2011 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional photographs now on Flickr
Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, September 18, 2011
WINTEC student packs his bags for Masterton
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 17, 2011
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, ..
Carabiner side-load complacency not good for your health
Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 15, 2011
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 ..
Battery power preparing to take on the world!
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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 ..
Both tree climbing events this weekend likely to be damp!
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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 ..
DMM Pinto Spacers now in stock
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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 ..
New 'hybrid' climbers from Stein set to shake up the market
Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 12, 2011
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!
..NZ Arbor/Husqvarna National TCC - call for volunteers
Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 08, 2011
The following is a Husqvarna National's update from Neal Harding:
Mat Palmer, NZArbor's Tree Climbing Championship Co-ordinator, has asked me (Neal Harding) to co-ordinate the volunteers for the upcoming New Zealand Tree Climbing Championship.
The Championship is scheduled for Labour Weekend: with set-up on the Friday, and competition on ..
Jump-cut lessons from Murphy Trees
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Not everyone can 'jump' the top out of a lightning damaged tree and have it clear a privet hedge to land some 23 feet away from the stump.
Watch Daniel Murphy do just that in the YouTube video below. It is almost 17 minutes long ..
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- Both tree climbing events this weekend likely to be damp!
- DMM Pinto Spacers now in stock
- New 'hybrid' climbers from Stein set to shake up the market
- NZ Arbor/Husqvarna National TCC - call for volunteers
- Jump-cut lessons from Murphy Trees
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