Most of the major tree climbing equipment manufacturers have already begun making noises about counterfeit (and low quality) product entering the market.
Petzl issued a warning earlier in the year and Treemagineer Mark Bridge (arguably representing DMM and Teufelberger offered some startling insights in ..
On good authority, there a few world-class Australasian tree climbers experimenting with the new Sterling (Rope) ATS Rappel/Belay Device.
Like the Benchmade Rescue7 featured in the previous blog, Treetools believes the Treemagineers may have been the first tree climbers to express interest in ..
Treemagineer Mark Bridge was seen sporting one of the Benchmade Rescue7 cutters at the WEL Networks/Treemagineers Workshop in Hamilton back in August. A couple of eagle-eyed climbers spotted this unique 'knife' on Mark's harness and asked Treetools if they were available in New Zealand. They ..
Photographs taken by Treetools at the 2011 Wellington Regional TCC, Botanic Gardens, Wellington on Saturday October 1 are now available for viewing on Flickr. ..
On-form Clay Winter and a determined Nicky Ward-Allen scooped the top spots at the 2011 Wellington Regional TCC on Saturday.
Clay and Nicky have been training together and it shows: Clay has picked up some of Nicky's deliberation and finesse while Nicky seems to have gained Clay's perchance for aggression and ..
Arborists don't like to do things by halves, but the West Australian boys have lifted the bar to new heights!
Speedline, skyline, zipline or plain old, garden variety flying fox - no matter what you call them, they generally attract plenty of attention from the public. ..
Watch this latest video from Joe Harris at your own risk - after viewing you might have to part with a few hard-earned dollars to invest in a new Spiderjack! Note Joe's use the of the DB Tree Crackajack ..
Wellington will host the last New Zealand Arbor regional tree climbing competition for 2011, prior to the Husqvarna nationals in Masterton next month (22-23 October).
Regional event coordinator Julian Emeny says gear check will commence 7:30am on Saturday morning (1 October) at the Glenmore Street entrance to the Wellington Botanic Gardens. ..
World champion tree climber Scott Forrest has raised a couple of questions regarding the heat resistance of dynamic lanyards - see the comments below - this blog post is worth following.
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Cynics will say "tree climbing equipment manufacturers deliberately publish conflicting figures to confuse the market" but it is doubtful that is the case.
Take for example the figures etched (or printed) on two competing, PPE rated, fixed plate pulleys available to tree climbers: the Petzl Fixe and ..
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