There are plenty of 'urban myths' surrounding the use of single rope work positioning. One is the mistaken belief that a basal anchor must always be used for securing the access line in the tree.
Kev Bingham, father of the Rope Wrench, has an excellent ..
According to the GriSport adverting blurb 'comfort' was the Italian manufacturers focus when they first started making safety boots back in 1977. Treetools customer feedback to date tells us the GriSport safety boot do meet that objective.
Treetools decided to add GriSport following customer requests for the boot. Boots represent a ..
"By order of the ISA Board of Directors, effective May 24, 2012, Arboriculture Australia will no longer be acknowledged as a Chapter of ISA and will lose all rights afforded to an ISA Component." Jim Skiera, ISA Executive Director.
Competitors from the AA chapter who have won eligibility at the 2012 ..
Following last weeks NZ Arbor Education and Training Committee meeting in Wellington, kiwi tree climbers were rejoicing in the fact that, finally, a reference to SRT Ascent and SRT Work Positioning would be made in the latest edition of the industries' Best Practice Guideline.
SRT, particularly ascent, is widely used in ..
After all the testing the Agathis boys did to ensure they had tear-away-ability on their chainsaw lanyard it might have been a waste of time.
Unbeknownst to us, the Husqvarna Research and Development Department was beavering away on a similar project.
But rather than concentrate on the lanyard for securing chainsaws ..
The Harken PowerSeat as featured in the latest issue of ArbClimber magazine - yes, issue two is on its way to you soon!
Check out the front cover photo by Rob Fisher and the SRT Ascent picture of world champ and Legends patron, Scott Forrest ..
When asked by Jordan Glossop of iClimbinc in a recent interview what his current all-round favorite climbing line was, three times Asia-Pacific TCC winner James Kilpatrick answered "Donaghys Cougar Blue".
Endorsement by one of the world's leading tree climbers (and the men's world foot lock record holder) is high praise indeed ..
LATE BREAKING NEWS! Last week Treetools blogged about the progress a certain NZ Arbor sub-committee was making in recognizing the subtleties of single rope technique (remember the irritating debate at the Auckland Regional TCC regarding the use of SRT Work Positioning in the competition).
The NZ Arbor sub-committee were onto cutting ..
Johno Smith Single Line Work Positioning on the Unicender.
In a word, SAFETY! NZ Arbor BPG Committee member Mark Roberts got it right when he said "we need to get a few key safety points into existence before someone kills themselves".
The BPG Committee is ..
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