On Saturday, May 6th, the CT Tree Protective Association held its annual Connecticut Tree Climbing Competition at Fairfield Hills in Newtown. The weather the perfect weather for climbers, sunny and warm from start to finish.
CT TCC 2023 Pictures – CTPA (Connecticut Tree Protective Association)
For the event, there were 26 competitors this year. 24 males and 2 females. Fairfield Hills provided an excellent venue for the event and trees that were close together so there wasn’t a long walk between events. The volunteers who helped on Work Day did an incredible job making the trees safe and presentable.
This was the 17th time that the CTCC has been held, although CTPA is calling it the 19th Annual Competition, to include the 2 year pause for COVID. The enthusiasm among the climbers and volunteers was obvious. Of particular note were the many past climbers who returned this year as volunteers, helping to maintain the safety lines that are needed in several of the competitions, time events and serve as judges. The events all ran smoothly and there was plenty of spectators and friends and family to cheer everyone on.
The results of the competition are listed below, along with a partial list of the volunteers and of the Gold and Silver level Sponsors. The results of the Master’s Competition will be included in a separate post.
| NAME OF COMPETITION: | CT Climbing Competition 2023 | DATE: | 6-May-23 | |||||
| Men’s Preliminary Winners | ||||||||
| Aerial Rescue | Overall Preliminary Ranking | |||||||
| Name | Chapter | Score | Name | Chapter | Score | |||
| 1 | Ryan Torcicollo | 0 | 48.33 | 1 | Tim Reynolds | 0 | 156.09 | |
| 2 | Brandon Dobnick | 0 | 48.33 | 2 | Ryan Torcicollo | 0 | 150.82 | |
| 3 | Jake Slade | 0 | 44.67 | 3 | Kyle McCabe | 0 | 133.08 | |
| 4 | Brandon Dobnick | 0 | 127.95 | |||||
| Belayed Speed Climb | 5 | Jake Slade | 0 | 126.00 | ||||
| Name | Chapter | Time (secs) | 6 | Sebastian Slizowski | 0 | 119.06 | ||
| 1 | Ryan Torcicollo | 0 | 26.23 | |||||
| 2 | Kyle McCabe | 0 | 26.42 | Head-to-Head Ascent | ||||
| 3 | Tim Reynolds | 0 | 27.09 | Name | Chapter | Time | ||
| 1 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | |||||
| Ascent Event | 2 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||||
| Name | Chapter | Time (secs) | 3 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
| 1 | Ryan Torcicollo | 0 | 14.60 | |||||
| 2 | Tim Reynolds | 0 | 18.08 | Secured Footlock | ||||
| 3 | Andrew Avalone | 0 | 17.84 | Name | Chapter | Time | ||
| 1 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | |||||
| Throwline | 2 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||||
| Name | Chapter | Score | 3 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
| 1 | Tim Reynolds | 0 | 26 | |||||
| 2 | Brian Carpenter | 0 | 23 | Masters’ Winners | ||||
| 3 | Sebastian Slizowski | 0 | 23 | Name | Chapter | Score | ||
| 1 | Jake Slade | 0 | 242.33 | |||||
| Work Climb | 2 | Tim Reynolds | 0 | 238.00 | ||||
| Name | Chapter | Score | 3 | Ryan Torcicollo | 0 | 200.00 | ||
| 1 | Tim Reynolds | 0 | 63.67 | 4 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | |
| 2 | Ryan Torcicollo | 0 | 61.49 | 5 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | |
| 3 | Brandon Dobnick | 0 | 59.25 | |||||
Sponsors:
Gold Level Sponsors
Emmons Tree & Landscaping Service;
Almstead Tree & Shrub Care Co; Stamford, CT
Bartlett Tree Experts; Southampton, NY
Davey / The Care of Trees; Hamden, CT
Emerald Tree and Shrub Care; West Harrison, NY
ESSCO Distributors of CT; Milford, CT
Ferguson & McGuire; Wallingford, CT
RBI / Shelter Tree; North Attleboro, MA
STIHL; Shelton, CT
Bart’s Tree Service;
Acadia Insurance;
KraneWorks, Inc.;
The Tree Company;
All Access Equipment;
HUB Arbor Group;
Tooher-Ferraris Insurance Group;
Crane Solutions, LLC;
Newtown Power Equipment; Newtown, CT
Silver Level Sponsors
Muench Company; Stamford, CT
Rayzor’s Edge Tree Service; Stratford, CT
Marc Warren; Colchester, CT
Cambridge Landscape; Cambridge, MA
And a special thank you to all the volunteers that came for the day. Without the volunteers, this event could not have been possible. Thank you!
Thanks to Newtown Arbor Services, Emmons Tree and Landscape Services, Northeast Horticultural Services and Bartlett Tree Experts who generously donated the equipment needed to complete Work Day and Set Up Day as well as make Competition Day work as well as it did.
Special thanks goes to the Carl Samuelson and Lauren Ravo from the Town of Newtown, who were invaluable in helping to make the Park ready.
