Building up experience and when does it become enough to class yourself as experience

[Billy]

When your experienced when oh can do nigh on any Job i.e If you can say your happy to jump in the truck and go to work with any crew not knowing what awaits you on site and not be worried because you can think and climb your way around any problem.

[gensetsteve]

When you no longer fall out the tree has to be good mile stone.

[Jamie M]

Steve, though probably meant in jest, a very inconsiderate and a bad taste post in my opinion.

[gensetsteve]

Steve, though probably meant in jest, a very inconsiderate and a bad taste post in my opinion.

 

Sorry it just came out

[treenerd]

You never stop learning, if you work with trees everyday, you will have to bend your mind in different ways everyday as every tree is different! Hopefully you will continue to learn new skills and be able to solve new problems! But never become complacent it's a consent learning curve! Work as safe as you can to the best of your ability, but never be afraid to ask for help.

[arbogrunt]

good post!. It depends on the person. I know some people who've been climbing arbs for years and they still can't cut the mustard!. On the other hand, I've met some lads who walk into the job and are an instant asset and are great to have on site.

I think the best way to get experience is to work for a big firm during the week, doing treework day in day out but do your own work at weekends. There are some aspects of the job that you have to learn by being in the deep end.

[ChrisG]

Cheers everyone,

Some useful stuff there.

 

To clarify a bit, I want to increase my experience but not by learning bad habits. Also want to do 40/41 next year and the course criterias state you must be an experienced climber, so don't want to sign upto something that is going to cost me a fortune to find out I am out of my depth.

 

I have learned loads by just chucking myself into it and cracking on, but am sensible enough to know when to say no to jobs that may pay well, but are beyond my capabilities.

 

I have done a bit of survey work and aerial, bat stuff which broadens the horizons a bit, but I just really enjoy the practical stuff on the saws.

 

Thanks again,

Chris

[SAM66S]

good post!. It depends on the person. I know some people who've been climbing arbs for years and they still can't cut the mustard!. On the other hand, I've met some lads who walk into the job and are an instant asset and are great to have on site.

I think the best way to get experience is to work for a big firm during the week, doing treework day in day out but do your own work at weekends. There are some aspects of the job that you have to learn by being in the deep end.

 

This is a good piece of advice as it all depends on the person,like most people, ive met people who have been climbing several years but still dont seem to get it! I did my 40/41 after a year of only climbing part time & didnt really find it a problem

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Sorry it just came out

 

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