The Smooth Saw

After a bit of a hiatus, Jeff is back to discuss moving forward into the New Year. He mainly talks through the difference he sees between resolutions vs goals and why it's an important distinction. Chasing after goals is great, but give yourself little wins along the way to stay motivated and keep driving forward. Resolutions tend to fail becuase it's too much change too quickly. Big goal for the...

The first interview of the pod! Big thanks to Barton for being willing to have a chat for a while. If you don't know who he is...please remove yourself from the rock in which you currently live under. Barton has been crushing for many a year and is the 2022 & 2023 ISA International Men's Tree Climbing Champion. More than that though, he's an amazing human, husband and father. I had the pleasur...

In this episode, I talk about the 2023 North American Tree Climbing Championship held in Garfield Park located in Washington D.C. This episode is a follow up to the Pre NATCC episode as promised. Big thanks to the volunteers and staff that put in a whole heap of work to make this comp happen. It was a lot and we love you for it. Shout out to the following: Truetimber Arborists in Richmond, VA for...

Jeff's arch nemesis in the prelims. Here he dives into the rule book and score sheet as well as shares some experiences from previous events as well as hard lessons learned. A bit thing that was missed in sharing was that he now uses multiple colored thowlines to alleviate mixing up throwlines. It's all about growth and trying to be a little bit better today than we were yesterday. Hope you enjoy...

After the International Competition in New Mexico, I fielded a lot of suggestions for how an episode before and after that competetion would have been awesome. Well...here ya go! It's an episode before the 2023 North American Tree Climbing Championship and there will be one to follow post Comp as well! Hope you enjoy! Big thanks to: Truetimber Arborists in Richmond, VA for the support in all the c...

Sorry for the audio cut out on Episode 5! This is the last 27 minutes to wrap up the conversation around Aerial Rescue Preliminary Event and a dive into what the Aerial Rescue Prelim looks like with the North American Open Masters (NAOM) style. Thanks for bearing with me while I learn how to do this stuff better! Enjoy!

The brekdown of events starts with Aerial Rescue. This event is jam packed with a lot of nuance and things to consider/look out for. This episode likely only scratches the surface of it, but Jeff dives into the ISA rule book and score sheet to breakdown what it looks like from his perspective. The latter part of the episode talks about the sequestered style rescue event that was inspired by the No...

This episode I chat through my experience at the 2023 International Tree Climbing Championship of the International Society of Arboriculture. I share some lessons learned, some big ole attakids, and some food for thought with future events and the next generation of climbers. Thanks as always for the listen, make sure to give it a like, subscribe, and share it like it's hot! Big thanks to Truetimb...

Have you ever been to a party, hang out, forced social interaction and found yourself with nothing to talk about so you ask the clutch question..."So what do you do?" For us tree climbers, what that tends to spark is a conversation that usually lasts the rest of the evening as folks want to hear more and more about what we do for our work as most folks aren't as into their day jobs as we are. Then...

This episode we experience some better audio...man that was great audio, but Jeff chats through some musings on how he doesn't see much of a difference when it comes to work and compeition. They help to prepare a climber for each and if we're intentional, we may just find some time to train and apply some efficiencies to both.

The inaugural episode to kick off the podcast! This whole thing is built out of a passion for climbing and compeition. I play with some of the format, try to find my podcast voice (don't beat me up too bad, everything has to start somewhere), and dive into why I felt compelled to start this podcast. Why the name? Well...give the episode a listen and you'll find out! Thanks and Recognition to: Kels...