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Yale EEE-MOR-LEE (Imori) on the way to New Zealand

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, November 29, 2010

Back in July we blogged about Christchurch climber Adam Hartshorne and his investment in the new Yale Imori 12mm climbing line.

Almost six months later Yale Imori (pronounced EEE-MOR-LEE) is finally available to New Zealand tree climbers (apart from Adam!).

Imori comes in a very bright ..

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Climbing shoes covered by Jords

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The optimum boot/shoe for tree climbing is very much a matter of opinion. Have a look at Jords Tree Climbing Cornersuggestions - certainly this is an excellent starting point.

The boots featured in the bottom left hand corner of Jords collage are Pro Ascents by Scarpa ..

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Day Two of the 2010 New Zealand NTCC now on Flickr

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, November 24, 2010



We've finally managed to get the photographs taken on Day Two of the the 2010 New Zealand National TCC loaded onto Flickr - ENJOY!

Day ..

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Dyneema sling break-test revisited

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, November 24, 2010




About a year ago tree climbers began debating the suitability of Dyneema webbing slings for use in tree work.

The Dyneema material used to construct the webbing presented possible issues regarding UV degradation in ..

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Open Masters Challenge before Christmas?

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Open Masters Challenge organizer Matt Glen wants to know if there is enough interest for another event before Christmas - say Saturday 11 December?

Contact Matt direct:

Email: mattglen4@hotmail.com
Mobile: 021 079 4193

Matt has also scheduled in Saturday 29 January, 2011 for a 'fancy dress' Open Masters ..

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Common sense does not always prevail - or so it seems!

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Attached is the latest Safety Alert from the Department of Labour - one would think that common sense might tell you not to light up a ciggy after you have doused yourself in 2-stroke… but what would I know!

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Here's another excellent tree climbing website to keep an eye on!

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, November 22, 2010

2010 NZ NTCC visiting climber, Jordan Glossop (Australian now working in Singapore) has launched a new Facebook page - Jords Tree Climbing Corner - which is well worth adding to your 'must read every ..

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James Kilpatrick 2010 ITCC Masters Climb

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, November 21, 2010



We did not get the pleasure of watching James Kilpatrick climb at this years New Zealand National TCC so Danny Rodriguez has kindly sent through this video for us. You'll hear some familiar voices in the background cheering James on ..

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Day One 2010 NZ NTCC photographs now on Flickr

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, November 19, 2010



Photographs taken by Treetools on Day One of the New Zealand TCC at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland on November 12 are now available on Flickr. We will endeavor to ..

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VTIO have another SRT paper well worth downloading

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, November 19, 2010

VTIO have posted a new SRT safety note put together by Grant Harris of Canopy Access Ltd .

Australian climber Henk Morgan during the Aerial Rescue event at the 2010 New Zealand NTCC on Firday ..

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