The Treetools store is akin to arb central in Auckland: climbers, groundies, contractors and company owners often gather at the end of the day and on the weekend to swap stories.
A common thread in these discussions are the 'near misses' of the day - accidents, that by sheer good ..
Three of the six qualifying 2012 Asia-Pacific Regional TCC climbers work for Treescape: Jawand Nga Chun, David Stejskal and Zane Wedding. Treescape invests heavily in their tree climbers and the results speak for themselves.
The remaining qualifiers are Nina Black from Christchurch-based TreeTech and independent tree ..
First we had the gem of a park in Masterton for the 2011 Nationals and now Central Districts (tree climbers) have discovered Milverton Park in Palmerston North.
Milverton Park would ..
Numerous international tree climbers have graced the doors of Treetools over the last few weeks. Most of them have spent at least a couple of hours in the shop (which is very easy to do). While at Treetools they have had the opportunity to catch up with working arborists who happen ..
Stop in at Milverton Park in Palmerston North for the Central Districts Open Masters Challenge on Easter Monday 9 April. Event organizer, woman's world footlock record holder Nicky Ward-Allen, tells us the trees are fantastic and an ..
Armor-Prus Polyester 8mm was developed by Donaghys, in association with kiwi splicer Drew Bristow, to address the Class I/Class II/Locking Brummel splicing issue, well noted in previous Treetools blog posts.
Over the last couple of years the modified Class I Armor-Prus splice completed by DB Tree has ..
Check out this familiar tree climbing face (Jordan Glossop) using Yale Arrow Frog and Armor-Prus 8mm friction cord in his latest Rock2Tree filming project.
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According to the Petzl RIG User Instructions and the supplementary Product Experience sheet the RIG is certified to EN 12841-C but must be used in conjunction with a Type A back-up device attached to a second line to comply with the standard.
This configuration is not ..
Scott Forrest's Legends Foundation is less than a month old and it has already generated $1000 in contributions. The Legends Foundation, established by current world champion tree climber Scott Forrest, is a sponsorship mechanism designed to provide financial support to kiwi tree climbers who qualify for international TCC events.
This month, ..
Graphite powder was commonly used by New Zealand tree climbers for re-lubricating the barrel on sticky carabiners. Until the visit to NZ by Treemagineers Chris Cowell and Mark Bridge back in August 2011 graphite powder was the only option available.
Chris and Mark introduced the use of Read More
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