The 2011 WA Tree Climbing Championship was held on the weekend of 30 April / 1 May.  The competition was a fantastic success, with climbers enjoying beautiful weather for two warm, sunny days in King’s Park, Perth.  The preliminary events were run on the Saturday, leaving the Sunday free for the Masters competition… and some more lighthearted events.  

More details, including masters scores and videos, will be posted soon at tcwa.org.au.  For now, congratulations to Jordan Glossop and Emma Thompson for winning the 2011 WA TCC – we look forward to seeing them in Darwin.

Please click on the image above to download a PDF giving the full preliminary results for both male and female competitors

Congratulations to Nathanial Smith for winning the 2011 Tasmanian TCC Master’s Challenge, and becoming the 2011 Tasmanian tree climbing champion.  He narrowly beat last year’s champion Juri Megaritty in a tightly fought challenge which also featured great climbs from Warrick McConnell (3rd) and upcoming climber James Armstrong (4th). 

The full prelim results can be downloaded by clicking on the image below.  Tasmanian climbers are distinguished from the extremely strong international and interstate contingent by being highlighted in green.

Registration is now open for the 2011 Tasmanian Tree Climbing championship and workshop.  The workshop is being held in City Park in Launceston on Friday 25 March, starting at 10:00, with the climbing competition on the following day.  Entry to both is an incredibly cheap $80, so it is well worth turning up for – and if it is anything like last year’s competition it will be a couple of really enjoyable days with a great atmosphere.

To register for the workshop and competition, please fill out the form below and email or post it to Joe Harris (contact details given below).  Please note that all climbers must complete the form prior to gear check.  Any questions please call Joe on the number below.

Joe Harris – 0400420079 – joe@intotrees.com – PO Box 112, Burwood 3125

 It’s on!  The New South Wales TCC is being run on the weekend of Saturday 12 March, and Victorian climbers are very welcome to attend.

There will be a workshop on the Friday, organised and run by four-times Australian tree climbing champion Brett Hamlin, so it will be well worth attending.

Entry is $150 for Arboriculture Australia members, and entry details will be posted on the Arb Aus website soon.  We hope it will be very soon in fact, as entries close on Fe5 25.

For now, you can download an entry form here.