If your boss says no to attending the rigging demo this Wednesday it is worth considering taking the day off (or dare I so it… throwing a sicky) - that's how important this event is for all arborists.
Foot locking is probably the most energy sapping event in the tree climbing comps. Over the 15 meter climb you have gravity really working against you. The higher up you go, the more energy expended and the heavier the rope becomes to lift with your feet. ..
Treetools was unable to attend the Open Masters Challenge in Cornwall Park, Sunday 17 January. By all accounts it was an excellent climb which included traversing three pin oaks. We had planned to publish pictures but the 'stand-in' photographer forgot his ..
Pro Climb, New Zealand's leading tree rigging training company is conducting a rigging demonstration next Wednesday in Auckland led by head trainer Andreas 'Rossy' Ross. The rigging demo will feature the NZ made Pro Climb Rigging Bollard, the Stein RC Lowering devices designed by Reg Coates and the Good Rigging ..
DB Tree founder, Drew Bristow will spend tonight in Auckland hospital with suspected whiplash following a fall today. His anchor point collapsed mid-climb sending him to the ground.
Drew is well known for his safety stance in tree climbing. He had made a thorough evaluation of the tree before setting the ..
What's the Honey Brothers Redi look like, someone has asked? See below: apparently this redirect was originally developed as a joint effort between Honey Brothers and Merrist Wood College in the UK.
The picture below is a beta version - the final model uses an Edelrid sling sheathed in YaleBlaze with ..
This weeks TreeMOTION set-up is from Drew Bristow, designer of the soft-eye DB Tree Rope Saver. Note the multiple DMM Revolvers, Rapide Hitch Climber, Ocean Polyester 8mm e2e, Aspiring Slings, Petzl Pirana and of course the DB Tree Rope Saver. The shorter length of Armor-Prus on the right (with Revolvers attached) ..
There's no doubt the classic 8 descender from Kong, ISC and other hardware manufacturers is one of the most popular descending devices on the market. It's simple, versatile and economically priced. But most classic and rescue 8's have one major failing - you have to take them off your harness ..
Start saving your pennies now - Treetools have a shipment of Unicenders from Thompson Treetools on the water - they should be available for sale to NZ tree climbers by mid February. The Unicender lists in the US for around US$450 so it will require more than just a few ..
Word has it this Sundays (17 January) Open Masters in Cornwall Park will be a real challenge - three pin oaks in one climb! If you feel up to it take the Greenlane East entrance into Cornwall Park - the Challenge will be set up in the pin oaks on ..
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