The KISS principle for those who don't know: Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Over the last few weeks there has been much debate about the set-up Marlies Laserhas planned for the aerial rescue scenario at the NTCC.
We have had a fantastic week of weather and, being Auckland, it's hard to believe it will last till the weekend but according to the weatherman the worstwe can expect is a few showers on Friday and Saturday. That will be good news for the climbers!
This years ..
Arb product development never sleeps - even at Petzl!
We blogged about the new Alveo lightweight helmet from Petzl earlier in the week (perfect for arborists). Now Petzl have climbed into the throwline strorage ..
Nine out of ten lengths of climbing rope sold through Treetools has an eye spliced into one end. 100% of the lanyards sold now have a splice and friction hitches probably run at about 2:1 spliced versus un-spliced.
With the arrival of commercial splicing companies like DB Tree and i-Splice ..
Thanks to all you Yale Blaze fans who have waited for the manufacturer, Yale Cordage to catch up on supply.
Treetools expect a shipment of Blaze to arrive later this week. We'll dispatch all back-orders for un-splicedlengths as soon as possible. If ..
Petzl have announced a new line of climbing helmets to compliment the tried-and-true Vertex Vent and Best helmets currently available for arborists.
If you are think the Omnitree Climbers Open Forum on Thursday 11 November will be a classroom-based teaching session - think again!
Omnitree directors Jelte Buddingh and Menno Kluiters have a practical tree climbing experience planned for registered participants.
The military and the police force have unique requirements for safety glasses beyond the scope of chainsaw protection (see video below) but there are still some common parameters.
Chief score keep, Neal Harding has updated the NZAA Top 20 rankings. The full list is available on the NZAA website.
2009 NTCC winner, Scott Forrest has moved up a spot due to ..
Further to yesterdays blog we can now confirm the Ropeguide Primus has also ceased production in its current form. The new ART Ropeguide 2010 is an amalgamation of concepts taken from both the Rope Guide '07 and the Ropeguide Primus and will replace both models.
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