2011 Texas Tree Climbing Championship
Fort Worth’s Trinity Park to Host the 2011 Texas Tree Climbing Championship
Members of our production crews are honing their skills in preparation for the 2011 Texas Tree Climbing Championship to be held in Fort Worth’s Trinity Park on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21. The event is free and open to the public. The stakes are high. In July, the winner of this year’s competition will travel to Sydney, Australia to compete in the 2011 International Tree Climbing Championship.
Plano’s Bob Woodruff Park was the site of the 2010 Texas Tree Climbing Championship this past May. The park, known for its giant oaks and pecans, provided a worthy venue for the climbing competitors and ample viewing space for the hundreds of visitors who enjoyed both the competition and the great weather.
Climbers from around the state had the opportunity to show off their skills in the five events that qualified them for the Masters’ Challenge. Four-time winner and Arborilogical Services Production Crew Forman, Miguel Pastenes, was ready to defend his 2009 Championship title.
Pastenes placed first in both the Belayed Speed Climb and the Work Climb, qualifying him as one of four competitors for the Master’s Challenge and the state title. When the leaves settled and the times tallied, Abram Zies, of Weatherford was the winner. Zies was successful in breaking a ten-year string of Arborilogical Services Championship wins.
Following the Texas competition, Pastenes traveled to Lisle, Illinois to watch the International Tree Climbing Championship at the Morton Arboretum. Joining him were Arborilogical Services Certified Arborist, Kevin Bassett, who was asked to judge the event and Arborilogical Services Executive Vice President/General Manager, Steve Barrett.
