What are Climbing Competitions?

Sam Schunk, a trimmer from Davey’s Elmsford,  New York, office, and Libby Bower, a trimmer from Davey’s Lake Bluff, Illinois, office talk about their experiences climbing for competitions and their careers.  In this episode we cover:  What is competitive climbing? (0:35)  How Sam got into competitive climbing. (2:15)  Sam’s experience with nerves while competing and what competitions are like. (2:50)  Sam’s best competition and what he learns from other competitors. (3:46)  Training for competitions and climbing for Davey. (5:55)  Sam's career with Davey (7:30)  The view from the trees. (8:25)  Safety while climbing. (8:55)  What Sam gets from competitions. (9:50)  Libby's Davey career. (11:30)  Libby’s experience climbing trees growing up. (12:20)  The physical aspect and training process of tree climbing. (12:50)  Libby’s climbing competition experience and nerves while competing. (14:45)  Libby’s favorite part of competing. (16:46)   To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.  To learn more about careers at Davey, visit jobs.davey.com. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you! Have feedback, questions or a topic you want covered? Click here to send Talking Trees a message OR email [email protected].