James Kilpatrick - three in a row!

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, April 29, 2012

Latest word out of Hobart - James Kilpatrick has won the mens 2012 Asia-Pacific Tree Climbing Competition - that's three years running! Well done James!

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Who are the 2012 Asia-Pacific Masters?

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, April 29, 2012

Unconfirmed reports out of Hobart have Scott 'The Legend' Forrest, Joe Harris, Henk Morgan, James Kilpatrick and Mark Gistitin going through to the Masters this morning.

The womens Asia-Pacific Masters are Kiah Martin and Julia Pennisi (nee Chilcott).

Spiderjackery Joe Harris won the men 2012 Australian Nationals with Julia Pennisi taking the ..

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Rope Wrenching in the Lower Hutt CBD

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, April 27, 2012

Downer & Co are better known for heavy industry but they also have a thriving tree service division in the Wellington region.

Behemoths like Downer are typically slow-on-the-uptake with the new energy-efficient climbing and rigging gear coming onto the market - but this is ..

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More pulley porn: ART rework the Cocoon pulley

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, April 26, 2012

The DMM Pinto and DMM Pinto Rig pulleys were described as 'Cocoon killers' by market pundits when they were first launched - and there is some truth in this claim.

But German-based ART are not resting on their laurels. They have come ..

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This is tree climbing - let this one run, the second half!

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Our thanks to Mr Spiderjack Joe Harris Into Trees and crew including James Kilpatrick, Scott Forrest, Kiah Martin and Jeremy Thomas.

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Wirecore fliplines due for the scrapheap?

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Wirecore fliplines are about as traditional as you could get in tree work - BUT they might also become a thing of the past.

There are moves in a number of high-profile NZ arb companies to have wire core fliplines (positioning lanyards) relegated to the scrapheap. Some companies have already pronounced ..

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Treescape's Shaun Hardman jumps five spots in Top 20

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, April 23, 2012

Neal Harding has updated the NZ Arbor Top 20 climber rankings to include all qualifying events up to the early March Auckland Regional TCC.

Jawand Nga Chun retains top position going into the 2012 Asia-Pacific Regional TCC this ..

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True legends at work!

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, April 23, 2012

Tree Spec's (Australia) Grant Cody, along with reigning world tree climbing champ Scott Forrest, worked with Donaghys in developing their new climbing line, Cougar Blue.

Check out the video below showing Grant and the Tree Spec team working on a problematic Eucalyptus in a Mt ..

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ArbTalk announces Arborist Apps for Smartphones

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, April 21, 2012

ArbTalks's popular knot and fungi directories are now available for download as a Smartphone Application. Once the application is loaded onto your Smartphone the data can be accessed without telecommunications reception which will be a real bonus in some areas.

The new applications can be purchased through ArboristApps, a dedicated arborist ..

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More on the Rock 2 Tree filming project

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, April 20, 2012

Rock 2 Tree is an adventure sport project combining Tree Climbing, Rock Climbing and Slack Lining for the very first time. The video below is the trailer to a longer version due for release soon.

ROCK 2 TREE | TRAILER from Jordan Glossop on ..

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