For people who climb for a living. 09 274 8090

Treetools Blog

Another successful 'Arbor Day' arborcamp for the Southerners

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Uxbridge Reserve, the location for this years Southern Arbor Day Arborcamp, turned out to be more accessible than first imagined. Campmaister Jerry Lynch, had signposts erected in every direction making the camp very easy to find - even in the dark!

A hardy bunch of Southerners with a sprinkling from the ..

Read More

Stein 'Bartlett' helmet finds favor with training providers

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, June 03, 2011

When Bartlett Tree Experts, a major US arb company, wanted a helmet for ground workers and lower-level tree climbers they went to Stein for advice. Those discussions led to the development of a helmet that meets both EN 397 and ANSI Class ..

Read More

Dutch climbers in action

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, June 02, 2011



Below is a 'snapshot' of the 2011 Netherlands TCC held on May 27-28 - an excellent promotional video for the sport of tree climbing!

Thanks to Wouter van den Dungen for this link. ..

Read More

Weather looks stable for Southern Arbor Day Arborcamp

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, June 02, 2011

Pack three layers of clothing if you plan attending the 2011 Southern 'Arbor Day' Arborcamp at the Uxbridge Reserve in North Otago, June 2-5.

According to the NZ Met Service the weather will be mainly fine with a low of 3°C.

Directional signage, a marquee and ..

Read More

A tree climbing life with Matt Glen… enjoy it!

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, June 01, 2011



You'll recognize a few of the faces in this latest video by Matt Glen.

..

Read More

Kiah Martin and Joe Harris to represent Australia in the ITCC

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, May 30, 2011

Kiah Martin (NZAA No.3 on the women's chart) and Into Trees  Joe Harris won the 2011 Australian TCC Masters event in Darwin yesterday.

2011 Australian TCC preliminary placings were as ..

Read More

'Blinky' hits the nail on the head regarding Treephoto Competition!

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, May 29, 2011

You probably should read the TreeBuzz thread regarding the intotrees/mtarborist 2011 Treephoto ..

Read More

Even more Rope Wrenching!

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, May 29, 2011

 

 

..

Read More

Problem emerges with Wichard Shackle/Pinto Rig configuration

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, May 29, 2011

The stainless steel Wichard Shackle is common tree climbing hardware typically used on the tail of 'home-made' rope savers for retrieval. Prior to the arrival of the Treemagineers pulleySAVER, ..

Read More

Two kiwi's in the top three places at 2011 Australian TCC

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, May 29, 2011

Scott Forrest (NZ number 1) is the leading climber with 157 points following the preliminary events in the 2011 Australian Tree Climbing Championship in Darwin yesterday.

Into Trees Joe Harris is number two with 154 points and James Kilpatrick (number 5 on the NZAA Top 20 rankings) ..

Read More

1 .. 60 61 62 63 64 .. 142

Copyright © Treetools New Zealand 2024. All rights reserved.