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Taranaki Open Tree Climbing Competition – fun-for-all

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, January 21, 2016

At the end of the day Michael Mortensen, a tree climber from over Bay of Plenty way, swung open the bin door and clambering onto the back of a conveniently parked truck. A loud whistle caught the attention of the climbers, gathered for the prize giving.

From his elevated position ..

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Akimbo development underway - and you can help

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, November 26, 2015

Here's the word from the Akimbo designer, Jaime Merritt:

My name is Jaime. I am an arborist, climber, and compulsive tinkerer. The Akimbo has been a passion project of mine for the last year and a half or so. I have been making prototypes out of my ..

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Yale Prism with Ben Palmer

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, November 14, 2015

Yale Prism, designed by John Canning in Australia, is one of Treetools most popular tree climbing lines. The 24-strand, all-polyester construction keeps elongation to a minimum, making Yale Prism ideal for climbing SRT… and the 11.7mm diameter is a little easier on the hand.

It can be difficult ..

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James Kilpatrick’s SRT Ascent System OK’d by Petzl

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, November 07, 2015

As far back as 2011 James Kilpatrick experimented with a modified SRT Ascent System – read a previous blog post on the subject here.

Readers new to SRT should not confuse James’ system with SRT work positioning configurations and devices commonly employed today.

The Single Line Ascent System James ..

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2015 NZ National TCC video by Eyecloud Aerial

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Eyecloud drone video shot at the 2015 NZ Arb Husqvarna National TCC in Nelson.

NZ ARB / Husqvarna National ..

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DMM Carabiner Recall Procedure

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Product Recall Procedure for the return of potentially faulty carabiners to DMM Wales is now available on the DMM Professional website - see link here.

DMM state that approximately 120,000 carabiners may be affected by the problem (where the pusher and spring combination can displace). As ..

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DMM Safety Warning upgraded to Product Recall

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 15, 2015

The DMM Product Safety Warning issued 11 September 2015 is now upgraded to PRODUCT RECALL NOTICE (subject to User Inspection) as of 14 September 2015.

the DMM Product Recall Notice

The chart below shows the range of carabiners affected by the potential problem. Check all models, all colours and ..

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DMM Product Safety WARNING

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 12, 2015

DMM Wales have advised the market that some DMM locking carabiners have the potential to dysfunction.

In a small percentage of carabiners, the interaction between the internal coil spring (which gives the gate it’s closing action) and the spring pusher (the component that holds the spring against the carabiner body) ..

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treeMOTION harness set-up made easy

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 09, 2015

The first purchase for most tree climbers is their harness, and in many cases that harness will be the treeMOTION (New Zealand’s biggest selling arborist harness).

There are many reasons why the treeMOTION is so popular, but one factor is its' adjustability; the treeMOTION allows you to fine tune the harness ..

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Rope Runner issues deeper than mis-configuration

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 10, 2015

Recently Treetools published some photographs on Facebook highlighting possible configuration issues with the Singing Tree Rope Runner.

For those who do not know, the Singing Tree Rope Runner is a rope technician’s friction control device for ascending and descending on ..

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