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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2026
- Course Number:
- LAT 242
- Course Title:
- Arborist Tree Climbing
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 20
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 30
Course Description
Provides hands-on experience with tree climbing for the landscape industry. Includes climbing techniques, equipment selection and configuration, and safety procedures in accordance with ANSI Z133 and industry best practices. Recommended: LAT 240 or industry tree care experience. Audit available.
Addendum to Course Description
This course has a demonstration-based format of technical skills and concepts. Students will practice skill-building under the supervision of the instructor. The majority of required climbing equipment is provided.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Assess trees and worksite scenarios for pre-climb safety and task execution.
- Skillfully configure and operate current industry standard climbing systems.
- Execute safe climbing techniques and skills appropriate to the most common industry tasks.
- Apply knowledge of applicability and safety in gear selection, inspection, and configuration.
- Apply the ISA and ANSI industry standards and best practices appropriately.
Aspirational Goals
- Exhibit persistence, self-motivation and personal responsibility.
- Reflect upon, assess, and identify one's own strengths and limitations.
- Explore, develop, and monitor appropriate professional goals.
Course Activities and Design
Demonstration-based format with skill-building practice by students with instructor supervision.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Attendance, punctuality and jobsite preparedness
- Participation and engagement in class discussions and activities
- Completion of assigned field exercises
- Demonstrated competency of field knowledge by skills tests and observations
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes:
- Goal Setting
- Decision Making
- Confidence
- Safety
Concepts:
- Critical thinking
Issues:
- Potential liabilities to decision making
Skills:
- Perform a worksite set-up and a pre-climb assessment.
- Recognize and report dangerous site hazards and tree defects.
- Install a climbing line using a throw line.
- Ascend into the tree canopy.
- Advance the climbing line.
- Perform lateral movement to access the outer canopy.
- Work positioning
- Spur climbing
- Gear selection, configuration and inspection
- Practice personal safety by using proper protective gear.
- Apply principles of equipment and tool safety to worksite.