Testing of climbing equipment in New Zealand is limited to the static load tests provided by DM Standen and the like. These tests put hydraulic load on rope, splices or slings to ascertain their breaking strength. An advantage of these static ..
Competitors and arborist trainers are interested in obtaining the video footage taken at the Waikato/BoP TCC. According to Hugh Speirs and Mike Goodwin (the cameramen on the day) there is over 4 hours of footage showing each of the events. The delays in getting the footage posted can be blamed ..
Further to yesterdays blog listed below are comments from Drew Bristow who owns a pair of GRONELLS.
"Just an update on the Gronells - super comfy bootsthat really aid climbing but the soft rubber is very slippy in the wet and wears quickly if used for non tree climbing. But ..
We have blogged in the past about the Petzl Ear-Face and the various helmet standards applicable to Europe, Australia and New Zealand. While the Petzl Ear-Face has plenty of excellent features it doesn't suit everyone. For example, one downside is the 'peak' created by the visor. The problem is made ..
GRONELL Tango boots were specifically developed for tree climbing arborists and are popular in the European Tree Climbing Competitions. They sport a full carbon fibre shank running the length of the sole much like a stiff mountain climbing boot. Once you get a toe hold its like standing on a ..
Late October Treetools stated Samson Zing-It was only available in YELLOW and technically that is correct. But since then a number of tree climbers, including Drew Bristow, have told us about the availability of RED Zing-It.
Yes, you can get RED Zing-It but only from Sherrill. Apparently they spend so much ..
Check out this double line climbing system using the Petzl Pantin. Atreestory is climbing on Yale Poison Ivy using the friction hitch perfected by the
Treetools were introduced to the Trango Cinch by Drew Bristow of DB Tree.
Since that time we had assumed most tree climbers were using the Cinch
Matt Glen (winner of the South Island Regional TCC in Christchurch) climbs on the ART Spiderjack. From day one he found the Spiderjack to be an excellent piece of kit so when Treetools ..
Back in August, Treetools blogged about becoming the Arborwear dealer for New Zealand. As a trial we brought in a relatively small range of Arborwear gear. Now, finally we have loaded some of these items onto the website. This represents the limited range still available from the first shipment (so ..
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