Climbing Competitions

Our two annual CCC events (College Climbing Competitions) are run exclusively for College Students and held under 3ATC Rules. To be inclusive we run two categories at each CCC location. Group one is made of team’s (3 students) with less than one year’s practical climbing experience who will all have to climb with either Prusik or Blakes hitch systems and Group 2 team’s (3 students) must consist of students with less than two years practical climbing experience and may climb on any competition approved hitch system.

Each college is encouraged bring two teams however they can just enter one team in the relevant group. There are prizes for the winning teams as well as their representing college in each year one and two category.

For more information, rules, results and booking for the next CCC event click here.

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The Arboricultural Association Arborists’ Tree Challenge (3ATC) tests the mettle of climbers over 3 different skill categories. Novice, Expert and Premier climbers battle it out in one of the UK's most popular climbing championships.

For more information, rules, results and booking for the next 3ATC event visit the 3ATC website.

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This full weekend event comprising preliminary qualifying events and a final ‘Masters Challenge’ crowns the UK and Ireland Tree Climbing Competition champion (under ISA rules) for the year. Eligible winners and high placed competitors can go on to represent the UK and Ireland at the International Tree Climbing Championship (ITCC) and European Tree Climbing Championship (ETCC).

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For more information, rules, results and booking for the next TCC under ISA rules click here

The top placed eligible competitors from the UK & Ireland Open Tree Climbing Competition (under ISA Rules) can represent the UK and Ireland at:

International Tree Climbing Championship (ITCC)

As an associate organisation of the ISA for UK and Ireland the Arboricultural Association can send our top placed eligible male and female climbers to represent the U.K & Ireland on the world stage.

European Tree Climbing Championship (ETCC)

The Arboricultural Association can enter a team of competitors to represent the UK & Ireland at the ISA European Climbing Championship (ETCC). The winners of this event represent Europe at the annual International Tree Climbing Championship (ITCC).

Who’s eligible? The UK&I TCC is open to anyone wishing to compete. Competitors will only be eligible to enter the Masters Final if they hold either a current UK or Irish passport or have lived and worked in the UK or Ireland for at least 18 months immediately prior to a competition. Up to one guest competitor (possibly two dependant on numbers) who do not meet the qualifying criteria, may also enter the Masters Final, however regardless of their final position within the event, they would not be eligible to represent the UK&I at either ETCC or ITCC. An ineligible competitor could win the competition.

Click here for ISA Rules