January/February 2017 | The Davey Bulletin 7
Davey employees Phil Lubke and
Chad Martin competed in the
International Society of Arboriculture
Rocky Mountain Chapter Tree
Climbing Championship in Grand
Junction, Colorado. The event marked
the first time either competed in a
climbing event. Martin placed 14th
overall and Lubke placed 30th. Both
work in the Fort Collins R/C office.
Phil Lubke (right) and Chad Martin
compete at the ISA RMCTCC.
Davey employees united from three
different offices at the 2016 Tennessee
Tree Climbing Championship (TTCC)
to either compete or help facilitate this
statewide competition.
Employees traveled from Cortese
Tree Specialists, a division of Wolf Tree,
Inc., a Davey company, Jones Bros.
Tree & Landscape, a Davey company,
and Davey's Nashville R/C office to
compete. Davey competitors included
Garrett Grossman, Isaac Rymar,
William Gomez, Aquilino Amador
Cruz and Casey Johnson.
The TTCC is hosted annually by the
Tennessee Urban Forestry Council.
Davey's Rob Kraker, sales arborist,
Nashville R/C office, co-chaired the
entire event and served as a scoring
judge in the master's challenge.
Joe Shaw, southeast recruiter/trainer,
Ricky Bibb, PHC technician, and Gatlin
TENNESSEE OPERATIONS FIND COMRADERY IN COMPETITION
Above: Garrett Grossman, right,
from Cortese Tree Specialists, a
division of Wolf Tree, Inc., prepares
for the TTCC.
Left: Spectators gathered under the
master's challenge tree to watch
finalists compete at the 2016 Tennessee
Tree Climbing Championship.
Hinesley, trimmer, served as event
judges and technicians.
"I made it a point to introduce the
Cortese, Jones Bros. and Davey
people to each other to start building
some comradery," Shaw said.
In the end, all Davey offices came
together to cheer on Nashville's
Johnson, who took first place overall.
Amador Cruz finished in a close second.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
