climbers:how old are you and when do you plan on hanging up the spikes?

[treeseer]

10 years after this was was posted and still love climbing, especially now that the Wraptor is around.

 

[rbtree]

Ditto, that, Guy! Hell, I even have my Medicare card now that I've turned 65. Glad to have my Wraptor back from being stolen....

 

[yarightdawg]

Last weekend, as soon as can afford a spider lift

 

[treeseer]

Ditto, that, Guy! Hell, I even have my Medicare card now that I've turned 65. Glad to have my Wraptor back from being stolen....

Good news--lock that thing up! I would be so dead in the water without it.

 

[mckeetree]

I'm close to 53 and I don't climb an inch anymore. Last I climbed any at all I was 42 or 43 I guess.

 

[KenJax Tree]

37 and no end in sight

 

[Zale]

89 and still loving it.

 

[treeseer]

89 and still loving it.

Gee you don't look a day over 98...

mckee, sorry to hear of your decade of terrestrial confinement. Good luck catching your second wind!

 

[mckeetree]

mckee, sorry to hear of your decade of terrestrial confinement. Good luck catching your second wind!

I don't really need a second wind...I need new knees and a new right hip wouldn't hurt. Oh well, we have several good climbers on staff.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm close to 53 and I don't climb an inch anymore. Last I climbed any at all I was 42 or 43 I guess.

Well heck, buddy... thanks for posting! We really needed to know that!

 

[jefflovstrom]

I don't really need a second wind...I need new knees and a new right hip wouldn't hurt. Oh well, we have several good climbers on staff.

At least you ain't working at McDonalds.
Jeff

 

[KenJax Tree]

At least you ain't working at McDonalds.
Jeff

Or a member on Bidiboo

 

[Zale]

Or both.

 

[mckeetree]

At least you ain't working at McDonalds.
Jeff

Yeah, you got a point there.

 

[TreeAce]

44 and still a tree climbing bad ass. hell I am in my prime........now where did I leave that icyhot?

 

[TreeAce]

I just hired a 26 year old climber who is actually a very capable climber. He insists on climbing most of the trees and its kinda weird. I am not used to it. I guess I should be happy right? I think it wont be long and I could actually let them just do jobs and I could go do like estimates or whatever it is bosses go do. I dont if I am ready for that yet.

 

[Zale]

Are you ready to get fat?

 

[TreeAce]

no i am not and I gotta really watch that. I am not one of those guys who can just eat what ever when ever and not get fat. I will get fat if I am not careful.

 

[Sunrise Guy]

62 in another two months, or so. Still climbing. 10% BMI, 150 lbs. Vegan for most of my life. More energy than my 20-25 year old groundies. They take lunch breaks, I work on through.

 

[treebilly]

I'll be 36 on the 11th and getting better every day. I've been doing about 75% bucket work for almost 8 years until this season. Seems like my "boss" finds every tall or inaccessible tree in a four county area. I do need to find another climber to give me some relief. We're running 3 crews and I'm starting to think I'm the only guy that knows how to put a saddle on and tie in.