East of England Cutters & Climbers Comp 2012 (and results!)

[Dan Curtis]

glad to hear it.

 

oh! the suns out now!

 

Came out as I left!

[Joe Loggs]

Dan how did you get on?

[Steve Bullman]

It was miserable! I popped over the saturday for a few hours, met a few people then left as the little 'un was getting a bit miserable. Highlight of the day was taking Keeley in the helicopter ride for sure!

 

[littlerob]

i was there saturday but didnt stay long as it rain like hell but was worth the vist as like all the years i have gone

[Amelanchier]

Well, I've mostly dried out now.

 

Many thanks to everyone who turned up to spectate, compete and judge. Also thanks to our sponsors, Husqvana, Oregon, Rouse Power Equipment, Arbtalk (cheers Steve!), Arbjobs, (cheers Nick), Alderhill, MDH Arb hire, MJ Tree Services and anyone I've forgotton! Finally, thanks to Chalky and Gillian for ultimatley organising the whole thing and feeding the masses.

 

The individual results were as follows:

 

Tree Climb / MEWP:

1. Hayden Platton
   
2. Chris Willis
   
3. Dan Curtis
   

 

Pole Climb:

1. Hayden Platton
   
2. Lee Mitchell
   
3. Ian Flatters
   

 

Chainsaw:

1. James Hoddy
   
2. Alex Laver
   
3. Daniel Fortuna
   

 

As with every year, we encourage competitors to try their hand at every event to find the most rounded (and arguably most employable!) individual. This year we had just shy of twenty competitors who braved the torrential rain (in a drought year?!?) and the high winds - so here are the final combined results:

 

OVERALL RESULTS

1. Hayden Platton
   
2. Chris Willis
   
3. Alex Laver
   
4. Ian Flatters
   
5. Rob Bell
   
6. Kristian Garnham
   
7. Ben Mercer
   
8. Dan Curtis
   
9. Oli Husar
   
10. Alex Talbot
    
11. Sam Heath
    
12. Seb Pettersson
    
13. Daniel Fortuna
    
14. Alan Garnham
    
15. Tom Rawlings
    
16. Matt Warden
    
17. Joe Mercer
    
18. Matt George
    
19. Josh Morgan
    

 

So well done guys. Incidentally, the top two places (Chris and Hayden) were seperated by 0.4 of a point. Having run through the calcs a couple of times; one second less on the pole climb or three more centimetres on the limb walk and we would have a different winner of the whole thing. Bad luck Chris and well done Hayd!

 

Finally, this year we had a new prize in memory of Daryl Platton - the most competitive. Anyone who knew him would have to agree that he certainly was. Last year, while he was working in Sweden he wasn't able to make the competition, until that is, he heard that his brother Hayden was winning at the end of day one. That night he got on a plane, arrived on site in the morning and won the climbing and the overall titles.

 

Anyhow, the first winner of the 'Most Competitive' award showed similar determination in ignoring the rain, wind, soggy ropes and bitter cold. Congratulations Dan Curtis!

 

Full scores and the byzantine method by which I arrived at them are all included in the attached spreadsheet.

C&C2012.xls

Edited May 1, 2012 by Amelanchier

[Ian Flatters]

Eh??? 4th everyone must have been having a bad day in the wet.

 

 

Well done everyone.

[Amelanchier]

If you'd turned up on Sunday you would have got your prizes!

[Ian Flatters]

If you'd turned up on Sunday you would have got your prizes!

 

I did but it rained and I got grumpy so went home and watched Aladdin on TV

[Amelanchier]

Ha ha

[Peter]

Well done everyone who competed, I am far too fat and lazy to climb in the rain so I opted out!