Majestic Tree Care

2005 Minnesota Tree Climbing Championship

The Master's Challenge

This year three tree climbers that work with Majestic Tree Care competed in the state tree climbing championship: Tony Sackett, Turner Lee & Rebecca Seibel-Hunt (Co-owner of Majestic Tree Care). All three of these climbers also are part of Tree Climbing Team USA.

The Master‘s Challenge winner,

in the Men‘s TCC division,was

Pierce Wasmund (Northern Ar-

borists).

Women‘s Division

champion wasRebecca Richard-

son (Asplundh Tree Experts

Company). The otherMen‘s fi-

nalistsincluded:Rob Juetten (St.

CroixTree Service);Ben Cooper

(Rainbow Treecare);and Robert

Lee (Tree Climbing Team USA).

The women‘srunnerup wasRe-

beccaSeibel-Hunt(MajesticTree

Care,Inc.).

The individualcategory winners

forthe Men included the follow-

ing: Work Climb œ Rob Juetten

(St. Croix Tree Service); Arial

Rescue œ Pierce Wasmund

(Northern Arborists);Throwline œ

Rob Juetten (St.CroixTree Ser-

vice); Belayed Speed Climb -

David Kolstad (Rainbow Tree-

care); and Secured Footlock œ

Tony Sackett (Tree Climbing

Team USA). Since only two

women competed in the entire

competition, individual category

awardswerenotpresented.

RESULTS:

The Master‘s Challenge winner, in the Men‘s TCC division,was Pierce Wasmund ( Northern Arborists). The other men‘s finalists included: Rob Juetten (St. CroixTree Service); Ben Cooper (Rainbow Treecare); and Turner Lee (Tree Climbing Team USA).

The individualcategory winners for the men included the follow- ing:

Work Climb - Rob Juetten ( St. Croix Tree Service);

Arial Rescue - Pierce Wasmund (Northern Arborists);

Throwline - Rob Juetten (St.CroixTree Service);

Belayed Speed Climb - David Kolstad (Rainbow Tree- care); and

Secured Footlock - Tony Sackett (Tree Climbing Team USA).

Women‘s Division champion was Rebecca Richardson (Asplundh Tree Experts Company). The women‘s runner-up was Rebecca Seibel-Hunt (Majestic Tree Care/Tree Climbing Team USA.).

PHOTOS:

Rebecca during aerial rescue.

Turner during the work climb.

Turner throwing in for his work climb.

Chad & Tony hand out awards to the lead climbers