Tree Climbing Field Day
Put Your Climbing Skills to the Test!
Professional tree climbers climb for a number of reasons: arborists prune and care for trees, researchers collect samples to study, and rec climbers look for new challenges.
Sometimes we want to get to the top quickly. Other times we need to walk out on limbs and perform tasks. Some of the time we just want to have fun.
This September you can try your hand at 2 popular climbing events:
1) The Speed Climb - How fast can you get to the top?
2) The Work Climb - How well can you move about the branches?
Sometimes we want to get to the top quickly. Other times we need to walk out on limbs and perform tasks. Some of the time we just want to have fun.
This September you can try your hand at 2 popular climbing events:
1) The Speed Climb - How fast can you get to the top?
2) The Work Climb - How well can you move about the branches?
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Tree Climbing Field Day
Event will be rescheduled in 2023 Date: tba Location: tba ( Waukesha County) |
Interested in expanding your skillset and improving your technique before the Field Day? Check out our Open-Advanced Climbs!
PLEASE NOTE:
These events are for personal enjoyment and not intended as a head-to-head competition. The events are open to climbers of varying ages and experience levels; therefore times and points are provided as a gauge of your personal performance, to be used as a reference to your past and future performance levels. |
EVENT DETAILS:
All events and climbing activities take place under facilitation and our safety procedures must be followed by all participants.
- Speed Climb -
Ascend to the top of your rope as quickly as you can & ring the bell to stop the clock. Each climber gets 2 climb ascents.
- Skills Climb -
For this event, your climb begins at the top of the tree. The climber rings the bell to start, then performs 3 tasks during their descent to the ground. Each of these tasks simulate a few of the skills utilized by professional climbers.
All events and climbing activities take place under facilitation and our safety procedures must be followed by all participants.
- Speed Climb -
Ascend to the top of your rope as quickly as you can & ring the bell to stop the clock. Each climber gets 2 climb ascents.
- Skills Climb -
For this event, your climb begins at the top of the tree. The climber rings the bell to start, then performs 3 tasks during their descent to the ground. Each of these tasks simulate a few of the skills utilized by professional climbers.
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Task 1: Limbwalk
- Walk out on a branch, collect 2 seeds & secure them in your saddle bag. - Researchers collect various samples from the branches to study trees, gather seed for reproduction, monitor animal and other plant life that live in the tree canopy. To do so they may need to get out to the ends of the branch. Arborists also need to limbwalk to prune near the end of a branch. - Our simulation involves walking out on a branch & removing 2 beanbags from a bucket. Task 2: Branch toss - Remove 2 branches and toss them to the ground, aiming for the designated drop zone. - Arborists prune for a variety of health-related reasons and to remove dead limbs. Once cut, branches need to be sent to the ground taking care to avoid damage or injury to items on the ground. To do this, they typically designate a specific area on the ground as the drop zone. - Our simulation involves tossing 2 beanbags at the target on the ground. Task 3: Swing time! - Swing out as far as you can & try to ring the bell! - Swinging from a branch high in the canopy is a thrill enjoyed by rec climbers. Swinging can also come into play for professional climbers under any discipline. For instance, when needing to move to the other side of the tree, the quickest way to get there just may involve a swing! - Our simulation involves swinging out to ring a bell hanging out of reach from the branch. |
- The "Competition" -
Everyday tree climbing does not involve head-to-head competition. The real competition is within yourself. What skills do you have today and what can you do to improve and expand your skillset.
"The goal is not to be better than the other person, but rather to be better than your previous self."
Moving faster does not necessarily result in a better time. To get "better", your focus should be on your technique rather than rushing through the motions. Since safety is paramount with tree climbing, improving your technique is the key to improving your ability and minimizing risk for injury.
The Field Day events are open to climbers of all abilities, heights, ages (9+), and experience levels. Every one of these factors play a role with individual performance. We will record your time and points as a way to help you document your performance on the day and rate your current abilities. Through the day you will be able to learn by watching other people and ask for tips from our climbing guides.
Enjoy our Open-Advanced Climbs and your Field Day experience! Have fun and develop your tree climbing abilities.
"The goal is not to be better than the other person, but rather to be better than your previous self."
Moving faster does not necessarily result in a better time. To get "better", your focus should be on your technique rather than rushing through the motions. Since safety is paramount with tree climbing, improving your technique is the key to improving your ability and minimizing risk for injury.
The Field Day events are open to climbers of all abilities, heights, ages (9+), and experience levels. Every one of these factors play a role with individual performance. We will record your time and points as a way to help you document your performance on the day and rate your current abilities. Through the day you will be able to learn by watching other people and ask for tips from our climbing guides.
Enjoy our Open-Advanced Climbs and your Field Day experience! Have fun and develop your tree climbing abilities.
Treetop Explorer, LLC. - 620 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186 - (262) 894-4949. - TreetopExplorerLLC@gmail.com
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