Climbing Trees As You Get Older, A Guide to PRO Climbing Past 60!

[@charleshampton9555]

Thanks Bino! Always great to listen to your channel. 63 going on 64, still climbing / cutting trees since 14 years old. Stay in shape, safe and God bless!

[@BinoH]

Thank you! Keep on climbing!

[@kingslew1866]

Hey Bino! Love your vids! I'm 84, 85 next Feb. and still climbing. I know, I don't understand how it's possible, but I just love being in a tree and am blessed with a youthful strength and body. I high climbed and rigged in the woods before I retired. Began arborist work after retirement. Not day to day steady anymore, just as needed and when I get the opportunity... 🙃

[@christianjorgensen7192]

Wow. I'm only 75 and climbing.

[@kingslew1866]

@@christianjorgensen7192 It's great, ain't it? The trick is, don't stop... (grin)

[@BinoH]

nice good to hear!

[@BinoH]

Thanks for the advice!

[@kooale]

Amazing dude! XO, Wisconsin

[@garypratt8722]

I’m fast approaching 60 and have destroyed my back as a career carpenter. I got into saddle hunting and SRT climbing as a way to cut down on the weight I carried into the woods. I can no longer put a 35 pound climbing stand on my back and walk half a mile in with the rest of my gear too. I started one sticking but the twisting movement needed to make a move was too much. SRT and DRT using a foot loop and an ascending device has made it relatively easy to get up to hunting height. It also cut down the weight I carry significantly! I know you are geared towards the Arborist but your applications and techniques crossover to the bow hunter also. I do want to add that I’ve never felt safer twenty feet up in a tree as I do tied in with my saddle and rope. Thanks for another great video Bino ! God bless!

[@BinoH]

I always feel safer in a saddle compared to a ladder or any other device. Thanks for sharing. Take care!

[@DM-rp7ps]

Great vid B! As a sixty year old climber, I'd like to emphasize the hearing protection segment. In youth, we never considered hearing protection, so between open header race cars, motorcycles, firearms, rock-n- roll, etc, I now have a 4000hz turbo singing in my head 24/7 that seems louder at night when the world goes quiet. I'd heard about hearing damage but assumed sounds would just be quieter, NOT! If you want to try it, play a 4k test tone on your phone as long as you can stand it, then imagine not being able to turn it off... Take Bino's advice on PPE and don't worry what the "tough guys" think. I wear it every time now and wish I'd started years ago! Thank You Bino for your vid's, they've been very helpful over the years.

[@BinoH]

Great comment thanks for sharing!

[@house_church]

Bino, you are an excellent teacher and an awesome encourager. Much thanks from Georgia to YOU and to your loved ones!

[@BinoH]

Than you!

[@ibnmann7201]

I’ve been watching your videos for a few years. I’m going to turn 55 in five months. Your videos have helped me stay competitive in such a tough business. Thank you.

[@BinoH]

That is awesome!

[@craiglange1781]

I like watching your videos. I learned how to climb with a Blake’s hitch from you. 53 years old and love it.

[@BinoH]

Nice work!

[@SteveMcQueen-bx4hu]

61, and I enjoy climbing! Love tying all the knots and hitches! One of my other favorite channels is, JRB TREE CLIMBING. Enjoy your stuff, too, Bino! Enjoy leaning, and it is a workout, for the good! Thanks for sharing!

[@BinoH]

Thanks 👍

[@christianjorgensen7192]

Age 75 and I do the body thrust just like you do. It's fun, it's exercise and for me it's an adventure. Great video. Thanks again.

[@BinoH]

Keep it up! take care!

[@David-uk1kb]

Hi Bino, I enjoy your content. I'm 65 and I can rope climb, but I'm gassed by the time I get up to where I have to work, so I got wiser with how I now operate. Last May I came across a life changer devise on the KZbin channel, "HowNot2". The devise is kind of spider-man type tool called Awah Z2R drill powered pulley. It is a bit pricey at $1,600, but you can get up into the canopy and be as fresh as when you left the ground. And bonus, it is mid-line attachable...

[@BinoH]

That's interesting, Thank you for sharing!

[@gindaup]

When I had my wood fired pottery kiln, I would climb & trim the limbs of mostly Pines for fuel without any ropes, just a handheld 24" trim saw. Wish I knew more about tree work when I was younger, I could have made some decent money to support my art & a family..

[@BinoH]

maybe it's not to late.

[@justinwest4923]

This is a great topic to explore. I'm just learning in my early 40's, and I haven't thought of a lot of these ideas in the context of my age. I hope this can become a series- Old Timer Climber is too good to use for just one video! I haven't heard the topic of age discussed in a practical way on too many other channels, either.

[@BinoH]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@x974175]

Thanks for the videos Bino.

[@BinoH]

You're welcome!

[@rpaulwaddington1858]

Hi Bino. Thanks for all you do. Watching your videos encouraged me to teach myself to rope climb and trim my palm trees. After much experimentation I have settled on climbing double rope placed around one palm frond. I use two longhorn agile knots (JRB treeclimbing) tied around both strands of rope. One knot is attached to my harness, and the other has a spanish bowline attached giving two foot loops. Acending is by alternating progression of the two knots up, reversing to decend. Slow and steady but easy cause at just shy of 75y/o I'm in no hurry 😉. I'll still be doing this when I turn 100, I hope. From downunder thanks and best wishes. PaulW.

[@BinoH]

Thanks for sharing!

[@rpaulwaddington1858]

👍

[@chirahiko]

Hi Bino, You are my mentor. I always follow you even behind the sea of internet.

