Applied Climbing and Work Positioning

Day 4 of the Arborist Intensive Training Program

Running March 11, 2027

This one day course is the culminating skills day of the Arborist Training Intensive, bringing your climbing and work positioning technique together through the lens of rigging. Instead of treating rigging as an isolated technical skill, you'll apply it directly to real climbing and work positioning scenarios, learning to move, position, and rig with purpose rather than just for the sake of climbing.

This course requires prior tree climbing experience and is not a beginner course. It builds directly on Days 1 through 3 of the Arb Intensive, Foundational Tree Climbing Safety, MRS Skills, and SRS, or equivalent experience across all three.

What You'll Learn

• Applying climbing and work positioning skills in a real rigging context

• Advanced work positioning technique for canopy based rigging tasks

• Rigging equipment identification, inspection, and safe use, including block and tackle systems

• Positioning yourself and your equipment efficiently for rigging accessibility

• Rigging specific knots and hitches, applied directly in climbing setups

• Anchor selection and evaluation for rigging loads

• Load force fundamentals: mechanical advantage and managing dynamic loads

• ANSI Z133 and WorkSafeBC compliance for rigging operations

• Rope selection, inspection, and maintenance for rigging setups

• Extended, instructor guided application combining climbing, work positioning, and rigging technique

Why Train With Us

Trained by real professionals. Led by a team of trainers who are ISA Certified Arborists and TCIA Certified Treecare Safety Professionals, teaching current WorkSafeBC and ANSI Z133 standards alongside real world practices.

Hands on learning. This course prioritizes extended, supervised application time, so you leave with rigging and positioning skill you can actually use on the job, not just notes.

Instruction that scales with you. We adjust the number of instructors to match group size, so you get hands on guidance and personalized attention no matter how large the class.

Who Can Join

This course is for climbers with significant prior tree climbing experience, including foundational, MRS, and SRS skills, who are ready to bring it all together in an applied, rigging based context. This includes arborists and foresters advancing their technique, and researchers or fire, rescue, police, or military personnel building toward advanced rope access capability.

Certification

Participants receive a certificate of achievement for completing the course.

Program Details:

Duration: One-day intensive course

Location: BCPHC Training Facility - 18465 53rd Ave, Surrey, BC

Date: March 11, 2027 from 8:00am to 11:30pm.

Investment: $750 per person

Ready for More?

As Day 4, this course sits between Day 3, SRS Climbing, and Day 5, Aerial Rescue, all part of our five day Arborist Training Intensive. A 2-day package covering SRS and Applied Climbing (Days 3 and 4) is available, as well as a discounted 3-day package covering Days 3 through 5. Ask us for current pricing.

Enroll Today

Bring your climbing, positioning, and rigging skills together in one culminating day. Reserve your seat today.

Group Bookings

Have a group to train? This course is available as a private booking, with instructor numbers scaled to fit your group size. Contact us for available dates and pricing.

Contact Us:

Learn@bcplanthealthcare.com | 18465 53rd Avenue, Surrey, BC | 604-575-8727