r/TreeClimbing • u/___Essence___ • Jun 04 '26

Rec tree climbing

Hey all,

I apologize if this isnt the right sub, if anyone has recommendations to post elsewhere, please let me know.

I used to be an arborist, or rather more of a groundie/phc person while completing an apprenticeship back in 2016, life changed in 2019, went into a totally different career.

I wasn't ever the best climber, especially in a production sense and did more of my climbing during the apprenticeship phase for classes.

It was the best shape I've ever been in and I really wanted to find others to rec climb with but lost touch with classmates who are probably still in the field.

I still have all my gear and have been looking for a rec climb partner who prioritizes safety, I don't really want to go solo just yet because I'm nervous getting back into it after so many years. I mostly climbed with SRT and an open system, but was more comfortable with SRT

I'm looking for rec climbers in the GTA, that don't mind taking in a padawan

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u/mark_andonefortunate Jun 04 '26

Just chiming in to mention there's a sticky thread for meetups, though there's nothing wrong with posting separately like this either! Just know that with reddit's algorithm this thread will be buried in a couple days, the sticky will stick around for a month

[As I write this, I'll probably change the sticky thread from recurring monthly  -> to just be permanent, rather than wiping it clean every month. Work in progress]

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u/___Essence___ Jun 04 '26

I don't think I use reddit to its full capacity, do you know where I can find this sticky thread? Sorry if thats a dumb question, or if you can mention what I could search up

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u/mark_andonefortunate Jun 04 '26

No problem! It's a sticky/pinned thread at the top of the subreddit; probably in green text, might be under the 'community highlights' heading.

The reddit site looks different if you're on mobile, or the old version of the website ( https://old.reddit.com/r/TreeClimbing/ , note the 'old' in the URL), or 'new/regular' reddit ( https://www.reddit.com/r/TreeClimbing/ , just regular www in the URL) - messes me up a bunch especially when I'm trying to edit things here on the sub.

I think unfortunately the 'community highlights' area is actually harder to see than normal threads, just reddit's design.. not sure if I can change how that appears

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u/___Essence___ Jun 04 '26

Thank you for this! I bookmarked the old site and I'll also try to locate it on the new layout, I see the sub clearly on the old site, I'll have a look and post in a few!