More on the Petzl Grigri/Rig/I'D discussion
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, August 19, 2011
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Software available for Trivect Rigging Systems
Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, August 18, 2011
Graeme and Angus McMahon of Sherbrooke Tree Services (Australia) presented a workshop at the ISA Conference in Parramata on a rigging system called Trivect.
Grigri not suitable for treework (according to Petzl)
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 17, 2011
In the last edition of Tree Matters, the NZ Arbor Quarterly Journal, president Rick Mexted wrote about the rapid evolution of tree climbing equipment and techniques - good-to-go one day and abolished the next.
Rick was referring specifically to SRT (relative to the Best Practice Guidelines) but his comments are valid ..
iClimbinc continues to lift the bar in TCC video production
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Go grab a coffee, click full screen and settle back for the next 20 minutes - below is the latest video by iClimbinc, shot over the three days of the 2011 ITCC in Parramata, Sydney late last month.
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More on EN dynamic and static rope standards
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Further to yesterdays EN 892 blog, here's another rope manual by Tendon worth downloading. The primary focus is on mountaineering and rock climbing lines but ..
EN 892 standard confounds tree climbers?
Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 15, 2011
EN 892 is the standard test used to rate rock climbing lines. EN 1891A is the standard used for tree climbing lines.
Read it once and then read it again!
You'll notice one major ..
Recreational tree climbing with Peter Jenkins on Radio NZ National
Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 14, 2011
Peter 'Treeman' Jenkins is a retired rock climber turned arborist and in 1983 he founded Tree Climbers' International and opened the world's first tree climbing school in Atlanta, Georgia.
Have a listen to his comments on Radio ..
Burnside Park confirmed as venue for 2011 SI Regional TCC
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, August 13, 2011
Burnside Park in Christchurch is confirmed as the venue for the 2011 Husqvarna South Island Regional TCC scheduled for Saturday 3 September - see map below or check the
2011 ITCC highlight videos by totaratree99
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, August 12, 2011
If you didn't make it to the 2011 ITCC in Parramata last month here's the next best thing - video highlights by totaratree99. Together these videos make over 40 minutes of viewing but it is well worth the ..
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- More on EN dynamic and static rope standards
- EN 892 standard confounds tree climbers?
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