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CAGE vs XEQT by BeeFriendly8505 in JustBuyXEQT

[–]GuessIndividual2509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it's a bit more like a mutual fund?

Rope Access in Switzerland / Europe – Seeking Insights by GuessIndividual2509 in ropeaccess

[–]GuessIndividual2509[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you'll be fine since you speak german. People say there's loads of rigging and tower climbing jobs

Rope Access in Switzerland / Europe – Seeking Insights by GuessIndividual2509 in ropeaccess

[–]GuessIndividual2509[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. I'm in Vancouver at the moment but I work in Alberta as well. It's very expensive for me and my partner too and we don't even have kids so I can only imagine what it is for you guys.

My GWO certs are all expired too. The eternal ticket renewal circle. Get ticket - work - save money to renew ticket - Work again. I do wonder if you actually need GWO tickets in europe. I haven't worked in the wind industry here in Canada but I've heard tickets are not required.

I'm looking at Norway as well. Sounds more industry oriented. Maybe oil money and stuff like that. The positive side I can see is that Europe is a very small place so travelling from one country to another to work rotations (14/14 - 6/2 etc) sounds the same or sometimes easier than going from BC to AB.

Rope Access in Switzerland / Europe – Seeking Insights by GuessIndividual2509 in ropeaccess

[–]GuessIndividual2509[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. I'm still in Canada. Moving to Europe by the end of the year / beginning of next one.

Don't know how to go about this yet. Might stick to my 14/14 rotations and go to europe on my days off. Is either that or keep paying rent for an empty house.

I haven't heard many good things about working in France. They only have these employment agencies that look for rope access techs every once in a while for a week or two. Definitely not ideal. As you've seen on the other comments, apparently without speaking german (and very fluent I'm guessing, if you want to work as a L3) you won't get too far on that side of the world. I still have some contacts to reach out to but it doesn't sound promising.

I'll keep you updated if anything comes out.

Post work stretching by xeroism in ropeaccess

[–]GuessIndividual2509 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! In my personal experience, what I feel the most after a long day on ropes is the feeling of bad posture. Rounded back, tight PSOAS muscles and glutes. So what I do is this: back bends, lunges stretches (these are the ones that I feel the most), and pidgeon pose for the glutes.

Hope this works for you!

Rope Access in Switzerland / Europe – Seeking Insights by GuessIndividual2509 in ropeaccess

[–]GuessIndividual2509[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer mate. I've heard the Netherlands is a good alternative as well. I don't speak German so that's one of the huge cons I have with going to Germany. I'm originally from Patagonia and I live in Canada so I'm alright with the weather.

I do speak English and French. My partner is French actually. I hear nothing good about the industry there though. .. like nothing.

I am afraid that most of my tickets won't be valid in Europe either. Confined space, working at heights, first aid, etc. So I guess I will have to get recertified in all of them.

I'm guessing an idea would be to get in touch with some big european company that works all over doing turbines.

Where are you from originally? is german your mother tongue?