Spliced termination with Hitch Climber set-up (please)
Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, May 09, 2010

If you are using the Treemagineers Hitch Climber system seriously consider splicing your termination (the rope-end attached to the top DMM Ultra O).
If you are using the Treemagineers Hitch Climber system seriously consider splicing your termination (the rope-end attached to the top DMM Ultra O).
If you are interested in SRT (Single Rope Technique) get along to the next Open Masters in Cornwall Park scheduled for Saturday May 22. The May event will include a SRT speed climb over a 20 meter distance. The footlock TCC ..
Pro Climb, New Zealand's leading rigging experts, have published a comprehensive User Manual for the popular PCRB (Pro Climb Rigging Bollard). While this manual is designed to be used in conjunction with the PCRB it makes excellent reading for anyone interested in rigging.
..Just in case you missed the comments on the blog relating to the branch failure on the Open Masters oak see below. Russell is the Cornwall Park arborist for those of you who not know him.
Yes, we also make mistakes - we blogged about the wrong tree yesterday! Matt had advised us of a problem with one of the Open Masters trees. We ASS U MEd (remember what assume spells: make an ASS of U and ME) it was the tree for upcoming Open Masters ..
A climber as asked why the DMM Aero HMS carabiner was used on the DB Rope Walker system we blogged about last week. The answer ..
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 ..