bbc breakfast news competative tree climbing

[Charlieh]

on now

 

a bit on how competative tree climbing is becoming more popular

[Rupe]

A mate texted me to say I was on it?

 

Where was it filmed??

[scotspine1]

Isle of Wight

 

They started off saying it was about treeclimbing competitions, then just showed the roving reporter sweating buckets in the rain on a slow as hell DbRT system. It looked like the BBC had rushed the climbers into to doing something that they thought might look interesting for the viewers, at one point about 6 people proceeded to hang upside down like syncronised swimmers...maybe a new event for the TCCs...it'd be even less relevant than the current disciplines?

[Rupe]

Deffo not me then, phew!! Sounds like a load of rubbish as usual.

[Josephine Hedger]

Rupe you were on it.....it was some random rec climbing thing on the isle of wight, but was trying to talk about ISA TCC's!!! Didnt mix in too well.....they also chopped in a bit from the UK and I finals when the local BBC filmed, So thats where your bit comes in Rupe.

It did seem a bit rushed together and it was a shame that they didnt really portray the competitions as well as they could have, but at least i can say on was on the national news!!

Good to get some coverage on our trade though.

[Rupe]

Oh, ok then. That was the Uk I finals this year?

 

Did you have a speaking part jo, or were you climbing/footlocking.

[kiza]

isle of wight ?? i live on the island heard nothing about this where about on the island was it???

[DrewB]

My friends Paul McCathies company, The Good Leaf Tree Climbing company. Rec climbing. no idea where on the isalnd but its there somewhere.

[David Humphries]

Tree climbing adventure activities - Goodleaf Tree Climbing, Isle of Wight

 

 

 

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[Craig Johnson]

Oh, ok then. That was the Uk I finals this year?

 

Did you have a speaking part jo, or were you climbing/footlocking.

 

full speaking part!!!!

 

 

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