Foresight on behalf of NZ Arbor President Rick Mexted had Treemagineers Chris Cowell and Mark Bridge in New Zealand throughout most of last week.
The Treemagineers were in this part of the ..
Note: The blood clotting agent mentioned in this video is not commercially available in New Zealand. MedSafe, the NZ medicines and medical devices safety authority has approved an alternative product called QuikClot which Treetools has supplied to the ..
James Kilpatrick's winning 13.66 second foot lock at Parramata Park, Saturday 23, July.
World champion Chrissy Spence showing how to Work Climb!
Thanks to totaratree99 for the video link.
The NZ Arbor Top 20 rankings should be called the World Top 20!
Number one, two and three on the NZ Arbor Top 20 climber rankings, Scott Forrest, James Kilpatrick and Ross Kite formed the kiwi dream team who won the prestigious Tree Dismantle Competition at the World ..
Treetools does not have much detail but it appears the kiwi team have won the $2000 (first ever) tree removal competition held at the World Arborcamp in Samford, Queensland. At this point we are not sure who the three team members were? Hopefully more information will come to hand soon.
The ..
Is competitive tree climbing a sport? Or is it a means to 'promote safe working practices, demonstrate innovations in equipment and techniques and provide industry recognition' for tree care workers? Can it be both?
Unfortunately there are no simple answers to these questions but to get started we should go back ..
Kiwi climbers hold both the men's and women's world record for the secured foot lock: James Kilpatrick, 15 meters, 13.65 seconds and Nicky Ward-Allen, 12 meters, 13.26 seconds - here's how it all started!
The full results sheets are available for download from the ISA website .
Another bouquet should go to the tree climbing competition organizers - to get through 60+ competitors so smoothly on Saturday ((following the rain outon Friday) is an amazing effort - well done to all concerned!
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