A climbing competition workshop is planned for Saturday August 28 in Hamilton, two weeks prior to the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional TCC. The workshop follows a suggestion made by well known Auckland climbers Drew Bristow and Johno Smith. The venue is yet to be confirmed.
Hamilton might be the venue for ..
Here's the latest rigging video from Reg Coates. Reg is the designer of the Stein RC Lowering Devices (RC stands for Reg Coates) which are revolutionizing tree rigging methods across the world. New Zealand was one of the first countries, outside ..
If you are using the Treemagineers Hitch Climber system seriously consider splicing your termination (the rope-end attached to the top DMM Ultra O).
If you are interested in SRT (Single Rope Technique) get along to the next Open Masters in Cornwall Park scheduled for Saturday May 22. The May event will include a SRT speed climb over a 20 meter distance. The footlock TCC ..
Pro Climb, New Zealand's leading rigging experts, have published a comprehensive User Manual for the popular PCRB (Pro Climb Rigging Bollard). While this manual is designed to be used in conjunction with the PCRB it makes excellent reading for anyone interested in rigging.
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Just in case you missed the comments on the blog relating to the branch failure on the Open Masters oak see below. Russell is the Cornwall Park arborist for those of you who not know him.
Yes, we also make mistakes - we blogged about the wrong tree yesterday! Matt had advised us of a problem with one of the Open Masters trees. We ASS U MEd (remember what assume spells: make an ASS of U and ME) it was the tree for upcoming Open Masters ..
A climber as asked why the DMM Aero HMS carabiner was used on the DB Rope Walker system we blogged about last week. The answer ..
As promised Treetools has printed the 40-page 2010 ITCC Rule Book and it's available now - free on request. To secure your copy, click on the picture below, fill in the relevant details and Treetools will send you a 2010 ITCC Rule Book in the post.
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