Krzysztof Zarzycki

 

Full Name: Krzysztof Zarzycki

 

 

Where do you currently live? Stockholm, Sweden

 

Company Name: I'm a employee in Trädmästarna.

 

Field of expertise (arboriculture, forestry, carver etc):

Arboriculture - Arborist - Tree climber - European Tree Work. 

 

How Long have you worked in this industry?

I started to work as a climber arborist in 2007. 

 

Favourite climbing system?

SRT: Teufelberger Xstatic rope - Rope Wrench with DMM Hitch Climber - 10mm Volcano prusik with knut. 

DRT: Yale Poison Ivy rope - 10mm Bee Line Yale with knut - DMM Hitch Climber

 

What is your favourite tree?

I like the old trees nature monument - mostly oaks. I have worked with many trees of this type. My favourite is the largest oak in Stockholm, you can see this tree on Trädmästarna web site. 

 

Highest tree you have climbed? 

It was a spruce over 50m tall. This tree grows in a Nature Reserve in Poland. But i really want to climb on Giant Sequoia. 

 

Have you had any close calls? If yes, what happened?

I always wear glasses and visor at work but even so, one-time I had a nasty chip in my eye. I had to go to hospital to get it out. 

 

What is your hidden talent?

Wood carving and i like cooking......may that's it!

 

When you’re not climbing trees what are your other interest/hobbies.?

I like to be close to nature, walking in the woods, discovering new places and old trees. I like swimming a lot in lakes. In summer I do stand-up paddle boarding and in the winter i go snowboarding. I love mountains and hiking a lot.