The most common job of a professional tree-climber is to work as an arborist or tree doctor. These boys and girls climb dangerous trees, making the world above our heads a little safer. They are also credited with the great work they have done to help care for our urban trees. Other jobs related to tree climbing include the construction of tree houses, the construction of zip lines, the work of assistants in tree research, and aerial assembly for film crews and photographers.
Being an arborist is a wonderful thing. If you love the outdoors, have a great appreciation for nature, love to challenge yourself and work as a team, then it can be a very rewarding career. About 20 years ago, I learned about an activity called technical tree climbing (the use of a rope and a saddle to explore the treetops), which led me to become a tree-climbing instructor and mentor for hundreds of people around the world. Whether you want to learn how to climb trees or work as a gardener (land technician), carry out assessments and create urban forest management plans, we have the work you need.
One of those people is Tim Kovar, founder of Tree Climbing Planet (a tree-climbing school) near Portland, Oregon. There's also a growing trend of treetop ecotourism; this is where expert tree-climbing guides take the public to spend a day climbing trees. When I arrived at the tree climbing school, I saw people of all ages waiting to hop on a rope and explore the tops of a 150 year old white oak called “Nimrod”. As a tree consultant, you would be required to inspect certain trees at the request of your clients for several reasons.
e.The job of an arborists representative is to meet with the company's clients, whether residential or commercial, and listen to their tree care needs, or to provide them with professional advice and present suggestions and perhaps tree care management plans. That's when I realized that climbing trees was more than just climbing a tree; when people climb trees together, a unique type of camaraderie is manifested.