Ocean Polyester hitch cord available by the meter

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 08, 2010

Treetools now has Ocean Polyester hitch cord in 8mm and 10mm available by the meter.  Previously, the ..

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Sad news regarding Tasmanian Scotty Sharpe

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, August 06, 2010

Well known Australian arborist, Scotty Sharpe passed away yesterday afternoon (5 August) following a tragic tree felling accident while working near Launceston in Tasmania.

Treetools has worked with Scotty on a ..

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Arbtalk launches new Tree Fungi Directory

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Thanks to some outstanding work by UK arborist David Humphries, Arbtalk have launched a brand new Tree Fungi Directory. This directory is a work in progress and Arbtalk hope to build on the current content over the coming months ..

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Rigging with the Port-A-Wrap Roadshow

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 04, 2010

The Rigging with the Port-A-Wrap Workshop has proved so popular , Pro Climb are mounting a roadshow around four North Island cities, over the next few months, to ensure a wider audience is exposed to these ..

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Tree work health and safety resource

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 04, 2010

If you are involved in tree work health and safety in your company make a note and subscribe to this  link . The HSE in the UK has a special section on their website, specifically targeted at arborist companies.

More on SRT: the Microwalker by mossTreeWalker

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 02, 2010

SRT (Single Rope Technique) innovation just keeps on coming! Have a look at this Microwalker system using a Petzl Microcender, a friction hitch and a Petzl Read More

James Taylor for a wet Sunday afternoon

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 01, 2010

Excellent video with plenty of great tree climbing shots - almost as good Greg Parker's video posted last weekend showing Auckland climbers Drew Bristow Johno Smith climbing the Waitakere Ranges kauri!

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Richard Preston on the giant Redwoods of the Pacific Northwest

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 01, 2010

Here is a video presentation by science writer Richard Preston about ..

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Chrissy Spence trials the new DMM Pinto at the ITCC in Chicago

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, July 31, 2010

Treemagineer, Chris Cowell gave Chrissy Spence one of the new (yet to be released) DMM Pinto pulleys to try at the ITCC in Chicago. Unlike other top climbers, Chrissy ..

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Labour Weekend Arboriculture Festival

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, July 30, 2010

Jerry Lynch from Otago Polytech Arb School has posted the flyer for the upcoming Labour Weekend Arboriculture Festival in Dunedin. See previous blog and details for the event on Treetools. The NZAA website ..

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