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 ..
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 ..
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 ..
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 ..
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 ..
Regional TCC organizer Andy Harrison has confirmed Ferrybank Park, Grantham Street, Hamilton as the venue for the 2012 NZ Arbor/ Husqvarna Waikato/BoP TCC scheduled for Saturday 22 September.
Ferrybank Park was last used for the regional ..
Photographs taken at the 2012 South Island Regional TCC in Abberley Park Christchurch on Saturday 2 September are now uploaded to the Treetools Flickr account.
Thirty ..
Six tree climbers from the South Island are heading for the National TCC in Wellington, late October.
Thirty two climbers turned up this morning for the 2012 NZ Arbor/Husqvarna South Island Regional TCC held in Abberly Park, Christchurch, many of them new to the competition.
Considering the high level of newcomers competing ..
Saturday looks like a beauty in Christchurch - perfect for the 2012 NZ Arbor/Husqvarna South Island Regional TCC in Abberly Park - see previous blog post for directions. Gear check is 7:30am Saturday morning. No registrations on the day!
Jerry Lynch has organized a Splicing Circle on Friday evening at the ..
First it was one-on-one communication using the A-Kabel ArborCom Bluetooth headsets to assist trainers. These unique headsets offer crystal clear ground-to-climber communication for up to 200m, hands free and in full Duplex.
Rather than yelling at the trainee from the ground, a trainer can talk quietly through the situation. Duplex ..
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