My name’s Krista Strating. I’m a Certified Arborist from Ontario, Canada. I’ve been a climbing arborist for 14 years, working 7 years in the private sector and 7 in the municipal sector. I am also a Competitive Tree Climber, participating in climbing events all over the world for the last 12 years. I currently hold the title of North American Tree Climbing Champion and have won that title 4 times. I have also won my local Ontario Chapter 9 times. My greatest achievement in Competition climbing so far has been winning the World Tree Climbing title in 2018! Also winning the Team JAMBO title in 2019 was amazing!
Besides climbing for work and climbing for sport, I also teach! I’ve been a climbing instructor for Humber College for 10 years, teaching roughly 80 students a year how to climb and work a tree safely. I have also recently joined the Women’s Tree Climbing Workshop crew, putting on workshops teaching women how to climb in a safe, encouraging and empowering learning environment.