A 300m meter ascent on rope in extremely harsh conditions is not everybody's idea of fun!
Well… that depends! If you have the ActSafe Ascender it might not be such a problem (in theory at least).
Photographs by kiwi-born Rob Fisher featured in a Treetools blog a couple of weeks back.
Treetools liked Rob's pics so much we have purchased a couple ..
The NTCA (Northland Tree Climbers Association) Tree Climbers' Gathering (arbor camp) in January started the New Zealand tree climbing year off on the right note.
NZ Arbor No.1 Scott Forrest made ..
Looking for a job in arboriculture - here's a great video for attracting future arborists!
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Spend a few minutes and listen to James Kilpatrick interviewed today by Radio New Zealand - this follows a call from Radio NZ to Treetools this morning. James is a PR natural - just like his tree climbing - great for the industry and the sport of tree climbing in ..
James Kilpatrick's record breaking footlock at the 2011 Aisa-Pacific TCC last month has attracted attention from mainstream media - see NZ Stuff today by clicking on the link below.
Thanks to Jerry Lynch for spotting this story on Stuff ..
Mid-June Treetools blogged about the importance of configuration and how it effects the rated strength of a carabiner. We tested our theories by loading the configuration ..
At the risk of 'information overload' Treetools is now on Facebook !'Like' us please!
The Treetools Blog has a huge number of readers worldwide. Most of these readers are very active on the media front. They provide Treetools with a wealthof ..
If you want to be more that a spectator at the ITCC in Parramata next month, get hold of Jim Skiera now! Jim is looking for volunteers to help with eventset-up.
Apparently there are a record number entries in this years ITCC (over sixty we believe) and this ..
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