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
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, ..
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 ..
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 ..
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
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 ..
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!
Rossy Ross from Pro Climb
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 ..
Kauri cone collecting is considered one of the highlights of tree climbing today - take a minute to see how your fathers did it!
Yes, Nick Yargus worked for the New Zealand Forest Service and was collecting kauri cones to preserve the tree, not to help generate more gum!
Last years changes to the RMA regarding urban tree protection have highlighted the need for greater involvement from the public in preserving the Urban Forest. Refer to the Tree Council Arbor Day seminar
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