Learned some skills. Thank you sir!

This man stares down the barrel of the camera and says Nick like he’s giving sage advice to his own son. By the end of this video I may genuinely believe MY name is Nick.

Take a drink everytime he says nick

This man is the true definition of a Canadian. Hard working, honest, who can hold his own and a heart of gold. Your the best buddy keep making those videos.

I’M DOING IT! Learning spikes has literally been the hardest I’ve ever had to work to conquer a fear in my whole life. This video has been tremendously helpful at calming me down. Whenever I start to panic I think “You’re OK Nick. Nick… You’re OK.” True story.

When the student is ready the teacher appears. This man is one of the best teachers I've ever met not just in cutting and climbing trees but in life in general. Welcome to the new subscribers thank you for being here If you're new check out the archives. Jump into the comments say hello meet some of the true blues. Give it a chance this place very well could change your life as you know it.

If i can recommend any tips for a NEW climber, I'd recommend setting your climb line from the ground. This can be an emergency backup, because a new climber can be nervous & shaky. Also climb the tree a few times without the saw, & have a few experiences with your gear before adding the saw. (Just my 2 cents) Most important thing is to BE SAFE, so you can make it home to your loved ones. All buckins info was 100% quality information.

GREAT job!! I'm 73 years old, always up for trying accomplish different things and just got my first set of spurs. Your video was helpful to watch before I venture out to my "practice trees"!

I’m close to sixty and just started a tree business. Just today I spiked up and took down my first tree, an oak, using that method. Then I see this video...perfect. Buckin Billy Ray I love this video and you’re a big part of my inspiration. And I have collection of Macs now too 😅

I’m addicted to this channel. I grew up with moderate cutting once in a while. At 59 I now want to climb and cut. Something about saws and trees. I got to use the heck out of my 044 this last couple weeks with hurricane Ida cleanup.

Thanks for this, I’m slowly gathering the gear to get myself in the tree also, and it’s great to have someone break it down to the basics, I look forward to more videos like this to keep all of us budding climbers focused and fired up.

That flipping axe is amazing. I've been blacksmithing for 26 years and am extremely impressed with his work. Too many people grind out all the forging imperfections and totally destroy the makers marks. Leave them to show a man made this. Well done!

I just got my Buckingham belt and my Spurs first starting out on my climbing career I've been watching you you're a great teacher and I really appreciate everything that you do with your KZfaq channel and especially about the positivity I climb my first tree yesterday cleaning up around my house before I actually take it to the jobs but all I heard in my head was trust your gear trust your gear and really push me along that much faster so I thank you for that

Small steps.......what I have told every person that I ever coached on climbing. So very important. Trust your gear............I am old school as well, 71 this year, I have never climbed with two ropes, but it is a good idea. Thank you for your enthusiasm.

What I love about these videos is that he’s doing hard manual labor but is explaining what he’s doing as he’s doing it. That’s like trying to talk while you’re running it’s not easy to do both. Found this channel a few days ago and can’t stop watching. Excellent content 👍🏽

Love this video!!! Thanks BBR for the advice!! I’m also gearing up to begin a life in tree work. Your advice is priceless!!! Be humble & kind friends, I love you all!

God bless you Billy. Your safe advice prevails once again. I tried for two hours yesterday to practice flip line with gaffs to no avail. Today I got 10’ off the ground. What I was doing wrong was my hands were not “in the tree” as you put it. I had my hands close to me on my lanyard, which made it impossible to break the tree to lanyard friction that was present, which was compounded by my 1/8 of a ton weight. Edited: Just got to 40’ thanks to you buddy!

Such a treat to watch someone with true knowledge and skill in his trade...Merry Christmas Billy Ray

Buckin’ thank you for this. I’m late to the game but have recently gotten into the tree business working for a tree company in NY. I am fortunate to have a great company backing me and a great foreman teaching me the ropes so to speak. Been watching a lot of your videos and jealous of your saw collection.

