The final results for the 2011 Treephoto Competition are to be announced soon. The 2011 Treephoto judging panel is truly international. Competition organizers Joe Harris and Jeremie Thomas should be congratulated on bringing together such a widely dispersed group, glued together by a passion for tree climbing.
The international Treephoto Competition judges ..
Hopefully the work by the NTCA inspires other tree climbers and individuals to do more in their communities and for the kids.
Here's a snippet from my diary: leaving the hustle 'n bustle of Auckland on Saturday morning I head north to the Northland Tree Climbers Association long-awaited Aerial Rescue Practice ..
This latest video from Taylor Hamel is a bit more 'corporate' than his previous educational YouTube clips but it still contains a few nuggets of information - well worth watching.
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Following in the footsteps of WINTEC alumnus Scott Forrest and James Kilpatrick, 2011 student Noel Galloway has won a spot at the 2011 Husqvarna/NZ Arbor National Tree Climbing Championships scheduled for Masterton in October.
To qualify, Noel competed in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional TCC at Parana Park in Hamilton East, ..
You would be surprised at the number of tree climbers who claim carabiner 'side-loading' is not common in tree work.
Treetools has a broken 'side-loaded' DMM Sentinel carabiner on display in the shop. The biner in question is the result of a break test conducted by Treetools ..
The boys from Advanced Tree Services in Christchurch demonstrated a couple of battery powered Sthil chainsaws and blowers at the South Island Regional TCC a couple of weeks ago… and they attracted plenty of attention.
Above is a video sent to us by regular blog reader ..
Due to unfortunate scheduling there happens to be two important New Zealand tree climbing events planned for this weekend: the NZ Arbor/Husqvarna 2011 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional TCC in Hamilton and the NTCA Aerial Rescue Practice Day and Open Forum in Whangarei.
It appears Auckland climbers are not sure which event ..
The DMM Pinto spacer saga started back in March with the release of the Pinto Rig. Kiwi's, impatient for the launch of the genuine spacer, milled up their own versions from aluminum and Nylex.
The first genuine spacer available in New Zealand was the 10mm hole Pinto Rig option. The 10mm ..
Stein have taken the best features from Gecko, Bashlin and Buckingham and combined them together to make a pretty good looking set of climbers - the new lightweight Stein X2 - the padded carry bag is a real bonus!
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