Petzl have announced a new line of climbing helmets to compliment the tried-and-true Vertex Vent and Best helmets currently available for arborists.
If you are think the Omnitree Climbers Open Forum on Thursday 11 November will be a classroom-based teaching session - think again!
Omnitree directors Jelte Buddingh and Menno Kluiters have a practical tree climbing experience planned for registered participants.
The military and the police force have unique requirements for safety glasses beyond the scope of chainsaw protection (see video below) but there are still some common parameters.
Chief score keep, Neal Harding has updated the NZAA Top 20 rankings. The full list is available on the NZAA website.
2009 NTCC winner, Scott Forrest has moved up a spot due to ..
Further to yesterdays blog we can now confirm the Ropeguide Primus has also ceased production in its current form. The new ART Ropeguide 2010 is an amalgamation of concepts taken from both the Rope Guide '07 and the Ropeguide Primus and will replace both models.
Advanced Rope ..
Check the 2010 NTCC qualifiers list and you will find ten women in this years national competition at the Ellerslie Convention Center in Auckland on Friday and Saturday 12-13 November. See NZAA link.
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We blogged about the end-of-the-line for the ART Ropeguide '07 last month - today we have the replacement Ropeguide '10 shown below.
The webbing on the '07 always caused problems when climbers coiled the unit for stowage on their harness - when it was unraveledthe twists ..
The Edelrid Micro O wiregate accessory carabiner is popular with tree climbers. The Micro O has a break strength of 150kg so it's definitely more than a $2 Shop special but they will ..
Have a look at the story-telling facial expressions in the slide show below - we almost don't need to write much more about Saturday's Open Masters Challenge!
Three of the climbers to reach the Masters at the 2010 ITCC will be competing in Ellerslie on November 12-13 at the 2010 NTCC: James Kilpatrick, Chrissy Spence and Kiah Martin (Australia).
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