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Omnitree director Menno Kluiters wins innovation competition

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Tree climbing innovation is on a roll, with new equipment being launched daily onto the market. The true value of these new innovations is often measured by the amount of money that needs to be invested to acquire such equipment - rightly or wrongly.

Jerry Lynch (who probably has a little ..

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TreeRise with Matt Glen and Scott Forrest

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, June 08, 2011



Open Masters originator, Matt Glen shows how versatile he really is in this short film - climber, tree hammocker, director, cameraman and film editor all rolled into one - who needs employees!

Note the use of Scott Forrest's footlock prussic/hand ascender system ..

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Another successful 'Arbor Day' arborcamp for the Southerners

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Uxbridge Reserve, the location for this years Southern Arbor Day Arborcamp, turned out to be more accessible than first imagined. Campmaister Jerry Lynch, had signposts erected in every direction making the camp very easy to find - even in the dark!

A hardy bunch of Southerners with a sprinkling from the ..

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Stein 'Bartlett' helmet finds favor with training providers

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, June 03, 2011

When Bartlett Tree Experts, a major US arb company, wanted a helmet for ground workers and lower-level tree climbers they went to Stein for advice. Those discussions led to the development of a helmet that meets both EN 397 and ANSI Class ..

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Dutch climbers in action

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, June 02, 2011



Below is a 'snapshot' of the 2011 Netherlands TCC held on May 27-28 - an excellent promotional video for the sport of tree climbing!

Thanks to Wouter van den Dungen for this link. ..

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Weather looks stable for Southern Arbor Day Arborcamp

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, June 02, 2011

Pack three layers of clothing if you plan attending the 2011 Southern 'Arbor Day' Arborcamp at the Uxbridge Reserve in North Otago, June 2-5.

According to the NZ Met Service the weather will be mainly fine with a low of 3°C.

Directional signage, a marquee and ..

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A tree climbing life with Matt Glen… enjoy it!

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, June 01, 2011



You'll recognize a few of the faces in this latest video by Matt Glen.

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Kiah Martin and Joe Harris to represent Australia in the ITCC

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, May 30, 2011

Kiah Martin (NZAA No.3 on the women's chart) and Into Trees  Joe Harris won the 2011 Australian TCC Masters event in Darwin yesterday.

2011 Australian TCC preliminary placings were as ..

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'Blinky' hits the nail on the head regarding Treephoto Competition!

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, May 29, 2011

You probably should read the TreeBuzz thread regarding the intotrees/mtarborist 2011 Treephoto ..

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Even more Rope Wrenching!

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, May 29, 2011

 

 

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