jorgon1022

You guys here are much much nicer than the folks at TreeBuzz. They are all grilling me and telling me that I shouldnt get into this industry and that a 3 day course wont do anything for me. They are saying that I am going to end up killing myself and that Im an idiot for even trying. I dont know if many of them are just offended or if what I am doing is really a mistake. I have no issues documenting everything but based off everything they have told me I am super discouraged at the moment. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks for the response. The goal is to not climb for the rest of my life. I want to work on scaling my business and hiring pro climbers.

I think im probably going to get hammered for this, but I figured I would post here since I need advice. I started my own business this year and have a few jobs lined up starting in June. The bad thing about this? I have never climbed before. In fact, I majored in Business, got a job in IT and make roughly 75k a year. I worked as a groundsmen when I was 18 for 2 years for a contractor Arborist. I am 30 now so I dont know if those 2 years count for anything. However, the good news is that I am getting trained by the best people in the USA. I have a climbing course that is offered by WesSpur that I am taking next week in Snowhomish Washington. This year, I also plan to take a rigging course. My biggest fear however is delivering on the jobs that I have lined up in June. Safety is my top priority. Am I way in over my head with getting into this industry without experience? I know people that outright started their business with no experience and they did just fine but I am scared and nervous. Do you guys have any advice? I wish I didnt have to climb, but its incredibly hard finding arborists here in my area (Boise Idaho). Looks like I am going to have to bite the bullet, get some climbing training and get thrown into the water.