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Contenders battle in tree-climbing contest
Twenty-five climbers traveled from four Western states to take part in the climbing contest in Elk Grove Regional Park, the Sacramento Bee reported Sunday.
"The competition is really about pushing your own envelope. You're climbing a living organism. It's something that lives and moves," said Chad Brey, 32, a two-time winner for the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.
Competitors train to master events with unusual names such as footlock, belayed speed climb, aerial rescue, throwline and work climb, the newspaper said.
The competition, which began in 1976, was scheduled to wrap up Sunday after the top five climbers were chosen. The final winner will get a chance to go to St. Louis to compete in the global tree-climbing contest in July, the Bee said.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 06/16/2008
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06-18-2008 06:44
Izzy in Minneapolis wrote:
Tree climbers...
I've seen some real talented people who actually have to climb poles for a living (like electricians)--anyone who does this for fun, well, you need to get out more...
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