[@BinoH]

Thank you!

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

Nicely done sir!

[@BinoH]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JohnLivings]

Thanks Bino.

[@BinoH]

You're welcome!

[@DavidWilliams-wr4wb]

i’m glad you made a video for the aging lol , i’m 60 and i’ve climbed about 44 or better years , my body is so damaged im only part time climbing now and i have to say i love it but my parts hurt so bad i might have to, i’ve even changed my diet and try to stay in the best shape i can but im just a walking talking piece of scar tissue, matter a fact i have to finish up a couple tall cedars today and get my ropes , in my younger days i would have done two of these a day now it takes me two days 😝

[@BinoH]

Yes but you can still do it!

[@DavidWilliams-wr4wb]

@@BinoH did two tall cedars today, my new weaver saddle came today , got all new rappel gear and ropes last week , so today was a good day, i think what i love the most about climbing is getting up high and rappelling never gets old , i love coming down 😋

[@DavidWilliams-wr4wb]

i started using the kevlar cut proof grippers , they aren’t that thick and great for protection while using any cutting tools , they are thin but they are super strong and light

[@BinoH]

Thanks for the tip!

[@DavidWilliams-wr4wb]

@@BinoH Milwaukee makes a nice pair , home depot or online!!

[@robertdennis3892]

Climb past the age of 100. That's a great attitude!

[@BinoH]

Thank you!

[@wr3ncher]

So I thought about this. If a pulley in the canopy holds 4x my body weight while climbing, is it seeing the same weight when thru a cambium saver

[@alotl1kevegas860]

Dang Bino, you don't look anywhere near 60!

[@BinoH]

Thank you!

[@memogonzalez]

Dear mr bino thanks for your videos i had a couple of questions i recently repelled down a palm tree for my first time it went okay i just wasn't used to trusting my equipment i used a adjustable friction saver and a hitch climbers pulley with a michuacan prusik my questions is how do i know when my prusik cord is not safe anymore because my rope is black and when i got down to the ground my prusik looked black im not sure if it is from the rope color or if from the friction from repelling down hkw can i know when to replace?

[@BinoH]

You should inspect in the same way you inspect a rope. If you're concerned about the cover of you prussik check to see if it's melted.

[@falkrybak3654]

A few years ago i bought ne rope wrench and learned to use it. Today i also use the rope runner pro. Its really easier when the whole system ist setup correctly. Now am i am 62 an i hope that i could climb a few years

[@BinoH]

Good to hear keep it up! take care!

[@TimberTrainer]

I always thought the cambium saver was a leather rope protector shaped like a horseshoe.

[@BinoH]

Yes that is also a cambium saver.

[@teamja1088]

The only thing that scares me about SRS with a basal anchor is it doubles my bodyweight on the rope whereas in MRS my body weight is halved. I simply do not trust canopy anchor points as I cannot accurately judge the true condition of the anchor point that is 100’ up in a tree while standing on the ground. While it is true that the canopy anchor crotch I choose for MRS suffers from the same issue (judging its quality from the ground) in MRS I can throw my line over more than one branch while in SRS I can only anchor my canopy anchor to one branch crotch. I weigh 280 lbs and use a rope with a WLL of just 800 lbs. in SRS, I am stressing my rope to around 65% of its rated WLL. Add a chainsaw, PPE, and other gear and that % increases further. I am thought about trying tower climbing ropes, which have a greater WLL; however, those do not come with manufactured eye loops that I use to connect my ascender/descender rig. The resulting knot I would have to connect my rope to my ascender/descender would make me even bulkier while traveling in the canopy. I would love to have your expert opinion on these points as I fully see the huge benefits to SRS vs MRS.

[@BinoH]

I feel the same way about the base anchor it's not my favorite to use. I prefer the canopy anchor and in this way my weight on the branch is the same as MRS. You have more that on option to advance the tree this way. Have a look at this video and let me know if it will work for you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/naiUeXttbZWpZ6Msi=Hx9MItulB21f4j0Q

[@CatDaddySteve]

im 62 i use a knuckle boom bucket lift 😸

[@BinoH]

Yes that is a bit easier.

[@felixpallin2815]

I started at 52 and am still working after 18 years😊

[@BinoH]

@@felixpallin2815 nice and I bet your enjoying every minute of too!

[@Martin1962]

I'm 62 yo, I think, I stopped counting years ago. Anyway, I hit the gym, watched Bino vids and other vids to prune a 35+ foot tree in my backyard.

[@BinoH]

Thanks for sharing!

[@valeriofrego5817]

Diamine, cercavo di inserire la foto di una frizione meccanica con un anello che consente lo scorrimento in un solo senso quando il freno è inserito, è robusta , la vendono per alpinismo, credo sia possibile sfruttarla anche per l arboricultura , complimenti per i consigli offerti grazie mille

[@BinoH]

Cool thank you, Take care!

[@valeriofrego5817]

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[@arboristBlairGlenn]

Sorry Bino, you don’t know old yet

[@BinoH]

I started feeling it!

[@arboristBlairGlenn]

@@BinoH come on old man. You gotta keep up with me!!

[@BinoH]

@@arboristBlairGlenn oh I will do my best to keep up!

[@mvblitzyo]

I’m 55 wahooo

[@BinoH]

Keep it up Joe!

[@carlojones8610]

Been climbing for 30 yrs I'm 60.. Too many complex systems. Keeping it simple. Pulling too short on hip thrusts 😂😂😂 Blake Hitch too close to my body😢😢😢

[@BinoH]

Thanks for sharing!