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The ARB Show Open
Climbing Competition 2024

17–18 May 2024

Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8QS

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The ARB Show Open Climbing Competition is run by a team of Arboricultural Association volunteers who want to try and help advance UK climbing practice and safety. With the help of lecturers, the team have been able to guide and educate hundreds of students, spreading best practice and raising industry standards at a grass roots level.

Open to all levels of climber

New Format for 2024

This year’s Open features a new format, giving all climbers the option to compete in the new ’10 Bell Tree Climbing challenge’, the Work Climb (ISA Rules) or both categories.

10 Bell Challenge

Ten Bell Challenge – Brief Overview

  1. The competition is a test of the climber’s ability to ascend, and move throughout the canopy of a tree.
  2. Ten workstations (bells) are set in the tree for the climber to visit and carry out a task mimicking a working arborist.
  3. Climbers are judged on safety, being secure at the workstation, management of slack in the climbing lines and correct route planning to and from the workstations.
  4. To score maximum points all ten bells must be rung; at each workstation the climber must be correctly lanyarded in, issue an audible warning (‘all clear’) and use two hands on a handsaw to ring the bell. Judges’ discretionary points may be awarded for good work positioning, maintaining a tight lanyard and good route planning.

Work Climb

Work Climb – Brief Overview

The Work Climb Event tests the competitor’s ability to move throughout the tree using approved tree climbing equipment, and is based on the ISA international tree climbing competition rules. The event setup is the same for all competitors. Each competitor starts from a staging area in the tree and is required to visit five workstations throughout the tree, performing a specified task at each station. Each station in the tree is equipped with a bell (or horn); the competitor shall ring the bell (or sound the horn) before continuing to the next station.

Points are scored by successfully completing the tasks described at each station and ringing the bell (or sounding the horn) with either a handsaw, pole pruner, or hand, as indicated. At certain stations, additional/bonus points can be earned. Competitors can also lose points for failing to properly complete certain other tasks.

Competitors earn subjective points based on safety, control, style, poise, and creativity at the discretion of the judges. A competitor can be penalized for unsafe or uncontrolled acts at the discretion of the Event Head Judge. The Event Head Judge shall issue an audible warning to the competitor should this occur. A second unsafe or uncontrolled act may result in disqualification. The time limit for this event will be determined during the set-up period.

Detailed rules for the 10 bell challenge and the work climb are available below.

We we’re pleased to invite climbers of all levels Novice, Expert or Premier to participate in the ARB Show Open 2024 part of the ARB Show. Climbers equipment met competition rules and current best practice and industry standards.

*The ARB Show Open was formerly known as the 3ATC Open

The ARB Show Open Results 2023

Novice Results

Held over Friday and Saturday

Women Time (secs)
Anna Bakewell 315
Nicole Lester 1269
Friday – Novice Time (secs)
1st Christopher Scrivens 430
2nd Nnadi Harriott 465
3rd Daniel Beaumont 386

Expert Results

Expert - Friday Time (secs)
1 Rob Tanulak 187
2 Andrew Brooks 248
3 Marcin Nowak 287
4 Daniel Dominguez 295
5 James Clifton 314
6 Nick Barnes 329
7 Ollie Wild 352
8 Roberto Rotela 363
9 Toby Cheung 376
10 Ryan Dymott 476
Expert - Saturday Time (secs)
1 Paul McBride 162
2 Daniel Mcloughlin 197
3 Joe Davis 225
4 Phill Godber 226
5 Josh Furness 271
6 Harri Hughes 281
7 Jake Fairweather 285
8 Dave Sivell 300
9 George Kneate 328
10 Leon Hottinger 397
11 Peter Goulding 421
12 Jonathan Galley 479
13 Bryn Wilde 495
14 Connor McCule 745
15 Peter Bulman 760

Premier Results

Held over Friday and Saturday

Premier Time (secs)
1 Jordan Dickson 1048
2 Joe Davis 1061
3 Andrew Brooks 2007
4 Paul McBride 2462
5 Josh Furness T/O

Please note:

  • All activities aloft including the Work Climb event must be carried out using a personal fall protection system, comprising SRT and/or MRT, including a backup system.
  • Ticket price includes entry for ARB Show on the day of your climb only.