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2012 Waikato/BoP Regional photographs now on Flickr

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 24, 2012

Photographs shot by Treetools on the weekend at the 2012 NZ Arbor Husqvarna Waikato Bay of Plenty Regional TCC, Ferrybank Park, Hamilton are now available for ..

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Waikato/BoP Region tops 40 climbers for TCC

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, September 23, 2012

Earlier in the month the South Island Regional TCC attracted 32 climbers but the Waikato topped their Southern neighbors with over 40 tree climbers competing in the 2012 NZ Arbor Husqvarna Waikato Bay of Plenty Regional TCC on Saturday at Ferrybank Park in Hamilton.

The Work Climb and Aerial Rescue events ..

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Single Line Work Positioning is NOT BANNED! (at work)

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 20, 2012

Paul Cox testing his Hitch Hiker which has the friction device below the hitch rather than above as it is with the Rope Wrench. The Hitch Hiker has the potential to change the game yet again.

Sure. There is plenty of controversy, but we are ..

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Can Waikato muster better numbers than the Cantabrians?

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The 2012 NZ Arbor/Husqvarna South Island Regional TCC attracted 32 tree climbers earlier in the month.

The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional TCC is scheduled for this weekend at Ferrybank Park in Hamilton - what are the Moo Loos chances of beating the Cantabrians in attracting numbers?

Quite high by all accounts!

Treescape ..

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Stay-up-to-date with Pro Climb

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 17, 2012

The pace of change in the arb industry is taking many by surprise.

Some companies have chosen to bury their heads in the sand and loudly proclaim 'old school is for real arborists' while others are happy to ride the wave of innovation.

Most tree climbers are keen on the new ..

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Arb quals, HT licence and experience - always sought after skills

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 13, 2012

Read any of the TCIA publications and you'll quickly see the challenge of finding (and retaining) good staff is universal. It's the same here in New Zealand where there is a country-wide shortage of qualified, experienced arborists particularly those with leadership skills.

Why is it that our young men do not ..

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What diameter friction cord should I buy?

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Selecting the right friction hitch cord can be a challenge.

Climbers need to consider many properties before they invest in a cord; including heat resistance, construction, strength, sensitivity, length, number of wraps, memory and knot type. And of course the diameter of the cord.

Paolo Baveresco from Treevolution produced a document ..

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Alacrity, Safety and Efficacy - new words for Aerial Rescue!

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 10, 2012

Scott Forrest's Legends Foundation Blog is turning out to be a real goldmine of information for competitive tree climbers!

Last week Matt Palmer and Tim Lovejoy caused a bit of a stir with their comments at the South Island Regional TCC when they suggested the industry's Aerial Rescue skills were not ..

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Theiving mongrel bastards!

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 08, 2012

Spend some time around tree climbers or aerial arborists and your views on humanity will soften a little - by-and-large you won't find a better bunch of people. Salt of the earth and honest as the day is long.

Just look around any tree climbing comp - there is gear scattered ..

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Minimize the load size for safer rigging!

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, September 07, 2012

The Pro Climb Easy Rig is probably the smallest big bollard on the market. And its capable of lowering timber up to half a tonne in weight - Treetools knows this because we tested the Easy Rig to prove it.

Half a tonne you say! The Easy Rig must be for ..

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