Trees Florida Tree Climbing Competition

I would like to take this time to invite the Florida Chapter’s professional climbers to compete in the Florida Chapter ISA’s 2009 Tree Climbing Championships. This year’s event will be held on Friday, June 12th & Saturday, June13th in Sarasota, Florida. The winner of this year’s competition will be representing the Florida Chapter at the International Tree Climbing Championships, July 26 & 27 in Providence, Rhode Island.

We will be holding a 2 day event with the 5 preliminary being held Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The Masters Challenge will be held on Saturday afternoon.

Due to a large interest in this year’s competition, thanks in many ways to the outstanding work performed by the Official Unofficial Tree Climbing Team, I am requesting that anyone who will be competing should send their sign up forms early, to the chapter or myself to ensure their spot on this year’s roster. This is an open invitation to all climbers working in the Florida Chapter, both men and women who are members in good standing on or before this event. We would like to name and send a men’s and women’s champion on to the International TCC this year. In the past our chapter has allowed many participants to sign up and compete up to the start of the event, this year we can only allow 25 competitors and space may be limited. Spots will be given on a first come first serve basis.

The tentative agenda will be as follows:

Friday PM	8:30 AM Competitor Gear Inspection Judges’ introduction and event review Assignment of Climbing Group & Starting Events 12 noon Competition begins
Saturday AM	6:00 AM Light breakfast at 7:00 AM Competition begins at
Saturday PM	Masters Challenge & Awards

The winner of each of these events will be awarded during the afternoon break and the Master Challenge competitors named. The climbers moving forward into the Masters Challenge will then be given the time to review the event along with the judging team and then prepare to compete.

There are scheduled family events for conference attendees and FCTCC participants during the day Saturday, along with live demonstrations from selected equipment venders.

This year’s Master Challenge champion will be announced on site Saturday afternoon following the Master Challenge. There will be a TCC cookout onsite directly after.

If there are any questions about this year’s championships, or if you would like to help in anyway with site set-up or sponsorship, along with making this event an outstanding time for all, please contact me.

Kris Stultz, 2009 FCTCC Chairman
Cell # 954-309-6371
Office # 954-472-4084
Fax # 954-472-4098
E-mail: (posted on form link below)

Mail entry form to:
Kris Stultz/FCTCC Chairman-2009
5113 NW 65th Ave.

Lauderhill, FL 33319

TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY FORM