Midwestern Chapter Tree Climbing Championship: organiser, place, schedule, events and insurance note

This page reports what the Midwestern Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (MW-ISA) says on its championship page, its 2026 agenda, its insurance form and its sponsorship page. The chapter's member states are Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. This page reports what the official source says. It is not legal advice: ask the office named here. The national and regional events are in the table of championships.

Where and when

The championship page puts the 2027 event at Kirkwood Park in Kirkwood, Missouri, on June 4 to 6, 2027. The 2026 edition was held at the same park on June 5 to 7, 2026. The 2026 agenda gives the park address as 111 S Geyer Rd, Kirkwood, MO 63122. The agenda file also carries 2025 dates on its day headings, so the dates here come from the championship page.

The 2027 schedule as listed

The page says all times are approximate.

Day	What the page lists
Friday, June 4, 2027	Site set-up from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A first-time climbers class from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. A mandatory judges and volunteer meeting from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. A mandatory event walk-through and gear inspection from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM, with pizza at 5:30 PM.
Saturday, June 5, 2027	Breakfast from 6:00 AM. Roll call and briefing at 7:15 AM. Preliminary events from 7:30 AM, a lunch break from noon to 1:00 PM, events finishing at 4:00 PM, and the preliminary awards from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Sunday, June 6, 2027	Roll call at 7:30 AM. The Masters Challenge begins at 8:00 AM, and the final awards ceremony is at noon.

The events as the agenda describes them

The 2026 agenda names five preliminary events and the Masters Challenge. It gives the throw line as a timed event with eight targets at heights up to 60 feet, each worth a different score, and the belayed speed climb as a route of about 60 feet with the bells rung in order where there are several. The ascent bell may be set from 12 to 25 metres, and only the set-up, ascent and change to a descent system are timed. The work climb has five workstations, and the aerial rescue is a timed event that gives the competitor a scenario to assess. The agenda says the 2026 Masters Challenge was set up with just three stations, with the throw line the most valuable part of the score.

Insurance note

The chapter's 2026 insurance acknowledgement form says people who compete or volunteer under ISA insurance are covered by the ISA Climbers Event Policy, including set-up and tear-down. It states US$50,000 of excess medical benefit, says this is not meant as primary medical insurance, and says coverage only applies when the claimant has signed the release form. This page does not interpret the policy.

Sponsors and vendors

The chapter's sponsorship page lists five championship sponsorship levels: a champions sponsor, a T-shirt sponsor, an individual event sponsor, a lunch sponsor and a Friday evening check-in pizza social sponsor. The championship page adds that vendors get an outdoor 10 by 10 space and that a climber donation is also requested to secure a vendor space. Prices are on the chapter sponsorship page.

Results

The championship page links the chapter's own results files back to 2012, and the 2026 edition's scoring results. This page names no climbers. See the MW-ISA championship page for the files.