New Tech Pant from Arborwear
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, October 15, 2010
Arborwear video below is self explanatory!
Help required for Dunedin Arb Festival TCC
Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, October 14, 2010
Jerry Lynch is calling for helpers to provide support during the Dunedin Arb Festival Exhibition TCC. According to Jerry "even if you are fat, broken, blind and half witted, I am sure we ..
VTIO launch draft PPE and climbing gear inspection record
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, October 13, 2010
VTIO (Victorian Tree Industry Organization) have launched a draft PPE and climbing gear inspection record for use in the tree climbing industry. The record is available via download as an Excel spreadsheet and it can be filled in electronically or printed out and filled in by ..
Wine tour planned for 'tree widows' at Dunedin Arb Festival
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, October 13, 2010
A full day tour into the wine growing region of Central Otago is planned for Arb Festival goers not attending the Omnitree splicing workshop on Sunday, October 24.
The guided tour includes morning tea at Lawrence and three winery visits (and tastings) aroundBannockburn with lunch at ..Auckland tree climbers make TVNZ Close-up at 7:00pm
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Amrbym volcano climbers, Drew Bristow and Johno Smith featured tonight on TVNZ Close-up at 7:00pm. The news item centered around the cameraman, Geoff Mackley, but it was the tree climbers we were most interested in.
The nutter in the 'silver suit' is ..Beaver Trees from Christchurch lead company Dunedin TCC entries
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Beaver Trees from Christchurch have five climbers competing in the Labour Weekend Arb Festival Tree Climbing Comp. Good on you Beaver - it's great to see company commitment to tree climbing events!
The Dunedin tree climbing competition is part of a weekend of arb festivities which include the treeclimbing competition, ..Futura Body smaller than you think!
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, October 12, 2010
We blogged about the Kong Futura Body in the past (first in July and then again in September
Matt Glen's Open Masters Challenge gathers momentum
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Prominent Auckland tree climber, Matt Glen started the Open Masters Challenge in 2009 in a effort to get climbers prepared for the 'competitive' nature of the Regional and National Tree Climbing comps - see NZAA
Learning to work the angles in rigging
Richard Tregoweth, Monday, October 11, 2010
We have talked before about the importance of the rope angles in rigging (and climbing for that matter), particularly the loads generated when pulleys are used as re-directs and the value to be gained from downloading the VTIO ..
NTCA keen on getting kids up trees, up North!
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, October 09, 2010
The Northland Tree Climbers Association (NTCA ) is keen to get young people into tree climbing. As part of this initiative , ..
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- VTIO launch draft PPE and climbing gear inspection record
- Wine tour planned for 'tree widows' at Dunedin Arb Festival
- Auckland tree climbers make TVNZ Close-up at 7:00pm
- Beaver Trees from Christchurch lead company Dunedin TCC entries
- Futura Body smaller than you think!
- Matt Glen's Open Masters Challenge gathers momentum
- Learning to work the angles in rigging
- NTCA keen on getting kids up trees, up North!
