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Weather looks good for camping at Pakaraka

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, January 14, 2011

Summer continues in Northland! The weather for the Pakaraka Tree Climbers Gathering over the weekend looks perfect for camping!

Directions to the NTCA Alderton Farm event will be signposted once you enter Marshall Road off State Highway 1 - you will not get lost.

If you ..

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2nd Annual NZAA Young Arborist of the Year

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, January 13, 2011

Kevin Squire has asked Treetools to post the information below regarding the 2nd annual NZAA  Arborist of the Year… and we're happy to oblige. This competition is great for the industry and should ..

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1684kms on a motorbike to get to Pakaraka - that's dedication!

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, January 12, 2011

World famous in New Zealand arborist, Jerry Lynch has already set off for the NTCA Pakaraka Tree Climbers Gathering this coming weekend in Northland.

Pakaraka is only 1684kms from Dunedin and…he's on his motorbike! Good on ya Jerry - see you in a few days!
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Agathis Fund tee-shirts available at Pakaraka

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, January 12, 2011

The NTCA (Northland Tree Climber's Association) will have (grey with black lettering) Agathis Fund tee shirts available for sale ($35.00) at the Pakaraka Tree Climbers Gathering this weekend. All funds raised will go towards ..

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Fancy Dress TCC looks like a winner!

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, January 12, 2011

The Fancy Dress Tree Climbing Competition on January 29, brain-child of Open Masters organizer Matt Glen, looks like it should be a fun day. Apart from the fact that climbers will be competing in fancy dress the TCC judges are also planning ..

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Can dynamic lines be spliced?

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Short answer Scotty, Steven is right: Splicing no (as far as we can ascertain). Stitching, yes (on some ropes). It's knots all the way!

During the day our rope experts have given us plenty of reasons why dynamic ropes cannot be spliced - mostly in technical jargon so I will not ..

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Training shortfall with Treemagineers products

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, January 11, 2011




Over the last few years, the influence of the Treemagineers has caused a minor revolution in the world of tree climbing. Their products have also had a major influence on the New Zealand tree climbing scene (as noted ..

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Dynamic footlocking strops

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, January 10, 2011

We have blogged about the issue of static-on-static footlocking lines/strops in the past.   New Zealand womens climber, Nicky Ward-Allen pretty much started the debate back in March '09 with a world record footlock ..

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NTCA Pakaraka Tree Climbers Gathering this weekend!

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, January 10, 2011

The Northland Tree Climbers Association (NTCA) Pakaraka  Tree Climbers Gathering is scheduled for this coming weekend at the Alderton Farm, Marshall Road, Pakaraka, Northland.

Climbers from as far afield as Australia, Christchurch and Dunedin plan to be in attendance ..

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Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year!

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, December 25, 2010

Thanks to all our supporters during 2010 - we're looking forward to an even bigger 2011. There will be no more blog posts from Treetools until the New Year - low and slow until you know.

Merry Christmas from the Treetools team! ..

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