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Hello Im a 22 year old from Ireland thats seriously interested in Tree surgery, currently working for a company on the ground blocking timber and chipping. Looking to get into climbing ticket and Large trees this year.

 

Just wondering when trying to get into a different company would I be asking them have they openings for apprenticeships or groundsman/trainee climber?

 

Also wondering best way to get into cutting out of hoist/mewps?

 

Have learnt a lot from watching the lads I work with but we barely have a climber its mainly all teleporter/hoist work thats done with very experienced men so theres not much room for getting to learn and do that type of work.

 

All advice welcome.

 

Thanks .

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Have you thought about buying some climbing equipment, you can go to the nearest tree and have a practice climbing in that...

I don't suppose theres a law against it is there?...

 

 

I was thinking getting the climbing course done before buying climbing gear would be better maybe its not? A climber has offered to show me how to climb on weekends.

 

Maybe getting the climbing ticket before the large trees would be a better idea?

 

Im not really that sure.

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Hello Im a 22 year old from Ireland thats seriously interested in Tree surgery, currently working for a company on the ground blocking timber and chipping. Looking to get into climbing ticket and Large trees this year.

 

Just wondering when trying to get into a different company would I be asking them have they openings for apprenticeships or groundsman/trainee climber?

 

Also wondering best way to get into cutting out of hoist/mewps?

 

Have learnt a lot from watching the lads I work with but we barely have a climber its mainly all teleporter/hoist work thats done with very experienced men so theres not much room for getting to learn and do that type of work.

 

All advice welcome.

 

Thanks .

 

 

How's she cuttin' PhilEire,

 

I was in the same boat as yew when i was 38 years of age. Basically i started off funding my own saw tickets and worked for some companies and got more and more experience and learnt to climb.

 

I now run my own small setup and do all the climbing required. I'd seriously consider getting in to Utility Arb if i were you as you'd learn the basics quickly and get to do both MEWP work and climbing. From there you can only go 'onwards and upwards' 'scuse the pun:001_smile:

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How's she cuttin' PhilEire,

 

I was in the same boat as yew when i was 38 years of age. Basically i started off funding my own saw tickets and worked for some companies and got more and more experience and learnt to climb.

 

I now run my own small setup and do all the climbing required. I'd seriously consider getting in to Utility Arb if i were you as you'd learn the basics quickly and get to do both MEWP work and climbing. From there you can only go 'onwards and upwards' 'scuse the pun:001_smile:

 

Hello thanks for the reply, I havnt looked into it that much, the main man that does the bucket and mewp work was doing it for a while and was explaining that most the time your in on peoples land/ houses that dont want you there at all. But I wouldnt really care about that if I was climbing/mewp cutting because thats what im really interested in.

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