2010 ITCC winning Work Climb by James Kilpatrick

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 04, 2010

Here's another video posted by John Kilpatrick, showing James Kilpatrick's winning Work Climb at the 2010 ITCC in Chicago.

Unfortunately the videois not happy playing on a Mac but works well on a Windows based machine.
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Knot tail lengths monitored during Regional TCC gear check

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 04, 2010

Watch the length of the 'tail' protruding from your tie-in or friction hitch knot. That's the message from NZ National TCC Coordinator, Marlies Laser at last weekends Waikato TCC Workshop in Hamilton.

There is no hard and fast rule, but ..

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James Kilpatrick 14:11 second winning footlock on YouTube

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, September 03, 2010

2010 Asia-Pacific Regional TCC representative, New Zealand climber James Kilpatrick won the mens footlock event at the 2010 ITCC in Chicago with a 14:11 second climb - check out the video below and then get out there and start practicing!

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The aussies thank kiwi climbers for their support

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, September 03, 2010

The Queensland Arboricultural Associated has officially recognized the kiwi climbers who made the effort to attend the 2010 Queensland Tree Climbing Championships at Eumundi Markets last weekend by posting a mention on the QAA website.

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Drew Bristow placed first in Singapore Open TCC pre-lims

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 02, 2010

DB Tree founder, Drew Bristow placed first in the Singapore Open TCC preliminary round held 1 September at Paris Ris Park in Singapore. Drew climbed in the Open event flying AsplundhRead More

Harrison Rocket 16oz now available

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 02, 2010

If you like to advance your rope while in the tree try the new Harrison Rocket 16oz. Attach the HR16directly to your climbing line, its heavy enough to drag the rope a short distance.

The HR16 is made by Ali Harrison and ..

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Kiwi men's 2010 ITCC Work Climb on YouTube

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Just in from Danny Rodriguez - New Zealand's Jimmy Kilpatrick and Scott Forrest in the 2010 ITCC Work Climb, Chicago - now on YouTube!

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MkII for the Pro Climb Rigging Bollard

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Pro Climb's objective in designing the original PCRB was to make a rigging bollard, that was robust, easy to install and simple to use for grounds staff. The first PCRB's (Pro Climb Rigging Bollard) ..

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Kiwi ingenuity for Unicender

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Johno Smith introduced the Unicender to the New Zealand tree climbing scene about a year ago. It wasn't long before he was suggesting modifications to Unicender designer Morgan Thompson. However, as far as ..

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New tree climbing 'bomber style' rain jacket on the market

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 30, 2010

Tree climbing in a 'road-worker' rain jacket is not much fun! That's why UK based Stein Safety developed the Evolution climbing jacket. Now, another UK company, Clark Engineering have followed suit with the CutandClimb Arb Bomber Jacket.

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