Help/Advice wanted Re; tree climbing certification

[David Goss]

You should try arboretum internationale based in Perth. I did a bunch of my courses with them many years ago and they are very good. Paul Hanson is a top bloke and extremely knowledgeable in our world. here is a link to the home page... Arboretum Internationale

[JimM]

Over in Moray you have Malcom More and also Ron Clowes. Why not give them a bell and have a chat?

[Yorkshireman]

Hi Iain and thanks for the welcome.

20 years of rigging yep. At the cutting edge (not tree cutting admittedly) I've been flown all over the world to instruct and consult. So it's a while now since I've rushed up the wrong side of anything.

however, this dog is old enough to know that the trees are going to teach me something new. They're gonna sweat me I know it. We brushed shoulders several times already, I jammed saws, had cold sweat on the back of my neck and spilled blood on ill conceived speedlines.

 

Books are good yeah, though I have to say I found youtube to be the best resource so far. I've watched about 25 hours of tree dismantling and pruning footage from all over the world. Some nice examples of how to do and some of how not.

 

Questions, are good too, I'm going to be asking a few here. I reckon this is a really good resource.

Very glad I stumbled on it.

 

hi AL

 

as to Arbtalk as a resource, yep its good ! I would draw your attention to the SEARCH facility option as it works really well

 

that way you dont ask questions that have been answered a hundred times before ... Keep on the right side of those that know & you'll do well grasshopper ....

[Al Baker]

I can see that some of my questions have been asked before already.

And I should have known better than to wade in here with such obvious questions.

In hindsight I would be very unstoked to see such tired and tested questions laid before me by yet another keen numpty grommet who floated here on a bubble and never took time to research properly.

Ah well, I stumbled in and broke the Ice .....even if it was me who was standing on it.

I dare say you lot will help me swim having done so.

 

I'm going to go to another part of the forum now and proffer some of my own information. Heaven forbid I die in credit, even if it is only information.

[Jamie M]

Hi Al,

Welcome on board.

Ring the Ring at Tores on 01463 811603.

PS Mines a Deuchars.......

[Richard Allmond]

Hi Al

 

Thought you may be interested to know that our company Treepartner, are able to provide training at one of our venues in North Wales, Highland Perthshire and Surrey. You can have a look at the courses we offer at Treepartner Home

 

 

Good luck with your quest!

 

Richard

[Al Baker]

Thanks very much Richard.

 

Hi Al

 

Thought you may be interested to know that our company Treepartner, are able to provide training at one of our venues in North Wales, Highland Perthshire and Surrey. You can have a look at the courses we offer at Treepartner Home

 

 

Good luck with your quest!

 

Richard