As promised Treetools has printed the 40-page 2010 ITCC Rule Book and it's available now - free on request. To secure your copy, click on the picture below, fill in the relevant details and Treetools will send you a 2010 ITCC Rule Book in the post.
The printed rule book ..
The long awaited oval-shaped fibreglass Silky Todoku pole saw is finally available. Treetools blogged about the Silky Todoku back in September '09 thinking the saw would soon be available for general sale. The idea was cemented home when the NZ Silky Distributor gave away the only Todoku in the country ..
Since Treetools featured a YouTube video showing the DB Tree Rope Walker system in action a couple of weeks ago we have been inundated with requests for the equipment specification.
Unfortunately, the DB Tree Rope Walker kit is not be available from Treetools as a complete set. You will need ..
The Edelrid Micro O carabiners have proved difficult to get but we finally have some in stock - not all of the order but some at least to satisfy the demand since we blogged about them back in March.
They are called Micro for a reason - they are small, that's ..
The long-awaited Stein collapsible throwline cube has finally arrived! Apart from the weight of the spars the Stein cube is almost identical to the famous Falteimer but in a different colour.
The Stein cube has an external pocket and a Velcro tab for locking in your throwline. It also has an ..
NZ National TCC Coordinator Marlies Laser has advised of a new Caution Statement issued by the ITCC regarding ascent equipment and techniques. This is particularly topical given the amount of current interest in SRT.
The Caution Statement reads as follows:
Caution Statement regarding ascent equipment and ..
Check out the latest craze in Europe. The 'saw' is thrown over the limb and ground workers at each end pull on the line to activate the saw.
If youlike the look of the throwline saw bag shown in the video its identical to the Stein Deluxe bag available from ..
Prominent Auckland climber, Drew Bristow of DB Tree has drawn a wild card entry in the ISAAC National TCC scheduled for Saturday May 15, South Parklands, Adelaide, South Australia.
Drew also picks up the sponsorship provided by Treetools to the first kiwi climber to register (with Treetools) and then gain entry ..
It appears winning the Asia-Pacific Regional TCC is the easy part. As winner, you get the honor of representing the Asia-Pacific region at the ITCC - only one problem: you have to find your own way there!
Kiwi climber Chrissy Spence is the current Woman's Asia-Pacific Regional TCC representative. If all ..
'Anonymous' has asked what the swinging captive eye looks like.The DMM Revolver is designed to accommodate the 12mm bar of the anchor ring and to 'lock' it in place - 'lock' meaning the carabiner cannot slide freely away from bar.
The locking mechanism is released when the carabiner is opened. The Revolver ..
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