Tree Climbing Competition

 We headed up to Pioneer Park to watch Arborists climb trees,  It was a lot more interesting than I thought it would be.  We made it to the last competition of the day. They have 30 minutes from start to finish.  First they need to sling a rope over a branch (using a huge sling shot)  and secure it before they climb,  they also placed a rope around the bottom of the tree for more stability.   It was fun to see how quickly they could climb the rope using mostly their legs.

 Once they got in the tree they needed to ring 4 bells that were  placed on branches through out the tree. (In the picture above you can see the Arborist reaching out to ring the Orange Bell)  All they had were ropes and carabineers,  to secure themselves in the tree. 

 There were also 3 judges on the ground looking for any errors, and to make sure that the bell was rung.  There were 4 guys who made it to this final round to compete.  When they were finished they also had to make sure all of their  rope was out of the tree.

Bruce had a bunch of his guys he works with up there,  only one competed,  the rest were judges.  They had other contests that took place Friday& and and Saturday this was the finals on Saturday that we made it to.   It was Fun,  I never knew that you could win money in a contest for Climbing a Tree.