Oldest Climber??

[palborough]

Hi guys, i'm 50 in june and not climbed before, i'm taking my CS38 in march. I said to myself i'll have little try and if I do ok i'll go for the Aerial rescue/groundie course, I normally drive the hiab truck.

 

I must be flippin mental he he !

[D A Tree Surgeons]

Hi guys, i'm 50 in june and not climbed before, i'm taking my CS38 in march. I said to myself i'll have little try and if I do ok i'll go for the Aerial rescue/groundie course, I normally drive the hiab truck.

 

I must be flippin mental he he !

 

Good on you

good luck with the CS38 (IMO the most enjoyable ticket to do )

[Hotrod81]

Good post.

 

I can still climb anything, but Christ I feel it after a full day in a big tree.

It makes more sense to me commercially to get a younger, faster freelancer in.

 

SRT access has helped me massively, and has definitely improved my longevity as a climber.

 

I am 45 stone.

 

DID YOU SAY 45 STONE!! Crikey I'm only 16 stone and struggle to climb the stairs at bedtime:laugh1:

[Al Cormack]

DID YOU SAY 45 STONE!! Crikey I'm only 16 stone and struggle to climb the stairs at bedtime:laugh1:

 

He has so many beers to numb the pain of climbing all day, he doesn't have to worry about getting up any stairs!

[Mark Bolam]

That's true actually Al, I live in a bungalow!

[danroker1987]

I know a man who still climbs in his 50 s he use to climb when they were using bitumen to cover pruning wounds lol he tell me they would reduce a tree come down then go back up with a pot and brush,I've also worked witha guy who doesnt climb now but use to fell trees of massive ladders one either side with cross cut saws he and his brother lol

 

 

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[Al Cormack]

That's true actually Al, I live in a bungalow!

 

Haha. So do we, but then had the roof converted to a room and stairs up in....

 

 

 

 

.... Still the sofa is comfy when I can't make it up then!

[Al Cormack]

I know a man who still climbs in his 50 s he use to climb when they were using bitumen to cover pruning wounds lol he tell me they would reduce a tree come down then go back up with a pot and brush,I've also worked witha guy who doesnt climb now but use to fell trees of massive ladders one either side with cross cut saws he and his brother lol

 

 

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I learnt to climb by having to paint the cuts after the climber had been round pruning. Messy bloody job that was but taught me how to get right out to the end of the branches:thumbup:

[bbtarb]

Had the privilege of climbing with the 53 year old south African legend leon visser last year and watching him regularly footlock 20m+ ascents on a single line in chainsaw boots was both inspiring and pretty humbling. Absolute beast, If I have half the energy and enthusiasm that he has when I get to that age ill be a happy man! massive respect to anyone who keeps climbing as a lifelong career

[Andrew Barrett]

My uncle is 78 now. He was still climbing into his early 70's. At age 74 (and needing a new hip) he dismantled a sycamore whilst I was out of action after I fell out of a tree and dislocated my shoulder.

 

He started doing tree surgery in 1965 and did his three week tree surgery for foremen course at Merrist Wood in 1971.

 

He still goes out quoting, does some fruit tree pruning and helps us with sharpening (still better than me!) / tidying up when we're v busy.

 

He hurt his back in 1978 and was told he'd have to give up manual work!