Most arborists would agree: tree rigging is a complicated business.
Up until recently rigging lines available in New Zealand were almost all low-stretch, double braid polyesters, either Samson Stable Braid and Yale Double Esterlon or 12-strand Samson TenexTEC and Yale Yalex.
A generation of kiwi arborists have been trained on the low-stretch, ..
The photographs taken by Treetools at the WINTEC Best Practice Guideline for Tree Climbing launch last weekend (Saturday 26 November 2011) are now available for viewing on Flickr.
..Joe Cooper from the Northland Tree Climbers Association has advised Treetools the 2012 NTCA Tree Climbers Gathering will be held on the weekend of 17-18 March in Northland.
The inaugural 2011 NTCA event at the Alderton Farm in Pakaraka set the bar very high but we ..
This year the Auckland climbing scene has missed the energy of Matt Glen in producing the Open Masters Challenge Matt's Open Masters Challenge became a fixture on the local tree climbing calendar during 2009-2010 and the envy of other tree climbing centers throughout the country.
Matt ..
ISC Wales have taken the triple-action snap hook to the next level by adding a swivel eye as the base connector, similar in style to the current ISC Twister.
The ISC triple-action snap was the ..
The WINTEC Best Practice Guideline for Tree Climbing was launched in Hamilton on Saturday 26 November 2011.
During the presentation Andy Harrison, the documents author, alluded to the fact that many of today's tree climbers had 'gaps' in their knowledge base.
Simply put: a little bit of knowledge can be a ..
ATRAES in association with Into Trees Joe Harris and Angus McMahon of Shebrooke Tree Services have produced lesson number two in a series on SRT Ascent.
In this video Joe talks about 'double-bagging' when isolating the anchor point and looks at various ways to tie off ..
Kong is positioning itself to woo back tree climbers following a couple of years in the marketing wilderness (remember the Kong ring saga.
The 2012 catalog features the newish Kong Indy Evo, a lowerable base anchor device certified to carry two people at the same time (rescuer and rescuee) - one ..
Auckland arborists planning to make hay while the sun shines (in January) may have to re-think their marketing plans: the Auckland City Council has advised arborists and property owners that resource consent may still be required for tree removal and/or severe pruning.
Due to a decision by the Environment Court a ..
For years now climbers have complained about the price of the Faltheimer throwline cube. Every new offering to enter the market is received with great enthusiasm by climbers, especially the less expensive options… but none seem to be as robust as the original.
Treetools sells three ..
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