Treeclimbing Euro 2010 from Petzl on Flickr

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, July 12, 2010

Thanks to Petzl we can see pictures of Chrissy Spence (and others) competing in the Euro TCC 2010 held recently in Prague.

Chrissy, Nicky Ward-Allen, Scott Forrest and James Kilpatrick will ..

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ISC Ultrasafe hand ascender now in stock

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, July 09, 2010

The ISC hand ascender is called the Ultrasafe because it is virtually impossible for the rope to come free of the channel.

Milled from a solid block of 7075 aluminum, the ISC Ultrasafe hand ascender has a unique captive-eye pin ..

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VTIO workshop papers prove to be very popular!

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, July 08, 2010

Joe Harris's VTIO Advanced Climbing Workshop handouts have proved to be very popular, judging by the number of downloads from the Treetools website. See previous blog regarding 'living documents'.

By 6:00pm last evening over 75 copies of the Read More

Living documents the answer for tree climbing education

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Development in tree climbing gear and techniques is moving forward at an unrelenting pace. The speed of this development makes it difficult for climbers to document procedures, do's and don'ts etc - as soon as it is written down, someone comes up with a new variation, ..

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Stein Explorer Class II chainsaw protection boots now in stock

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, July 06, 2010

The long-awaited Stein Explorer, Class II chainsaw protection boots arrived today! Tree workers have been waiting for these boots because they offer better chainsaw protection than the standard steel toe-cap boot without the weight associated with the full-on, Class I.

The Stein Explorers have chainsaw protection over the exposed front of ..

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Two-day format for this years National TCC

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, July 06, 2010

National TCC Co-Cordinator, Marlies Laser has advised the 2010 NZAA/Stihl National TCC scheduled for November 12-13 in Auckland will be held over two days - Friday and Saturday.

The 2010 Australian TCC held in Adelaide earlier this year, followed a similar format… and this worked out well. The pre-lims seemed more ..

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Futura Body new from Kong

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, July 05, 2010

Here's another new product to add to your wish list for 2010!

The Kong Futura Body is part of the new Futura system which includes the popular Kong Read More

Climbers Open Forum Workshop planned for 2010 NZAA Conference in Auckland

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, July 04, 2010

A climbers Open Forum Workshop, presented by Dunedin climbers Menno Kluiters and Jelte Buddingh, is scheduled for the 2010 NZAA Conference, Ellerslie Convention Centre, 11-13 November. Climbers should find this a welcome addition to ..

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There's more to the Port-A-Wrap than meets the eye!

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, July 03, 2010

If you thought it was as easy as stringing the porty to the base of the tree to get you that big section down - think again!

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DMM shows us how to break Dyneema and Nylon slings

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, July 02, 2010

In order to make an informed choice regarding the type of gear you are prepared to climb on, in this case slings, you need to have as much information as possible.

To assist climbers in this quest for information, DMM have conducted a series of dynamic 'drop' tests to compare ..

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