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On the Job

On the Job: Climbing Arborist knows the ropes

Brian Gehan of Georgetown capitalizes on his background as a mountaineer.

Posted June 23, 2015

Updated June 30, 2015

Greg Rec

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Brian Gehan pulls up a rope while cutting a pine tree from the top down in a Kennebunk yard. Gehan's business is called Climbing Arborist and he specializes in cutting trees in areas where they can't be felled, hazardous limb removal and canopy pruning. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Brian Gehan’s business, Climbing Arborist, specializes in tree removal and pruning in areas that can’t be accessed by bucket trucks. Gehan, 40, of Georgetown, says his background as a mountaineer helps his current business. “I have the ability, because of my rope and climbing experience, to be really low impact to the tree and the property,” he said. “That fits well with many of the properties that I work on along the coast.” Using harnesses and ropes, Gehan climbs the tree he’s working on and cuts from the top down, lowering tree sections by rope in delicate areas. He started Climbing Arborist in 2009.

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