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Some say the NZAA Top 20 are not the top 20 'real' arborists in NZ

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 29, 2010



Anonymous and Westie might well be right.

However… short of observing each tree climber in action there is no other consistent comparison to be made between climbers and their ability (withor without a ..

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Tree climbing comps Top 20 only one indicator

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 29, 2010

 

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Another ascender/descender to compete with the Unicender

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Have a look at the OAR ascender/descender designed and built by Gordon Svedberg. The prototype OAR doesn't have the finesse of the Unicender but you can see the potential.

Moss TreeClimber tested the OAR ..

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Chest ascenders get smaller and lighter

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Treetools blogged about the Kong Futura Body back in early July. NZ No.2 tree climber Scott Forrest, on a recent visit to Treetools, reminded us about this new device when he commented (positively) on its size and weight.

The Futura Body is rated the same(CE EN ..

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More on the NZAA Top 20 rankings by Neal Harding

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 28, 2010

If your name is not in the NZAA Top 20 but you would like to know where you are placed, you can email Neal Harding for your position in the Top 100 (yes, ..

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Rigging workshops prove popular

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 28, 2010

The 'Rigging with the Port-A-Wrap' workshops promoted by Pro Climb are proving to be popular around North Island cities.

Last Saturday Pro climb were in Palmerston North. ..

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James Kilpatrick leads Top 20 in NZ tree climbing ranks

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 27, 2010

NZAA TCC official score keep, Neal Harding has been working hard on a New Zealand tree climbing ranking system (similar to international tennis rankings) and the end result of all this work is available now on the NZAA websiteRead More

Another HD video of the Marum Volcano Expedition

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, September 26, 2010



An excellent HD video of the Macpac Ambrym Island Expedition by James Reynolds. The climbers are Drew Bristow and Johno Smith wearing Treemotions (where there are no trees!).

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Edelrid tree climbing harness for kids available now

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 25, 2010

Many tree climbing parents (and uncles) want to get the kids into the trees - safely! Most of the kids climbing harnesses on the market are designed for the rock climbing market (ie top rope only) making the tie-in points less than ideal for tree climbing.

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October 2010 weekends: filled with tree climbing activities!

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 25, 2010



Start planning your October very carefully if you want to fit everything into the tree climbing calendar:

Saturday October 2: Wellington Regional TCC, Botanic Gardens, Wellington - sponsored by the NZAARead More

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