Treework hazards beyond height safety
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, February 10, 2012
Photography: MARTIN DE RUYTER/Fairfax NZ
KILLED: Glenn Te Miha-Barlow, 5, died when a log from this pile rolled on to him at Motueka High School.
..Petzl approves use of top hole on hand ascenders?
Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, February 09, 2012
To date there has been no official documentation (from hand ascender manufacturers at least) endorsing the use of top holes on these devices for life support connection.
Jords Climbing Corner have questioned whether the practice is now officially accepted by Petzl with their latest news release titled "Self-Belay: one single rope ..
The Oakwood boys should be in the movie business!
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Watch single line work positioning in action with the tree dudes from Oakwood Tree Care in Auckland… and check out the interesting angles with the camera attached to the lowered limb - nice work boys!
..Guy Clark enters kiwi TCC history books
Richard Tregoweth, Monday, February 06, 2012
Asplundh Auckland aerial arborist Guy Clark is the first competitor to use the Rope Wrench climbing single line in an 'official' New Zealand Tree Climbing Competition. Generally speaking single line work positioning is frowned upon in kiwi TCC events so this is certainly one for the history books!
Guy completed the ..
More on Rope Wrench/ART Lockjack combination
Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, February 05, 2012
Click on the Ian Flatters comment above and re-read the previous blog post before you have a look at the YouTube clip below. RAD refers to Rapid Ascent/Descent is case you are wondering.
..Everyone a winner at the 2012 Taranaki Open TCC
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, February 04, 2012
The weather may not have been kind for the 2012 Taranaki Open but competitors were well compensated with the kindness shown by major sponsor Brendan Bellamy from Tricky Tree Specialists - everyone went ..
Inside information regarding Taranaki Open Aerial Rescue
Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, February 02, 2012
Knowledge is power… so they say!
Neal Harding, co-organizer of this weekends Taranaki Open, has uploaded the Aerial Rescue scenario onto facebook to allow climbers plenty of time to plan their rescue attempt.
The injured climber in the rescue scenario is a chap named James and he's blathering on about loosing is ..
Log Weight Calculator smart phone app required!
Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, February 02, 2012
The ubiquitous smart phone is taking over the world!
Apart from high levels of street cred, a smart phone does have some useful purposes, particularly for trades people looking for very specific and often hard-to-find information.
Knot-based tools where the first smart phone applications to make an appearance in arboriculture but ..
Don't forget - WINTEC open day this afternoon
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, February 01, 2012
WINTEC will open their doors this afternoon from 3-6 pm to prospective arb students and anyone else who is interested in top-quality arboriculture training.
Visitors at the WINTEC Open Day, February 1, 2012 ..
Weather looks promising for the 'naki
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The first tree competition for the year - the Taranaki Open - is on this weekend (Saturday February 4) in Stratford and the weatherman tells us the sun will be shining!
As of yesterday over 20 climbers had registered interest in competing in the Taranaki Open according to event co-organizer Nicky ..
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- The Oakwood boys should be in the movie business!
- Guy Clark enters kiwi TCC history books
- More on Rope Wrench/ART Lockjack combination
- Everyone a winner at the 2012 Taranaki Open TCC
- Inside information regarding Taranaki Open Aerial Rescue
- Log Weight Calculator smart phone app required!
- Don't forget - WINTEC open day this afternoon
- Weather looks promising for the 'naki
