
Come join us.
Annual NJ Tree Climbing Competition
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, June 13
1pm - 5pm
Release Waivers + Gear Check
Belayed Speed Climb
Ascent Event
Saturday, June 14
7am - 7pm
Breakfast for Competitors + Volunteers
Walk-through of events
Work Climb + Throwball + Aerial Rescue (in group rotation)
Announcement of preliminary winners & those advancing to M.C.
Master’s Challenge
Competition Champion announced
Information for participants
Click on the dropdown menu below for more information and relevant links.
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Please use this link to the pinned location for the competition within Cooper River Park.
Please bring a reusable water bottle, we will have water refilling stations available to you.
The 2024-2025 Rule Book can be found on the ITCC webpage with clarification on the ascent event. Here is a memo explaining the clarification.
It may be beneficial to you to review the official scoresheets prior to the competition to understand how each event is scored.
Please print and fill out this gear inspection form prior to arrival on Friday, June 13. You should list every piece of equipment you intend to use or have available during the competition. Your gear will be inspected by a member of the committee or a volunteer upon arrival, and the prior completion of this form expedites the check-in process.
Please review the mechanical device list from the ITCC Committee.
If you use instagram, feel free to tag us @njarborists and utilize the event hashtag #njtcc2025 - we appreciate getting to see each of your unique perspectives of this special event.
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If you have not already, please complete this volunteer form.
When you navigate to Cooper River Park, please use this link to the exact location of the competition within the park.
Please bring a reusable water bottle, we will have water refilling stations available to you.
If you become unable to volunteer after registering, please email njarboristsisa@gmail.com to let us know as soon as you are able.
Check your email as we get closer to the event for updates from our climbing committee.
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Interested in sponsorship? Review our sponsorship guide to get an idea of what opportunities are available.
Past the deadline? Feel free to reach out to us at njarboristsisa@gmail.com to see if there are any opportunities for support, or sign up at the form above as a volunteer to familiarize yourself with this annual event.
We appreciate your support! Your presence at the competition is also welcome and encouraged. This is a spectator-friendly event, and it is meaningful to competitors and volunteers to interact with our sponsors. Please let us know if you plan to attend by emailing njarboristsisa@gmail.com
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This is a family-friendly, competition event with most families attending on Saturday, June 14.
We recommend that families bring lawn chairs, blankets, and packed lunch or plenty of snacks. Lunch will be provided for volunteers and competitors.
We recommend that families pack sunscreen, reusable water bottles, sunglasses, and hats to more comfortably view the competition events.
Please be advised that a “drop-zone” will be set-up around each competition event, marked off by danger or caution tape. For your safety and for the success of this competition, at no time are spectators able to enter this taped-off zone.
If you use instagram, feel free to tag us @njarborists and utilize the event hashtag #njtcc2025
This award-winning short-length documentary was filmed at the 2022 International Tree Climbing Championship held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Professional tree climbers from all over the world share their inspirational, sometimes mystical, connection with trees. Whether you are an arborist or not, we hope you will enjoy learning about arboriculture as an important career path in caring for this crucial asset in urban spaces—trees.