As of 31st October, no further applications to compete in the 2009 Victorian Tree Climbing Championships will be accepted.
Climbers who have succesfully entered prior to this date will be receiving emails within the next few days confirming entry status and giving further details about what will be happening at the competition.
Gear Inspection for the 2009 VTIO Tree Climbing Championship will be held at Cannings Outdoor Power Equipment, 259 Ferntree Gully Rd., Mt Waverley, from 3 – 6 PM.
Attendance at this inspection is compulsory for all climbers except C-Grade climbers whose equipment will be provided and checked by their college.
Gear will be inspected in order of arrival; once your gear has been approved you will be free to go, so please arrive early.
Due to unprecedented numbers of climbers at last year’s competition, and the likelihood of an even higher turnout this year, the number of climbers in each grade, and the total number of climbers overall, will be limited in order to ensure that the preliminaries are finished early enough for the Masters’ Challenge to take place in daylight.
1) The Men’s A Grade will be capped at twenty climbers. Entry to the A Grade will be based primarily on ranking in last year’s competition, then on ranking in other ISA-format competitions, and finally (if places remain) in order of application on a first-come-first-served basis.
2) The total number of competitors will be capped at 60.
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Details are still to be confirmed but the Championships will be taking place on Saturday Nov.7th 2009
In addition to the traditional A; B; and Womens’ Grades, the 2009 Championship will feature a C Grade Competition open only to student climbers with no competition experience, consisting of just the Work Climb and Footlock events.
Check the Tree Climbing page for more details nearer the time, or download the following flyer:
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