EJ Turner considers participating in the International Tree Climbing Competition in Tower Grove Park earlier this month a “full circle moment.”
Turner, 42, of House Springs is an arborist and co-owner of Turner Tree Specialists, based in Arnold.
He discovered his passion for competitive tree climbing as a spectator at the 2008 ITCC championship, held in St. Louis. Eighteen years later, with five first-place regional championship titles under Turner’s belt, the ITCC returned to St. Louis. Turner was ready to compete this time around, rather than watch…