The Master's Challenge
This year Chad Brey, who climbs periodically with Majestic Tree Care, represented Minnesota in the international Tree Climbing Championship and came in second in the Secured footlock event. Co-owners Beth & Rebecca Seibel-Hunt attended the conference and climbing championship.
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:
| Aerial Rescue |
1st Mark Bridge, Switzerland |
1st Kathy Holzer, Pacific Northwest |
Belayed Speed Climb |
1st Mark Chisholm, New Jersey |
1st Christina Spence, New Zealand |
| Secured Footlock |
1st Mark Chisholm, New Jersey
2nd Chad Brey, Minnesota |
1st Kathy Meyer, Prairie - World Record Time: 22.86 |
| Throw Line |
1st Bernd Strasser, Germany |
1st Christina Spence, New Zealand |
Work Climb |
1st Bernd Strasser, Germany |
1st Kathy Holzer, Pacific Northwest |
Masters’ Challenge |
1st Bernd Strasser, Germany |
1st Kathy Holzer, Pacific Northwest |
PHOTOS:
Rebecca with current and former international competitors Berndt Strasser, Mark Chisholm & Tony Sackett. |
Berndt Strasser during the work climb event.
|
Mark Chisholm during the work climb event. |
Majestic owners Beth & Rebecca at the events. |
