The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast

IN-PERSON INTERVIEW WITH CANADIAN ARBORIST KIRSTEN - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast. This week I’m chatting with Canadian Arborist Kirsten about the industry and some of her experiences. Then after the interview, she and I went out Ice Climbing here in Canmore, Alberta She also has a Movement Practice

INTRODUCING DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES INTO ROPE ACCESS - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST   Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast.  This week I want to touch on something that I have encountered over the years.  But, kind of never really thought about it.  Yes, I have spoken about cross-training on my platform before.  B

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN 2022 - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST    Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast. Today I’m going to let you in on a few things that I have planned for the upcoming year.    Now, let’s note that a lot of this depends on travel and the overall COVID situation globally.  But I’m hopeful that thi

LEVEL 4 RE-CAP - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST   Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast. Today I’m chatting about some of my findings after the last podcast where I asked the question.  Does the Rope Access industry need a Level 4?   I found what people had to say interesting. Many of the people that joined the conversation

ROPE ACCESS LEVEL 4? - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST   Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast. Today I’m chatting about if the Rope Access industry needs a level 4.   Now this episode is based mostly on my personal feelings about the subject and well I end up going down a bit of a rabbit hole here but all and all I think I get ba

PROBABILITY OVER CONSEQUENCE - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast. Today I’m chatting about Probability over Consequence. Many of people will know this as Likelihood over severity and that’s fine too.  I have found it really comes down to the different industry you’re working in. Now to unders

CONFIDENT VS COCKY - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast. Today I’m chatting about being confident but not cocky and what that looks like. This is a subject I have thought a lot about over the years and have spoke a little bit about on my platform.  Yet never really dove into it.  Today I tell yo

RESPECTING YOUR FELLOW ROPE TECHS - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST  Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast. Today I’m chatting about Respect for your fellow Rope Techs.  Now this doesn’t have to be just for the rope access industry.  But as we know that’s the industry, I’m in so I can only really speak to that. We all m

THE BASICS OF SWL - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST   Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast. This week I’m chatting about the basics of Safe Working Load (SWL).  This isn’t going to be a long episode but with the increased interest in the topic, I wanted to shine some light on the subject.  This is part 1 of 2.  So mak

WHEN SHOULD YOU UPGRADE TO LEVEL 2 - PODCAST - THE ROPE ACCESS AND CLIMBING PODCAST   Hello and welcome back to The Rope Access and Climbing Podcast. Today I’m chatting about when you should upgrade from level 1 to level 2.  SPRAT or IRATA, my thoughts are the same.  I think everyone should upgrade as soon as possible.  No matter what everyone else out there s