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)  

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