Thanks for Your videos Buckin! God Bless You and all the Family!👍❤️

Had my apprentice climber watch this before doing a big blue spruce removal and he did great. You helped explain a few things I didn’t even think about. Hell ya. Thanks for the informational walk through

Great video Billy Ray. I have been climbing for almost 30 years and I enjoyed listening to you give instructions to someone on how to do it the correct way. A lot of good info you were sharing and a great way to explain. I had to try to explain to my nephew a year ago how to climb and I wish I would have seen this video back then and shared it with him. Kind of new to your videos but I am catching up and really enjoying your enthusiasm with your work. One thing you left out in your instructions though. You will fall/Kick out at some point!! When it happens just don't panic and trust your gear.

Hey!!! Great video BC Buckin Billy! I know that there’s a lot of young guys who are watching your videos so this is great information for them. I’m 50... I was actually thinking about grabbing a used set of spikes here lately... climbed when younger and too a couple big crashes over my lifetime but I’ve been sober for a couple years and chainsaw building has been a long running hobby and I’ve actually been working on getting myself into better shape so I might start doing a little climbing for the workout and then I could help my community...especially the older folks with the occasional limb or small takedown. I’m gonna tell ya...balancing on a rubber ball and holding your arm’s and legs out one at a time is just nuts... you definitely have to keep your core ... a couple accidents had set me off on a path that I had just stopped caring about everything that really matters in life and I’m really glad that God’s got my heart and head back to being a good human being.... stay safe and enjoy those views from the top brother!!! 🤟😎😉😂😂😂

I love this channel. It’s a real guy who is full of knowledge. I love the way he talks to his family and his viewers. Just keep doing what your doing.

Great video on climbing with Spurs! Love your channel and all the positivity and love you share with us all.

As an aspiring tree climber and just starting to invest in my gear, I found your channel. Thanks for all the positive energy and joy you express in your videos. You’ve been an inspiration to me and have taught me so much already just from watching your videos. Wouldn’t mind tryin to find out how to get ahold of one of those soldiers of kindness shirts ya got there, either. Thanks again for all your kind words and wealth of knowledge.

Thank you for this great instructional video. Can’t wait to start climbing. 🌿🌳🌲🌳🌿🌳🌲🌳

Climbing is my kinda rush and one helluva workout. Thanks for getting me into it Buck! My life is forever changed. Top rigged my first tree yester and the sense of accomplishment is palpable. The grin doesn't wear off for several minutes after reaching terrafirma again. Cheers!

I just started my career in tree service. I love this work!!! So grateful for the company and people i work with. Starting out as a groundsman, cant wait until they get me climbing tree!! Thank you Buckin for all your knowlege and inspiration. 🤟🏼💜✊🏽

Great video and tips buckin! I'm from Pennsylvania my self and have been looking at equipment for climbing. I hope to have it together come spring time and get some practice in the trees.

If I do what I've always done, I'll get what I've always gotten... Buckin', you've been an inspiration and encouragement to me over the last couple of years or so, but I've never posted a comment. It's due time for me to say thank you brother! A few hours south of you in the great Pac NW my life is full of axes (that's how I first found ya), Mac saws and the ball exercise, the only thing that has truly helped my back! You speak Truth brother, and it's refreshing. I acquired my grandfather's climbing spurs recently and have been itchin to get up in the trees! This video was great and I'd love to see more for new climbers. Thanks for all you're doin'!

Thanks for another great post. Transparency, Integrity and Joy. What a gift to us all.

I love how he explains the same thing 5 times because he didn't feel like he was enthusiastic enough the first time. Great content and good times!

Buckin, I am an old phone company lineman, climbed a lot over the years. Your video is right on the money. Can't wait to give a tree a shot. Let the good times roll!

Great teaching video my friend. Nick will be climbing like a pro with your guidance.

