About this episode
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 podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!