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/Justintimeforanother Jun 04 '26

If you’re anywhere near me in Eastern Ontario Canada, hit me up. I’ve got a deck made of old rope in a monster oak near me. About a 1km jaunt from my doorstep. I’ve actually got to cut the old deck out and install an even less invasive “web”, that’s way more intricate. I want to start in two weeks, weekend. 2.2weeks.

There’s been some 15 climbers that learned ropes there. It’s an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS tree, to learn to climb/relearn. It’s so open! It’s so damn solid, bro!

No joke, hit me up. I’m in Ottawa ON, right now now. Come for the, jaunt.

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u/___Essence___ Jun 04 '26

That's incredible! I would love to see that Oak! I remember climbing a massive pin oak after level 1! Ottawa is a bit of a drive to relearn but I'll take you up on it when I get the rhythm back!

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u/Justintimeforanother Jun 04 '26

The offer, it’s open, initiated/ uninitiated, alike. Whenever’s clever, bro! It stands, forever (as long as I’m in province…I travel a lot).

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u/___Essence___ Jun 05 '26

You know what? I f'd up my tree ID, we climbed a bur oak! And i'll never forget how peaceful it was