Arb Questionare thread

[Jack Price]

been thinking about this for a while, theres loads of threads asking what people use, how long for and where ect.. thought it would be good to have it all in one place. il put the outline to what i think is the interesting info below so you can just copy and paste it, be interesting to see peoples responses, feel free to add bits on

 

 

How old are you:

 

How long have you been climbing:

 

Where do you work:

 

Where have you worked:

 

Where would you like to work:

 

What Climbing System do you use:

 

What Harness:

 

Whats you favourite saw:

 

Least favourite saw:

 

Favourite tree to work on:

 

Least Favourite tree to work on:

 

Favourite work to carry out:

 

Favourite arb vehicle:

 

Throwline or Ladder:

 

Do you climb outside of work:

 

Where would you like to be in 10 years time:

[Jack Price]

How old are you: 20

 

How long have you been climbing: 4 years

 

Where do you work: Vienna, Austria

 

Where have you worked: Uk and here.

 

Where would you like to work: Aus, US, Canada... everywhere!

 

What Climbing System do you use: SRT with Hitchclimber setup and ropewrench.

 

What Harness: Treemotion

 

Whats you favourite saw: Stihl 044

 

Least favourite saw: Stihl 201t

 

Favourite tree to work on: Oak

 

Least Favourite tree to work on: Tree of Heaven

 

Favourite work to carry out: Reductions on mature trees or removals.

 

Favourite arb vehicle: Defeneder!

 

Throwline or Ladder: Both, depends on the situation!

 

Do you climb outside of work: yeah, when the weathers nice

 

Where would you like to be in 10 years time: well travelled, hopefully setup my own business wherever iv enjoyed working the most in the world.

[Ian Clarke]

25

3 months

All over East Anglia

All over East Anglia

Scotland or aus or NZ

Hitch climber with eye to eye prussik

Petzl sequoia

Efco 141s its a Brill little saw that punches above its weight. (40cc)

One that doesn't start

Cherry atm

Not sure about least fav.

dismantle

Tracked 190 Timber Wolf *with a few mods

what ever is best

yes been rock climbing for 9 years

Still self employed busy with own work and bringing in other people to work for me and a good reputation and client base.

[Ian Flatters]

How old are you: 29

 

How long have you been climbing: 13 years

 

Where do you work: Target Trees & Target Trees International

 

Where have you worked: Uk, Spain (Evora), Portugal (Paya del a ray) and a week in Vienna and Australia (Both were supposed to be holidays but got bored)

 

Where would you like to work: New Zealand, Galapagos Islands, Sahara Forest

 

What Climbing System do you use: Single Rope Work Positioning

 

What Harness: TreeMotion

 

Whats you favourite saw: Husky 395xp

 

Least favourite saw: Husky 372 (looses too many bolts)

 

Favourite tree to work on: Paulownia Tomentosa

 

Least Favourite tree to work on: Araucaria aracana

 

Favourite work to carry out: Technical stuff beyond normal rigging

 

Favourite arb vehicle: Volvo 380 with hiab

 

Throwline or Ladder: Throwline

 

Do you climb outside of work: Yeah, currently helping Adam Bourne with his UK's Tallest trees expedition.

 

Where would you like to be in 10 years time: Still in business

 

Nice idea Jack

Edited February 22, 2013 by Ian Flatters

[gibbon]

How old are you: 33

 

How long have you been climbing: 13 years

 

Where do you work: Devon

 

Where have you worked: uk, Costa Rica, panama, gambia, Australia, Romania, Argentina

 

Where would you like to work: anywhere warm

 

What Climbing System do you use: not much lately but rope wrench or hitch climber

 

What Harness: skylotec

 

Whats you favourite saw: zubat

 

Least favourite saw: 880

 

Favourite tree to work on: beech

 

Least Favourite tree to work on: tree of hell

 

Favourite work to carry out: quoting

 

Favourite arb vehicle: landrover

 

Throwline or Ladder: ladder

 

Do you climb outside of work: no

 

Where would you like to be in 10 years time: somewhere warm

[lewiswood]

How old are you:23

 

How long have you been climbing: 1 year, (still learning)

 

Where do you work: Wiltshire/Dorset

 

Where have you worked:All over

 

Where would you like to work: Wiltshire/Dorset

 

What Climbing System do you use: DDRT, (prussic Mainline, Hitch climber on my lanyard)

 

What Harness: Butterfly 2

 

Whats you favourite saw: 346xp

 

Least favourite saw: Black and Decker!!!

