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.

Past year photos: 2004 ISA TCCC Photos, 2003 MSA TCCC Photos

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