Hi Buckin, I am from Chelmsford in England, really enjoyed your video on how to climb a tree for the first time as I haven’t done this work before. I liked the old school teaching that you show in your video. Learnt a lot from your video, climbing, safety, trimming of branches, Cutting top off the tree, different cuts and equipment you need. I have just found you and enjoy watching your videos. Thank you.

Tried my spikes out for the first time without much research and did everything the opposite from this video (though I did stay close to the ground). I knew it was gonna be harder than it looked, but damn! I watched your video and tried again an hour later (still near the ground). With properly adjusted spikes, small steps, staying close to the tree and trusting the gear I felt way safer and more confident climbing up and down. Also kept the inside of my boots against the tree like you seemed to be doing in the video. Thanks for the great content, you're the man!

Blimey we have John Wayne on the channel to wow this channel has everyone wanting to be a part of it lol. Hope everyone is well stay safe. Regards from across the pond

Some things I could recommend for new climbers: *get a secure tight fitting harness (feels safe) *hang around in your harness as much as you can in your backyard or local park even if its 5 feet off the ground and practise clipping in and out, climbing up and down (puts trust in your gear and breeds habitual behaviour) *use as powerful and responsive saw as you can comfortably handle (sounds counter intuitive but i find the more powerful the saw the less effort to cut and less chance of cutting past your mark and through yourself or your rope. A powerful saw is able to tickle the last part of the cut with great control) *Enjoy doing something that not many people get to do and get your kicks from watching stuff fall 50ft to the ground and feel good everytime you progress and get better.

Your outlook is refreshing, thank you Buckin your the man.

20 years in the saddle, 20 years ago, I wish I knew about the suspenders. Loved all the information, I was right there with you very step of the way. All my smooth trunk trees I climbed with pole gaffs, a little shorter in length. And use the tree gaffs for the thick bark trees or Date Palms.

😃 didn’t know who you were until a month ago and so glad I ran across you. You’re a great guy who is very knowledgeable and your message of kindness is your best quality! Cheers!

A 16 year old forged that axe? Dang that kid has a definite talent. Liked your video

Great instructions on how to start climbing, well done BBR!!! Take it easy to start with and learn to climb down.!! Excellent advice. What a cracking axe, well done young man. Take care and be safe one and all. Love and kindness to all subscribers young and old. Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧🌲🌲🌲🌲

Thank you brother. Im New to tree Work and your tips have already proven to keep me safe and confident around trees.

Drinking game video: Every time you hear “nick” Take a shot

Hahaha. “Get your berries up close to the stump”. Hahaha. Love it Buckin.

Thank you for your wisdom. Great instruction and flawless execution!

Good lesson and tips Buckin. Love watching you teach. Hi Wendy, Hogan. Stay well and safe Army 👍✊

HAHAHAHA!!!! Tree to tree “GET YOUR BERRIES CLOSE TO THE STUMP”!! Haha Freakin love you bbr! Your crude uncensored self peaks through once in a while and it’s my favorite hahahahaha

Your "How-To" video(s) are good to go! The details matter.

Great tips! I learned by myself 5 years ago, and was doing OK, but I think you just improved my climbing skills, or helped make it easier on my old body (I am 60 years old now). It is snowing right now, but will try your tips tomorrow. Thanks for sharing, great video! :-)

Insanely helpful video. I've been climbing on ropes training to be an arborist for a year now out of Arkansas. Watched this video a month ago an now I put spurs on every chance I get.

i like how you dont just give advice to viewers by saying "take a course" its obvious that you appreciate men that arent afraid of going out and trying something

Nick look into an open climb system with a hitch or the like. Doubles as a 120/150 foot lanyard. And to add to the safety aspect be extremely cautious when blocking wood down after the tree is topped. Guys think there lanyard is level even though it may be hung up around the backside. Then they cut through it while being tied in only once. A good rule when blocking is to keep your climb line towards your knees and your lanyard above. Also I make it a habit of NOT having remotely similar ropes for rigging and climbing. Two ropes of similar color can be confusing to newer ground people and communication in general. If any of the PA boys need a hand feel free to contact me.

