Tree Competition In Ogden

 We went to the tree Competition in Lester Park up in Ogden,  one of the events was to save this guy (dummy hanging from a rope) in a tree.

 The Judges judged you on how you did it and how fast you did it.  Each event got you closer to the championship round.

 I loved how they hung the American Flag in between the trees, they do that every year.

 This is the Tree that will be used for the final competition.

 It takes awhile to get it set up.  You have to place flags and bells (that the Competitor has to ring) through out the tree.

 One part of the championship Competition,  was to take a piece of wood out of this bucket and throw it down and try and hit a target.

 The target was this tire,  you had three tries,  if the wood bounced out of the tire it didn't count.

 Only 4 Competitors make it to the Championship round,  they get 10 minutes to come and look at the challenge and decide how they will do it.

 First you have to get your rope in the tree,  by throwing it or launching it.

 Then you can start climbing,  using your feet and hands.  (I noticed that you had to have a lot of upper body strength.  These guys would do great on American Ninja!

 It was sometimes difficult to position your self in the tree to ring the bells.

 Finally the Scores are added and the winner announced with an opportunity to go to National  in I think Florida.

I also loved that the Paramedics are on hand,  just in case.