The question has been asked regarding visible wear on anodized tree climbing hardware, particularly alloy rings and carabiners - how bad does the wear have to be before the decision is made not to climb.
As with most things tree climbing, 'experience' plays a huge part in determining how bad is ..
Australian interview with world class climber Jo Hedger shot prior to the worlds in Parramata.
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With all the talk about counterfeit product and unmarked rings, climbers a taking a closer look (than usual) at their equipment and the wear apparent on ringed cambium savers is causing some concern.
What climbers are not looking at is the condition of their rope!
Treetools has seen rope-damaged ringed cambium savers ..
Here's one for a Sunday night from Moggy123able - his 'gumpy Trailer' video features (almost) naked tree climbers so please don't be offended - it's all in good fun!
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The video below was first uploaded in 2008 but the information it contains is still relevant today. Have a listen to what DMM Technical Director Fred Hall has to say. Fred talks passionately about design and manufacture, with no sacrifice to safety.
"You cannot ..Back in December 2010 Treetools suggested the Treemagineers/DMM rigging hubs would suffer a little in the market without some form of product education. In the NZ arb market at least, Treetools prediction has proved to be correct - product education is indeed required.
After almost a ..
Climb Everything Zane Wedding has qualified for the Masters event at the Queensland TCC held today at Brennan Park in Dongaree, Queensland. According to reports coming in to Treetools, Zane placed third in the Work Climb, along with fellow kiwi (and Climb Everything compatriot) Matty Smith first in the Throwline ..
Arborist rope research and development departments need to start looking beyond climbing lines and concentrate their considerable resources on the development of a new access line.
In Treetools opinion, the innovation life cycle of the arborist climbing line has almost reached its zenith; the latest ..
Matt Glen, the climber who made the Open Masters competition world famous in New Zealand, will return to this country early in December to run an event in Auckland.
The tentative date for the Auckland Open Masters is Saturday 10 December. We'll confirm the venue ..
Ahhh… the joys of Facebook! You can say pretty much say whatever you like and not have to worry about it (too much).
What started out as a simple comment on Facebook by a local arborist has quickly escalated into an international furore involving two of the world's major tree climbing ..
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