How olds......too old:)

[devon TWiG]

I recently had to climb and prune a tree I planted ! It kind of gave a strange perspective on life . Full time commercial climbing is really a young man's game but being able to do a job now and then is a bit different though .

[TIMON]

I'm nearly 49 and just passed my 38/39.... Absolutely loving it. I'll never be the quickest but I'm getting better and quicker with every climb.

Hope I'm still climbing when I'm 60!!

Aches and pains are a small price to pay... I'm 5'9. And 14 stone so could do with losing a stone perhaps.

 

 

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[TreeTiger]

great thread, i'll be 40 in a few months and am keen to get back up trees, doing the tree officer bit is alright if you like that kind of thing but i prefer the smell of two stroke in the morning.

[Tall Biker]

Passed my 38/39 recently at 48. I was certainly the oldest there but as only about 50% of those taking the course passed, I don't think age is everything

[Stevedavid43]

did my climbing tickets last year at 51, i too thought i would be laughed at, but they were all decent lads, i am struggling to get experience as i feel to old to be taken on, but have gone on my own and taking jobs on and enjoying it more and more. go for it and enjoy.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

wow, loadsa 50 somethings, maes me feel a lot more positive, they do say 50 is the new forty!

[Craig Johnson]

hope so tony

[Ian C]

Me too its getting closer! But I will never be as old as you Craig!

 

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[matt.p]

i was 40 2 months ago been climbing for 15 years still can run rings round most of the younger lad in the firm i work for haha

[Backpain]

I joined Arbtalk in 2008 and asked exactly the same question. I was 38 and had just been made redundant. Big does and little does! I worked my way through a few companies as a subi and getting my tickets on the way. 6 years later (blimy) I have my own business and do all the hard climbing jobs as my Subi who is 15 years younger than me isn't quite so efficient.

 

Climbing isn't really that difficult but I do believe you need a natural ability to move around the tree executing the job in a methodical way. I've seen big strong fellas up tree's making it look and feel like hard word. They come down and are absolutely shagged.

 

So I'd say don't worry about your age and worry about being able to learn fast and have a feel for the job.

 

Haven't been up a tree this week and I'm starting to get itchy feel.