Pfanner Protos: nothing lost in translation
Richard Tregoweth, Monday, July 18, 2011
Pfanner Protos: THE helmet to put on your wish list!
Enhance your ITCC experience: understand the rules
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, July 16, 2011
Download a copy of the 2011 ITCC Rules and familiarize yourself with the changes if you are attending the event in Parramata next weekend.
The 2011 amendments are clearly noted in red.
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The usual suspects: a video snapshot!
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, July 16, 2011
Mt Arboristcaptures the essence of Trans Tasman tree climbing on video - thanks Jérémie! (where's your NTCA tee shirt Scott?)
Largest ITCC field ever - (almost) overwhlems event organizers
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, July 15, 2011
There are over 60 climbers in next weekends ITCC event in Parramata. A competitor field of that size will be very difficult to manage.
In anticipation of high competitor numbers, the 2011 ITCC organizing committee called for helpers late last ..
Addendum: there is SRT and then there's SRT!
Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, July 14, 2011
The term SRT (Single Rope Technique) can be confusing in itself.
There are two concurrent uses of the term:
1) SRT (ascent) - the use of a single line to access a tree. An example is the 'tree frog' system but there are multiple variations of this technique ..
Confusion reigns following ITCC SRT statement!
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Climbers planning to use any form of SRT (Single Rope Technique) at the ITCC scheduled for Parramata, Sydney next weekend may want to have a Plan B up their sleeve.
The ITCC issued a public statement last month 'in an effort to clear up some confusion' regarding SRT. Quite ..
An evening with the Treemagineers
Richard Tregoweth, Monday, July 11, 2011
Treemagineers Mark Bridge and Chris Cowell are visiting New Zealand to conduct a series of workshops, organized by NZ Arbor and sponsored by WEL Networks in Hamilton. These workshops form the final leg of the Treemagineers 'down under' tour which includes ..
French sequoia take down
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, July 09, 2011
Another video link from Ling Ling Ling - join them on Facebook - Make more Friends on Arboriculture
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NZ Arbor Best Practice Guideline: de-mythed!
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, July 09, 2011
At the risk of upsetting the NZ Arbor copyright police we have decided to publish an article from the latest Tree Matters magazine.
'Best Practice Guideline (BPG) De-mythed' by Neal Harding is essential reading for everyone involved in the New Zealand tree care industry. Information like this is too important to ..
Excellent pre-comp promotion by the Belgians
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, July 08, 2011
The video below is a pre-comp presentation by the Belgium Arborist Association showing climbers the directions to the comp and giving them a general feel for the trees in the area prior to the event - what a good idea!
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- Pfanner Protos: nothing lost in translation
- Enhance your ITCC experience: understand the rules
- The usual suspects: a video snapshot!
- Largest ITCC field ever - (almost) overwhlems event organizers
- Addendum: there is SRT and then there's SRT!
- Confusion reigns following ITCC SRT statement!
- An evening with the Treemagineers
- French sequoia take down
- NZ Arbor Best Practice Guideline: de-mythed!
- Excellent pre-comp promotion by the Belgians
