Here's a great opportunity! Marlies Laser, NZ National TCC Co-ordinator has announced that Kiwi climbers can apply for a wild card entry to the ISAAC Australian National TCC to be held in Adelaide next month.
If you manage to gain a NZ wildcard entry, Treetools will refund the entry fee (to ..
Spend a few minutes and listen to this interview podcast with Anja Erni, 2009 Women's ITCC winner. Anja's interview is part of the ArborPod series by the ISA where experts offer practical ..
A printed copy of the 2010 ITCC Rule Book will be available soon from the NZAA and Treetools. Sure you can download a digital copy and print it yourselves but an A5 version that fits in your pocket would make a better alternative.
Printing should be complete by the end of ..
If you own a pair of Elten Aquafell Xpert chainsaw boots and have ever wondered how they might fair against a chainsaw, check out the video below. (Thanks to Wade Cummings, Training Officer with Treescape Northern for pointing us in the ..
Here's one to keep you busy over the Easter break - learn to tie a Munter hitch with one hand. (Thanks to Treeclimbingetc).
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Hamish Fraser, originally from Cambridge in the Waikato and currently working in Melbourne, Australia visited the store today. We got to talking about access lines ..
Along with the Tree Climber's Companion, Dirk Lingens Tree Climber's Knotbook is one of the most sought after book titles available to tree workers.
Knots were once an integral part of everyday work life but our modern lifestyle has restricted their application to mainly recreational pursuits. Tree workers are one of ..
For some time now climbers have been asking about the availability of a small accessory carabiner originally made by Lucky. The Lucky's were rated to 400lbs or 150kg, flat-sided and D-shaped with a wire-gate. Apparently Lucky (the company) was consumed by Vaude and then by Edelrid so the Lucky Micro-O ..
Here's one for a Sunday evening - think about this at work tomorrow!
The ideal tree climbing rope bag should be able to stow up to 50 meters of rope, have air vents to allow the rope to 'breath' when wet and shoulder straps to ensure easy portage to, and into, the tree. Stiff side walls able to stand up on their own ..
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