Midwest ISA Tree Climbing Competition
July 2005
At least one RYAN tree climber placed in each of the five events at the climbing competition. Two RYAN climbers from Springfield participated in the Master's Challenge, a difficult climb involving the top three overall scorers from the competition.
Below are the results from the competition:
AERIAL RESCUE
Shane Thomas, Springfield, 3rd
THROWLINE
Tom DePaepe, Overland Park, 1st
Joe Johnson, Springfield, 3rd
SPEED CLIMB Jeff Evans, Springfield, 3rd
FOOT LOCK
Jeff Evans, Springfield, 3rd
WORK CLIMB
Jeff Evans, Springfield, 1st
Joe Johnson, Springfield, 3rd
MASTER'S CHALLENGE
Shane Thomas, Springfield, 2nd
Jeff Evans, Springfield, 3rd
MASTERS AT A GLANCE
Shane Thomas -climbing for about four years. This is the first time he has climbed in the Master's Challenge.
Jeff Evans -climbing for seven years. Jeff has made it to the Master's Challenge every year since he started, and was Champion in 2000 and 2001.