fair, having a relief climber so i can do some grounding once in a while would be a big help!

 

we do a fair bit of woodland management and im learning stuff everyday with it as has been stated on recent threads there are certain timber cutters who will rip you to shreads as a newbie belive me ive met a few in my short time BUT not all are like that and some will help you as much as they can if they like you. this website - as you know can be a huge help.

 

there are plenty of other things in woodland managedment alot can be horrible work but in the long run its al satisifying

 

as said good luck

[ad15]

Get the aches & pains checked out.

 

Worst thing you could do is ignore them.

 

I left my knee for years before I realised it was serious.

That's probably contributed to me semi retiring from climbing.

 

Good to hear your evaluating in your mind though

 

Most MEN don't even tackle it till it's too late.

 

 

 

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this is SO true,,, get it checked,,, are you taking joint supplements? having broken most bones and screwed bothe knees and back i can vouch for getting it all checked and sorted...