Spend the morning outside with tree care pros Matt Meckley and Jared Abrojena. Safety is always a top priority in tree care. This year’s Day of Safety will focus on systems, loads and responses. Come on out and join us for the day.

Agenda:

Speaker Bios:

Matt Meckley

Matt is a hazard tree feller and climber working out of Oregon.  He has traveled working up and down the west coast working on fire prevention. Additionally, he works as a trainer for The Academy and runs his own crews.

Jared Abrojena

Jared is a 9-time WCTCC climbing champ, co-owner of Evergreen Tree Care, and a founder of Academy-Trained with 23 years of experience. His passion for the arboricultural industry, as well as expertise, has preceded him. In 2019, Jared was able to watch one of his dreams come true when he, along with business partners, founded training company, Academy-Trained. Jared’s goal has always been to provide professional hands-on training in controlled environments.  While teaming up with other professionals with the same vision and values, Jared and the Academy’s continuous mission is to Elevate the Standard through safety, training, and innovation.

REGISTER NOW https://www.wcisa.net/meeting/7000

It’s going to be a good one.

Competitor and Volunteer registration is now open
Due to high demand for the 30 contestant slots available, the selection of participants for this year’s tree climbing competition will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis. – Note: 5 may be reserved for Women’s Heat.  An additional 5 stand by contestant names will be taken in the order received.

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CLIMBERS REGISTRATION – IS FULL / CLOSED!

VOLUNTEERS REGISTRATION

More details found on the Climber/Volunteer Info page

We have lots of space for exhibits and sponsors. Get the details on the Sponsor/Exhibit Page

We are excited to be back for 2022 – join us in Balboa Park on Father’s Day weekend as we rekindle our friendships and cheer for our favorite climbers – – – better yet, jump in and compete along side 2019 Champions Chad Brey and Kate Miller.

We will be revisiting the site of the 2019 NATCC – the trees and setting were so amazing. We are excited for our local climbers to have the chance to compete in them.

Historic Balboa Park – 6th & Laurel, San Diego, California

June 18-19, 2022

Registration will open 5/15/2022 – check back soon!

A message from Philip Ruiz, WCTCC Chair regarding the Cancellation of the 2021 Western Chapter Tree Climbing Championship

We regret to inform our WCTCC climbing family and community we have made the tough decision to cancel the 2021 Western Chapter TCC.

We have been monitoring the situation with COVID 19, State and County regulations, vaccines, etc. And although we cannot wait to gather again, the physical nature of the WCTCC event leads to the decision to hold off another year. ISA just announced they have also canceled the ITCC and regional competitions for 2021. The next ITCC will be held in September 2022 in Copenhagen Denmark.

A huge thanks to all the climbers, sponsors, volunteers, WCTCC committee and spectators that support the WCTCC. We truly look forward to seeing everyone compete, volunteer and the opportunity to catch up with our “tree family” in 2022.

In the meantime, work and stay safe.

Phillip.

The WCTCC was scheduled to take place at UC Davis in Nor Cal this year June 5th through the 7th, Friday the 5th being the day of safety, followed by two amazing days of competition. UC Davis contacted us and wanted to push the event back to the end of June since the university and area could not allow gatherings of more than 50 people. Since then rules of social distancing have gotten stricter because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Society of Arboriculture has canceled the International Tree Climbing Competition (ITCC) in Albuquerque New Mexico along with many other chapter TCCs, and the North American Tree Climbing Competition (NATCC) has been moved to February 2021.

The decision is to cancel the 2020 WCTCC for the safety of everyone. This decision did not come easy, just as all other ISA and WCISA events were not easy decisions to cancel.

The safety of the climbers, climber’s families, judges, volunteers and all the spectator comes first, if it is in the trees, the setup, the equipment or the trees themselves. This pandemic has affected us all but we will be back in 2021 with another amazing WCTCC.

Sincerely

Philip Ruiz,  WCTCC Chair

We are excited to announce our 2020 competition will be held on the UC Davis Campus at the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve!  The dates are set for June 5-7, 2020.   Forms will he updated and posted this week.  Check back soon

The dates are set for our 2019 Western Chapter Tree Climb Championship.   Join us in Rocklin California on June 8 and 9, 2019 for two full days of Arb fun!   Come in early and participate in our Annual Day of Safety featuring Jared Abrojena on Friday.

Congratulations to our champions!!

Men’s Division – Scott Lorentzen, Evergreen Tree Care, Antioch, CA

Women’s Division – Kate Miller, APlus Tree Care, Concord, CA

Thank you to our generous sponsors

Overall Standings:

Men’s Event Results:

Women’s Event Results: