In shape.. haha I like a few beers but Im not over weight and pretty active, but scaling a tree for anyone is not easy. I wont lie.. toteing a 28# stand, bow, water, calls, rope, and about 4# of corn into the woods is a pain... And by the time I climb up Im typically sweating in the open of the season, not so much in the winter. I do like the sit in climb style gorilla stand I have now.. but again, its cumbersome and heavy. Ide like to try a open shot climbing stand, the open shot weighs in at 15 or so # and the team realtree bushmaster on cabelas (same stand only 4" longer plat form) is right at 18#. They seem easier to set up and get going with. Messing with the lock pins and cables on my gorilla can be hard in the dark and is far from quiet...