Come join New Jersey’s skilled, professional arborists at this year’s state Tree Climbing Championship.
2026 NJ Climbing Competition
UNTIL MAY 15, REGISTRATION IS OPEN ONLY TO NJ CLIMBERS
You must be a NJAISA Member to compete. If you are not a member, click here to join today!
The NJ Chapter of the ISA is preparing to host our annual Tree Climbing Competition, which will be held in Central Park of Morris County, NJ.
Friday, June 12 competitors will begin with waivers, a gear inspection, and 1 or 2 preliminary events. We will begin no earlier than 10:00am and will end by 5:00pm on Friday. Updates will be communicated via email from the committee as we get closer to the event.
Saturday, June 13 will begin with a walk-through promptly at 7:30am. Please plan to arrive by 7:00am on Saturday. The competition events will begin no later than 8:30am, with competitors split into groups that rotate through each preliminary event together.
On Saturday afternoon, June 13 preliminary scores from the judges will be tallied and competitors will be ranked by the scoring team. Preliminary medalists will be recognized and awarded. The top three New Jersey competitors will advance to the final, master’s challenge.
By late Saturday afternoon, June 13 the master’s challenge will be set up and begin. Each finalist will complete the master’s challenge before scores are tallied and the NJ State Tree Champion is announced.
The top men’s and women’s finishers from NJ on June 13 will qualify for and represent the NJ Chapter in the International Tree Climbing Competition (held October 9-11 in St. Louis, MO).
A few guidelines for your review:
This event is for New Jersey arborists looking to qualify and represent our chapter at the ITCC.
We define “New Jersey arborists” as chapter members who live or work full-time in NJ as long as they attest they will not represent another chapter at the ITCC.
Registration will be limited to 25 competitors.
June 19 + 20 is the pre-determined rain date for this event (the following Friday & Saturday)
Our loyal sponsors will again be supporting our breakfast, lunch, t-shirts, events, and prizes and we ask you to support them whenever possible. Please review our sponsorship guide and email njarboristsisa@gmail.com if you are interested in sponsoring this annual event.
Click here for the official ISA Tree Climbing Competition rules.
Click here to review the official ISA Gear Checklist form.
REGISTER NOW USING THE LINK BELOW
Though mid-May, climber registration is open ONLY to NJ competitors and climbers who predominantly work in NJ. If you live and work in another one of the surrounding states, please do not register until our registration is opened to the greater East Coast. Thank you for your understanding!