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Your Stick Won't Reach...Now What?
Thu, Oct 01
|Music Road Hotel and Convention Center
Ever wondered how to get an arborist high off the ground down? Cat stuck in a tree? Hunter unconscious in a deer stand? This class helps answer those questions through a mix of classroom and field demonstrations.
Time & Location
Oct 01, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Music Road Hotel and Convention Center, 303 Henderson Chapel Rd, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863, USA
About the event
Your Stick Won't Reach...Now What?
Come and learn about the tips and tricks of things in trees that require rescuers to respond and remove them when your aerial or ladder won't reach.
Instructor: Zach Troup
About the Instructor: Zach is a Board Certified Master Arborist and certified tree climber. A volunteer member of the Morristown Rescue Squad, Zach is also a retired 134th ANG firefighter. With 12 years in the tree climbing industry and owner of Ground to Crown Training LLC., he has taught aerial rescue from Florida to Washington State...with a stop over in Kansas. Never one to brag, he also has over 200 confirmed cat rescues from trees.
Course Topics and Services Include: Arborist rescue techniques and equipment, tree stand rescue, chainsaw safety and operations, and other related topics.
Course Length: 8