Kiwi climbers hold both world records for secured footlock: James Kilpatrick the mens record and Nicky Ward-Allen the womens. James' record still has to be ratified but lets assume that's a given.
Breaking the world record is now down to points ..
If throwline is not your thing, get your robot to do it for you.
The Tree Work,
This link just in from Linwahling: James Kilpatrick Masters climb at the 2011 Asia-Pacific Regional TCC in Singapore.
..SRT access with a 'backup' is one of the latest debates in tree climbing. Some say, definitively 'That will never happen… ever!'
Have a look at Steve IbelingsThe concept is simple enough - take some indoor rock climbing grips and attach them to a tree stem using webbing slings - voila - happy kids!
Have a look at the video published by Singapore-based iClimbinc.com. Tree-D is an excellent concept, and could be included at every Regional (and National) ..
The 2011 Asia-Pacific Regional Tree Climbing Championship preliminary heats results are now available.
The 'Masters' sheets should be available soonish!
Thanks to Joe Harris, Into Trees ..
Petzl has announced a recall of the newly launched GriGri 2. This follows the discovery that excessive force on the fully extended handle causes it to remain stuck in the open position.
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The long awaited, Treemagineers designed CELanyard is finally available in New Zealand. The joint manufacturers of the CELanyard, DMM and Teufelberger,have struggled to keep up with worldwide demand since its initial launch earlier in the year.
This new lanyard incorporates plenty of technology from both DMM and Teufelberger: ..
New Zealand Slack Trip 2010 from Fabrice Wittner on Vimeo.
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