Atlantic Tree Climbing Championships: organiser, entry route, events and results page
The ISA Atlantic Chapter's climbing championships: the rescheduled 2026 date in Moncton, the 25 climber cap and who may enter the Masters' Climb, the documents the chapter posts, how its gear check works, and who sits on its committee.
Checked against the sources at the bottom of this page on October 9, 2026. Rules, fees and pay change: the source has the last word.
This page reports what the ISA Atlantic Chapter says on its tree climbing page and in two documents it posts: the committee's terms of reference and the gear check process. The other Canadian events are in the table of championships.
Who runs it and when it is held
The Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture says it puts on a showcase of the region's best tree climbers every year. Its page says the 2026 championships were rescheduled to September 12, 2026, at Victoria Park in Moncton, New Brunswick. Registration is online through a climber form and a separate payment page, and volunteers have their own form.
Who can enter
For 2026 the chapter capped registration at 25 climbers. Priority goes to Atlantic climbers in the order they register, and any spots left fill with climbers from outside the region. Every registered climber may compete in the preliminary events. The page says only climbers whose primary residence is in Atlantic Canada, which it lists as Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, may compete in the Masters' Climb or represent the chapter at the North American or international championship.
Documents the chapter posts
- The 2026 tree climbing championship rule book.
- An approved device list and a gear check quick reference, both dated April 2026.
- The gear check form and the gear check process sheet.
- Preliminary score sheets and a Masters' score sheet.
- The competition committee's terms of reference.
- A results file for the 2025 edition and a list of past champions by year.
How the gear check works
The process sheet says nobody works at height until their gear is listed on the forms, assessed by a designated competent person and passed for use. Technicians check gear for industry marks, function and suitability, and the sheet says that if the information given is not enough the default decision is to reject the gear. Climbers list only the gear they expect to use in the preliminary events, assemble each system as they will use it, and name the maker and product for each item. The form has three parts: systems, assemblies and components. Each item gets one of four outcomes: pass, quarantine, resubmit or missing. The sheet adds that a gear check at an ISA administered competition has no legal standing and does not imply a period of safe use beyond the competition.
The committee
The terms of reference, approved by the chapter board on February 18, 2026, say the committee plans and runs the annual competition within an approved budget and follows the ITCC rules and scoring procedures. Its roles are chairperson, event coordinator, head judge, technical advisor, volunteer coordinator, climber liaison and scoring coordinator. The head judge and technical advisor must know current climbing and rigging equipment and practice. After each event the committee reports to the board on attendance, financials, safety incidents or concerns and feedback. The results and past champions are on the Atlantic championships page, which names people, so this site repeats no name.