Start saving your pennies now - Treetools have a shipment of Unicenders from Thompson Treetools on the water - they should be available for sale to NZ tree climbers by mid February. The Unicender lists in the US for around US$450 so it will require more than just a few ..
Word has it this Sundays (17 January) Open Masters in Cornwall Park will be a real challenge - three pin oaks in one climb! If you feel up to it take the Greenlane East entrance into Cornwall Park - the Challenge will be set up in the pin oaks on ..
Following yesterdays blog Treetools have had a number of requests today for information regarding the competitors in the 2010 Asia Pacific Tree Climbing Competitions scheduled for 21 March, 2010, at Western Park, Freemans Bay, Auckland. A quick call to NZ TCC coordinator, Marlies Laser clarified the situation immediately.
Selected climbers, the ..
Matt Glen is organising another Open Masters Challenge this Sunday (17 January) in Cornwall Park, Auckland. Take the Cornwall Park entrance off Greenlane East. The Challenge will be set up in the pin oaks on the left as you come through the entrance - you won't miss it. Starts 1:00 ..
Both the NZAA/Stihl Auckland Regional TCC and the Asia/Pacific Region TCC will be held at Western Park, Freemans Bay, Auckland over the weekend of 20-21 March 2010. (Get over to Western Park
Petzl dominate the tree climbing helmet market in New Zealand with the Vertex range of helmets. The Vertex Best outsells the Vent at least 3:1 (certainly at Treetools). Many companies have written the 'Vertex Best' into their Best Practice procedures and are moving away from the Vent as standard equipment. ..
Treescape climber Dave Stejskal (number 6 in the NZ NTCC) has kindly sent through dates from Marlies for the 2010 TCC events - individual locations are yet to be confirmed.
Christchurch: 13 March
Below is a comment by Wouter from the Netherlands - the owner of the 'Duck Saver' featured in the Matt Says No blog.
It appears Wouter is a previouswinner of the Dutch Tree Climbing Competition and competed against Andy Harrison (of Harrison Rocketfame) back in 2002 at the ITCC in ..
Investment in climbing gear is a large expense for climbers and arborist companies alike. Apart from the serial number on each piece of climbing equipment its often hard to tell individual items apart. Many competition climbers say they often return home from the comps with the same amount of gear ..
Masters Challenge in Cornwall Park today starts at 1:00 pm - best to arrive about noon. Turn left once you go through the Greenlane Road entrance - you'll see the big gum over the fence in the paddock. Be prepared for a BIG climb! Everyone welcome. See previous blog for ..
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