Intro to Climbing Competition Safety, Gear Inspection (2 CEUs)

9am – 11am

This class covers how to properly conduct a gear check for a Tree Climbing Competition. Discussing topics relating to proper equipment, maintenance and safety. Including some Tree Climbing Competition basics.

Presented by: Josh Hodson
ISA certified arborist
Tree care for 20 years
6 residential, 14 utility
Competing for 15 years

Lunch is included: 11am-12pm

Climbing Safety, Basic Rigging, Knots & Climbing (3 CEUs)

12pm – 3pm

This class will cover the following:

• The language of line (rope)
• Knot tying
• How we communicate
• Zeroing in on the learners needs
• Climbing systems. A brief history, lots about friction savers and up through SRS
• Rigging basics

If there’s a pile of line on the ground, where’s the front, back, top, bottom, left, right, inside, outside? Are any of these terms even helpful when guiding someone through learning new knots? What if we all used a standardized set of terms to do just that? Come with me on a brief voyage of our history of using tension fibers and its application to the art, science, study, and care of trees.

Presented by: Kristian Michael Schultz (The Frisbee Guy)
Certified Arborist
CTSP
Tree care safety & training for 37 years

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