Good luck to all the climbers in the National Tree Climbing champs to be held this coming weekend at Pollard Park in Blenheim.
The overall winner of the Nationals will represent New Zealand at the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) International Tree Climbing Championships (ITCC) held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 2010 so there is a big incentive to perform.
The list of qualifiers can be found here. If you need to bone up on the ITCC rules you can download a copy here.