CypressFest Tree Climbing Competition
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Day 1: Thursday Non Member
$175.00
September 12: All About Safety
Registration ends ends Sep 08
Day 2: Friday Non Member
$150.00
September 13: Clinic - How to Compete
Registration ends ends Sep 08
Day 3: Saturday Non Member
$150.00
September 14: CypressFest Tree Climbing Championship
Registration ends ends Sep 08
Program agenda:
Day 1: Thursday September 12: “Safety and Skills” – 100 attendees max /6.0 CEUS
- 7:30 am: Registration and sign-in
- 8:00 am: Welcome and Introductions – Josh Gevertz, Arboretum Director,
Indoor Sessions:
- 8:30 am – 9:20 am: “Gear Talk: PPE and Equipment Inspection” - David Vega and Chris Bruner, Jr.
- 9:30 am – 10:20 am: “Process and Keys of a Pre-Climb Inspection” – [English AND Spanish] - Fred Frey
- 10:30 am – 11:20 am: “Caring for Heritage, Part 1: Managing a Veteran Collection of Cemetery Trees” – Josh Gevertz, Arboretum Director
- 11:30 am -12:30 pm: LUNCH (PROVIDED)
- 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm: “Forces and Trees” - David Vega and Ben Clemens
- 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm: “Plant Health Care – Methods of Proactive Stewardship” - Wister Dorta
- 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm: “A Natural Systems Approach to Pruning”- Christopher Campbell
- 3:30pm: CEU sign-out for all attendees, indoor + outdoor session
Outdoor Sessions:
- 8:30 am – 9:20 am: “Your Tree Environment: From Client to Colleagues to Care” - Byron Yeager
- 9:30 am – 10:20 am: “Safe Job Site Set-Up and Management” - Christopher Campbell
- 10:30 am – 11:20 am: “General Rigging & Rigging In Tight Quarters” - Lawrence Schultz / Byron Yeager
- 11:30 am -12:30 pm: LUNCH (PROVIDED)
- 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm: “In Practice: Knuckle Boom Crane Operations” - Jared Abrojena
- 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm: “Caring for Heritage, Part 2: Lessons from the Field” – Josh Gevertz, Arboretum Director
- 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm: “Climbing Strategies & Maintenance for the Climber’s Body” - Lawrence Schultz / Byron Yeager
- 3:30pm: CEU sign-out for all attendees, indoor + outdoor session
Day 2: Friday September 13: Clinic - “How to Compete” – 45 attendees max / 6.5 CEUS
- 7:00 am: JSA ERP – Introductions
- 7:30 am: Gear inspection
- 8:30 am: Rules and Scoring Overview
- Rules handout
- Event handout
- Scoring handout
- 10:00am – 10:15am: Break
- 10:15am - 12:00pm: Rules and scoring continued + event introductions
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm: LUNCH (PROVIDED)
- 1:00pm: Events Walk-Through:
- 1:00pm: Work climb
- 1:30pm: Aerial Rescue
- 2:00pm: Throwline
- 2:30pm: Speed belay
- 3:00pm: Ascent
- 3:30pm: CEU sign-out
Day 3: Saturday September 14: CypressFest Tree Climbing Competition – 30 attendees max / 3.0 CEUS (climbers and judges only)
- 7:30 am: Registration and sign-in
- 8:00 am: Welcome and Introductions – Josh Gevertz, Arboretum Director, Cypress Lawn Arboretum and Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- 8:30 am – 11:30 am: CypressFest Tree Climbing Competition (30 competitors, in standard rotation through 5 TCC events)
- 11:30 am - 12:30 pm: LUNCH (PROVIDED)
- 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm: CypressFest Tree Climbing Competition (continued)
- 3:00 pm: CEU sign-out for climbers and judges only
- 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: optional Arboretum tour w/ Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz (1.5 optional CEUS)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SATURDAY'S EVENT
- Download the Volunteer form - CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP ONLINE
ALL PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS NEED TO COMPLETE THE WAIVER
- Download the Participant Waiver form
SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS WELCOMED - Contact Josh Gevertz
- Download the Sponsor form
Location
Cypress Lawn Arboretum & Memorial Park
1601 Hillside Blvd.
Colma, CA 94014