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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…
The skinny
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