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More fun from the westies (Australian that is)

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, October 01, 2011

Arborists don't like to do things by halves, but the West Australian boys have lifted the bar to new heights!

Speedline, skyline, zipline or plain old, garden variety flying fox - no matter what you call them, they generally attract plenty of attention from the public. ..

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Spiderjackery II - high risk viewing!

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, September 30, 2011

Watch this latest video from Joe Harris at your own risk - after viewing you might have to part with a few hard-earned dollars to invest in a new Spiderjack! Note Joe's use the of the DB Tree Crackajack ..

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Last NZ Regional TCC this weekend in Wellington

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 29, 2011

Wellington will host the last New Zealand Arbor regional tree climbing competition for 2011, prior to the Husqvarna nationals in Masterton next month (22-23 October).

Regional event coordinator Julian Emeny says gear check will commence 7:30am on Saturday morning (1 October) at the Glenmore Street entrance to the Wellington Botanic Gardens. ..

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Keep your eye on the dynamic lanyard debate

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 28, 2011

World champion tree climber Scott Forrest has raised a couple of questions regarding the heat resistance of dynamic lanyards - see the comments below - this blog post is worth following.

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More confusion regarding pulley MBS, WLL and SWL

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Cynics will say "tree climbing equipment manufacturers deliberately publish conflicting figures to confuse the market" but it is doubtful that is the case.

Take for example the figures etched (or printed) on two competing, PPE rated, fixed plate pulleys available to tree climbers: the Petzl Fixe and ..

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'Dust and Sweat' by Ewan Marshall wins the Work Category

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 26, 2011

The magnificent photograph titled 'Dust and Sweat' by Ewan Marshall, Sydney has been judged the winner of the Work Category, Treephoto 2011 Competition. Ewan picks up the large DMM Impact Block from Treetools.

Only one point behind in number two spot was the equally dramatic 'Last drop…sequoia" by Laurent Pierron, France. ..

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Matt Glen says YES! to technical tree removal

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, September 25, 2011

Adopted kiwi climber, Matt Glen has ruffled a few feathers with his famous MATT SAYS NO comments (Kong Duck and Bad Practice) but this time his own skills, along with those of Australian Grant Cody, are on display.

The video above, produced by Matt Glen, ..

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2011 Treephoto Competition winners announced tomorrow

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Treephoto Competition organizers, Joe Harris and Jeremie Thomas, will announce the 2011 winners on Sunday 25 September - we'll keep you posted!

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Dynamic lanyard/Trango Cinch debate revisited

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, September 23, 2011

Treemagineers Chris Cowell and Mark Bridge opened the dynamic lanyard debate at their Hamilton workshop early in August when they suggested the Trango Cinch was not suitable for use with either tree climbing lines or ultra-static Armor Prus.

Let's recap: the Trango Cinch is a compact belay device, designed for use ..

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Kiwi opportunities abound to 2012 ITCC, Portland

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 22, 2011

Kiwi tree climbers should be making the very most of the 2011 round of regional tree climbing competitions, since we have six opportunities to attend the 2012 ITCC in Laurelhurst Park, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Scott Forrest and Chrissy Spence have already qualified as 2011 ITCC winners. The winners of the ..

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