 

Favourite tree to work on: Oak

 

Least Favourite tree to work on: Blackthorn

 

Favourite work to carry out: Any work is good, Its all work, Its as fun as you make it

 

Favourite arb vehicle: Landy

 

Throwline or Ladder: Ladder

 

Do you climb outside of work: I would if i had the time

 

Where would you like to be in 10 years time: Set up as a free lance cutter, climbing and forestry, doing fencing and landscaping if the right jobs come up. Getting help in, instead of being the help!

[IsaacRob]

How old are you: 22

 

How long have you been climbing: 1.5 Years

 

Where do you work: London (street trees)

 

Where have you worked: Only london :-(

 

Where would you like to work: Somewhere warm with big trees!

 

What Climbing System do you use: DRT with prusik

 

What Harness: Petzl Sequoia

 

What's you favourite saw: One that starts first time

 

Least favourite saw: 201t

 

Favourite tree to work on: English Oak

 

Least Favourite tree to work on: Prunus avium

 

Favourite work to carry out: Something more than a Pollard!

 

Favourite arb vehicle: Mog

 

Throwline or Ladder: Both, one after the other.

 

Do you climb outside of work: When i'm allowed.

 

Where would you like to be in 10 years time: Somewhere warm.

[Horatio]

How old are you: 29

 

How long have you been climbing: 10 years

 

Where do you work: Norfolk Suffolk boarder

 

Where have you worked: Only East Anglia sadly

 

Where would you like to work: Canada

 

What Climbing System do you use: DRT Lockjack

 

What Harness: Austria Duo III

 

Whats you favourite saw: Husqvarna 576xp

 

Least favourite saw: Stihl ms201t

 

Favourite tree to work on: Quercus robur

 

Least Favourite tree to work on: Ones covered in Ivy and Rose Aaaahhhhh

 

Favourite work to carry out: Section Felling

 

Favourite arb vehicle: Jimny, yes really!

 

Throwline or Ladder: Ladders, throwlines are for people with too much time.

 

Do you climb outside of work: Not really working 6 days is enough.

 

Where would you like to be in 10 years time: Not having to do stubby climbing at all, being able to provide myself with enough work to fill every week.

Or, maybe Canada.

[WorcsWuss]

How old are you:

32

 

How long have you been climbing:

On and off since 1998

 

Where do you work:

On trees, round Tenbury, on buildings, all over the country!

 

Where have you worked:

England

 

Where would you like to work:

On trees, probably live and work in the south of France.

In normal work, right where I am now.

 

What Climbing System do you use:

All cord, HC for ddrt, RW for srt.

 

What Harness:

Heightec Treehopper

 

Whats you favourite saw:

Probably my 260, never let me down

 

Least favourite saw:

Aldi Fferm Florin which a mate had, and I broke!

 

Favourite tree to work on:

Live ones

 

Least Favourite tree to work on:

Dead ones

 

Favourite work to carry out:

Sectional dismantles of native broad leaves....

 

Favourite arb vehicle:

Dream would be a 130 tipper

 

Throwline or Ladder:

Throwline. For hours.

 

Do you climb outside of work:

Exclusively

 

Where would you like to be in 10 years time:

More or less here....

[Gary Prentice]

been thinking about this for a while, theres loads of threads asking what people use, how long for and where ect.. thought it would be good to have it all in one place. il put the outline to what i think is the interesting info below so you can just copy and paste it, be interesting to see peoples responses, feel free to add bits on

 

 

How old are you: 47

 

How long have you been climbing: too long :-) 30yrs

 

Where do you work: lancs, yorks and Cheshire

 

Where have you worked: London, Cambridge and here

 

Where would you like to work: somewhere drier

 

What Climbing System do you use: kiss. Prussia loops

 

What Harness: butterfly

 

Whats you favourite saw:201 t

 

Least favourite saw: blunt ones

 

Favourite tree to work big/ dangerous/difficult ones

 

Least Favourite tree to work on: monkey puzzles/hawthorn

 

Favourite work to carry out: climbing

 

Favourite arb vehicle: Unimog

 

Throwline or Ladder: whatever's easier

 

Do you climb outside of work: there is no " outside of work "

 

Where would you like to be in 10 years time:

still climbing, teaching, doing cunsultancy for clients who actually care about trees.