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Welcome to the GOTC

The Global Organization of Tree Climbers (GOTC) is dedicated to serving the recreational, adventure, and educational tree climbing communities. A group of tree climbers who recognized the need for such an organization formed a board to guide the GOTC through its preliminary planning stages. The board's initial steps have been to write a mission statement, identify goals and objectives and begin the process of creating an inclusive and democratic organization to serve this growing community.

The GOTC board is made up of instructors and individual climbers representing a diverse range of tree climbing related communities and interests. Areas we are focusing on include:

Promoting safe practices for rope and harness tree climbing
Providing learning opportunities and services for individual climbers
Facilitating professional growth and accreditation for instructors and program leaders
Forging links with outdoor experiential organizations
Increasing access for tree climbing
Fostering wilderness, environmental and climber ethics

The GOTC does not seek to replace or interfere with the activities of the vibrant tree climbing organizations, schools and online communities devoted to the practice of rope and harness tree climbing. Our goal is to recognize and support these diverse communities of tree climbers.

If you would like to communicate with the GOTC board or request to be kept informed of future GOTC developments please contact us at info@gotreeclimbing.org

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