My heart was at the bottom of the 🎄 watching you climbing , cut, work the ropes. You made it look so easy. Thanks for the lesson 🤠

I love the way Buckin' gets jazzed about things! I can totally relate. Keep up the positive vibe everyone! Inspiring!

I just picked up a new WLC-760 at the Weaver factory in OH : ) They are the only ones that had a saddle in stock. Because of COVID My old Buckingham is going to be Jelly of the Weaver.

Thanks Buckin. I have been wanting to learn how to climb for 2 years now. Finally got some pole climbing gear from a friend to start with. Gonna get a flipline soon. Mainly going to climb pine up here in Wisconsin. Just looking for a good clean hobby to help some neighbors out and have fun. Keep up the awesome work Buckin. Leaning with every video Thank you

Another great video Buckin'. This rocks. Nick Pixel - good on ya for starting to climb there mate. Good luck to you and get your wholeself home. Thanks for sharing the great information and experience. Excited to see Hogan up in another one soon! God bless you all out west.

"The Tree Climber's Companion" is a little manual that's worth its weight in gold for beginning climbers. It's available on Amazon as well as at many good saw/arborist supply shops.

Thank you for that good lessons I’m new for climbing trees god bless

Thank's for teaching me how i use the spurs,and the short steps needed ! Receive a hug from the brazilian civil defense firemens ! Your tecniches are so important to me,cause i use it for saving lifes,as people who climbing and after they can't get down. And this tecniches are so important too,for tree climbing and cuting down the trees are in risk situation,exposing the people in dangers ! Thank you very much ! Civil Defense motto is : " DON'T ASK ME,WE CAN DO... SEND US THE MISSION ! " I send you a hug from Brazil. Thank you.

That was a great lesson video! I'm interested in climbing I've watched several videos yours was the best answered all of my questions excited to try it😃👍

Wish this video would have been 2 weeks earlier, just climbed my first tree with spurs and I was so dang sore from my ankles to my nipples.

tree climbing is like life, trust your gear and take small steps ... hi buckin hope you have a good day, sir. how is landfill doing? i wish him all the best, lots of love to him! stay kind everyone and make this world awsome! love yo all!

Billy your like the Fred Bear of tree felling, you inspire so many and have such an ability to teach others the safe way!

Love you videos man, you break it down nice and simple. The positive vibes makes me always come back as well. Much props to you.

Love how much of a inspiration you are buck your the man would love to get on of them axes for sure keep spreading positive message and helping the young future arborists you have taught me alot over the year I have been climbing and hope to learn more thanks and start awsome buckin Billy ray

Thank you very much. I'm just learning spur climbing and I really appreciate your training here. I really learned a lot here especially about the placement of the feet. I have a question about one part of this training. As you first started, you had a 2n1 on but you didn't use the second end. Later you used a second lanyard attached to the center ring. Was that so you would be tighter to the tree as you trimmed. I know you are incredibally good (skilled) at this but it seemed that without the second lanyard your saw came really close to your One lanyard when you were cutting on the backside. Thank you! I've mainly climbed SRT before now.

Great video. Very informative . A great inspiration to novice and experienced climbers. Those im portamt points couldn't have been stressed better. I studied some arboriculture at horticultural college.A bit of a missed vocation with me But really enjoy a bit of a climb here and there. Thank you!

Thanks for the great tutorial BBR and Son.. You guys are so kind with the information, wish to get out your way to meet you someday.. Joe

That axe at the end is beautiful.

and you both have wives LOL

Absolutely love watching your climbs so simple, relaxing and patience with common sense. What a great guy thanks for sharing your videos 👍

I'm a late in life beginner and always find your videos informative and fun. This one was no exception.. thank you

You’re the best human on the planet swear to god.

great tutorial. Always have two tie in points when cutting! You cut through that flip line your dead! Its very possible then your just starting out.

