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Myth busting: 5 untruths told about tree climbing lines

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Climbing ropes are getting more and more complex, often produced for very specific technical tree climbing applications where the operational expectation (of the line) is highly targeted.

Responsible rope manufacturers do provide in-depth data, detailing all the relevant features of each line in their portfolio but, for tree climbers searching ..

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How much force can you apply to a rope with one hand?

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Ever wondered how much a person can hold or how much force they can apply to a rope when pulling with one hand? Or both?

The average person, based on a gloved hand gripping 11mm kernmantel rope, can hold 200N or 20kg with one hand or 400N (40 kg) with two ..

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Teufelberger Platinum offers up a few surprises

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, January 25, 2013

One downside of media hype is the risk of 'over promise and under delivery' for the customer.

All the research and development in the world, pages of technical jargon and a product specific website count for naught if the product itself does not deliver on what the marketing and promotion promised.

One ..

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Figure 8 Safety Hint from back-in-the-day

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, January 21, 2013

One method for self-rescue from an SRT Ascent system (or while footlocking) requires the use of a Figure 8 descender.

Tree climbers new to SRT Ascent often over look this vital piece of equipment when they set-up their new SRT configuration.

And those that ..

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The 7 deadly sins of SRT Ascent

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, January 17, 2013

The TCIA have given us the definitive 'Best Practice Guideline' for SRT and they should be applauded for this excellent publication.

But, unfortunately, not everyone reads the TCIA BPG for SRT or receives the correct training in ..

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NZ Arb Approved Code of Practice '22kN Rule' is just plain silly!

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Belying its physical size (wiro-bound A5), the recently published Approved Code of Practice for Safety and Health in Arboriculture is a significant New Zealand document - download your copy from WorkSafe NZ.

According to the Hon Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Labour "This Approved Code of Practice ..

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Bulldog OAR - the equivalent midline attachable ZigZag perhaps?

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, January 14, 2013

The Petzl ZigZag, due for worldwide release in February, has already sent ripples across the tree climbing pond.

The ZigZag is still largely an unknown quantity but tree climbers are already asking about the possibility of mid-line attachment and ..

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French Lockjack accident highlights need for product knowledge

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, December 21, 2012

Before you read this blog post Treetools can state categorically: the ART Lockjack is not unsafe when configured correctly!

An experienced French climber has taken a 15m fall while climbing on an ART Lockjack.

The wooden toggle on his Lockjack snagged in the carabiner, pulling ..

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Benchmark publication from the TCIA should dispel a few SRT myths!

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, December 20, 2012

The SRT/Single Line Work Positioning debate has raged internationally throughout 2012.

Previously, such 'discussions' took place in relatively controlled environments (such as mediated blogs and forums). This is the first major international tree climbing debate where all forms of social media were employed.

The pure freedom-of-voice offered by mediums like ..

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The TreeMOTION harness: 3 years at No:1 in New Zealand

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Treetools retails over 15 different tree climbing harnesses but there is nothing quite like the TreeMOTION by Teufelberger!

Designed by the Treemagineers, the TreeMOTION has changed the tree climbing harness market forever (in our humble opinion).

When customers have the opportunity to trial a TreeMOTION, ..

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