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Dan Whelan scaled the 25-metre Douglas Fir tree in 11.3 seconds, two seconds off the world record
The obscure sport of pole climbing took centre stage at the Ragley Estate in Warwickshire on Saturday.
Shropshire-based tree surgeon Dan Whelan managed a succesful defence of his World Championship title.
He scaled the 25-metre Douglas Fir tree in 11.3 seconds, two seconds off the world record.