Treetools will commence sales of locally produced stitched rope terminations next month. The 'Whiptail' terminations are manufactured in Auckland by custom rope stitching company Shift 2. Stitched terminations will compliment the splicing work currently undertaken for Treetools by DB Tree (not all ropes can be spliced).
Shift 2 have their own ..
Thanks to Silky Japan and a lot of leg work by Silex (Silky NZ), a number of qualifying competitors in the 2012 NZ National TCC, scheduled for the weekend of 27-28 October in Wellington, will be sporting unique 'toothless' Silky Tsurugi 300 competition saws - ..
The Hitch Hiker is bit of a hard one to get your head around (at first). We all possibly felt that way about the Rope Wrench (I honestly don't recall - it seems so long ago!).
The Hitch Hiker is a little foreign in that it combines the friction hitch and ..
Petzl have re-worked a couple of their old faithfuls; the Croll and Pantin, due for launch first quarter 2013 (we believe).
On first sighting, the Croll prototype has a more 'finished' look than its predecessor. The edges are rounded and rope friendly (almost DMM-like) ..
Here's some Single Line viewing for a Saturday afternoon!
In the link above, Ontario Climber Cary Gibson films his first use of the revolutionary Teufelberger Platinum we first blogged about early October - see previous post here. ..
The Ropetek Hitch Hiker has landed!
Trails begin immediately in preparation for the Arb Tradeshow at the 2012 NZ Arbor Conference in Wellington later this month.
On first viewing, the Hitch Hiker is compact yet quite heavy.
Most of the weight is probably in the steel Triact Petzl Oxan Oval carabiner ..
The TreeMOTION tree climbing harness has so many adjustment options personalization can get a little daunting for a new owner.
Climbers visiting Treetools to purchase their new TreeMOTION have the opportunity to try various options and adjustments before they leave the store but website buyers don't get ..
Legends Foundation trustee Neal Harding has posted and excellent update on the Scott Forrest Legends Foundation website covering the lead-up to the 2012 NZ Arbor/Husqvarna NZ National TCC at the end of the month in Wellington.
The Auckland Regional TCC seems so long ago it's hard to remember exactly who the ..
One of the advantages of photographing the various Regional TCC around the country is the opportunity it provides to catch up with Treetools customers.
Last weekend I managed to spend a few minutes with up-and-coming tree climber Ethan Martin who works for Brendon Bellamy's Tricky Tree Specialists in New Plymouth.
Ethan had ..
Have a look at this promo video from Teufelberger - it gives you a taste of what goes into making a rope today - in this ..
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