Wish I had encouragement like that when I was learning to climb! The guys teaching me just through me into the deep end. Got so scared off the jump, dont think I ever had a chance lol. Hell my chest is tightening up just watching you climb right now!

I remember when I first started working for a power company I put my spurs on backwards. I had the spikes on the outside of my feet and I didn’t know. I went to climb a big tree. Everyone’s watching me and I’m wondering why they’re staring at me and I went to the tree. Of course I tried climbing and of course I just slipped on the tree because there was no spur there and I felt like a fool but that’s part of learning, so hang in there do your best. Be careful, God loves you.

We both have wives . Don’t get any other idea hahaha . You’re a good man . I like that expression.

I have to admit, I keep hearing "old school." What the heck is "old school?" When I disposed of my climbing gear, I had the belt I had made, the 50' of 1-1/4 climbing rope with a wire core and the ax and hand saw I used the first time. the first tree I climbed (with and experienced climber) se too the top out a t 36" because no tree was rigged without a 36" top. You could rig a tail tree with a 24" top, but not a head tree. Packing a 50 pound chainsaw up 200' of tree was unheard of. Give me 3 hours and we could be hanging guylines. The last tree I rigged was in 1978. I did a few tail trees, but even those were much smaller. Last time I climbed was in 2005 just to clean out a few trees. The knees were too creaky by then.

Buck and Billy Ray Smith I have been climbing mostly self-taught for over a year now the rest I have learned through literature and through other videos via KZfaq, yours is the first I've watched through and through I've seen your name on here for over a year and now I will be happy to enjoy your videos as often as they come thank you for the education. Stay safe and God bless you.

Great tutorial man !! I wish more old school climbers would do videos like this to teach the ones wanting to learn !! All this new rigging stuff they got out now takes so long to rig up that climbers like you will have the tree half way down by the time they get in the tree !!! The best way to learn is from a old school guy like you thanks for the video man and be safe !!!

❤️❤️ this is wild

Hey NICK... @7:01 Don’t touch your climbing Lanyard with your chainsaw it’s very important to know that GOT IT...!

Really fine video Buckin . Over the years Ganges has become an accomplished climber. I haven’t seen him robe walk but I’m betting he is a fast SAFE sport climber. Thanks to you “a wonderful Dad” he has progressed at a comfortable pace. Thank you 🙏 for sharing.

Great video! I love that axe, the finish and texture are perfect, the thing has life too it. Love to all of ya on the channel, hope everybody is doing well.👍🌲🪓

"we both have wives" 🤣🤣

Pennsylvania fellas represent!

Thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge, greatly appreciated! You give us wanna be's the knowledge and courage to give it a try!

Thank you! I’m new and this was so helpful. Love your content and the message. 👍🏻

Why does Nick need to feature in every single sentence? Has he the attention span of a goldfish?

Thanks for the videos as they all have great educational information.this tree climbing video really helped me out with the basics

I know for a fact that I don't know everything but you have trained me and I am always so appreciative to get the time to sit down with a cup of coffee and watch you teach 👊🙏👊 This was a vicious learning experience👊👊 🙏THANK YOU VERY MUCH 🙏

Wow great job Jonah thank you. Hi Wendy thank you for running the camera for Buckin in such an important time in your families life. Great climbing tutorial Buckin thank you so much. Love ya man. Keep sending light warmth and love to Landfill Rat and Becky Davis. Thank you.🌲❤🌲✊

I love the way how he explains different strategies to doing anything, world class mentor right there

The axe at the end is truly impressive. As a metal worker with 20 years in welding and nearly as many in finishing, I can tell you that some real time was put into that mirror finish. The way he made it go from raw forged steel to a mirror finish is straight up art. I'm sad it's not going directly onto your wall tbh.

Your joy is contagious. Thank you.

The community needs more of this! Thanks Buckin!