Back in November 2023, at TCI EXPO in St. Louis, Missouri, I gave a presentation titled “The One Thing to Rule Them All.” The premise of the presentation was based upon finding one thing we can focus on [...]

This video recordingis based on the presentation on the same topic during TCI EXPO ’23 in St. Louis, Missouri. When it comes to teaching climbing in the tree care industry, we need to focus more on strategy and [...]

In the various recreational climbing disciplines, you will often hear risk or hazards categorized in two ways: “subjective” and “objective.” This video is based on a session covering the same topic that he co-presented with Craig Bachmann, CTSP, [...]

Justin Donahue, owner of Donahue Arborists in Honolulu, Hawaii, seasoned International Tree Climbing Championship (ITCC) competitor and a veteran tree worker with more than 30 years in the industry, talks from a place of experience. And fatigue. He’s accustomed to [...]

When it comes to teaching climbing in the tree care industry, we need to focus more on strategy and efficiency. With the advent of new climbing technologies, new possibilities are becoming a reality every day. It’s easy to stick to [...]