Further to our blog post earlier in the week, Mr Spiderjackery Joe Harris tells us the latest replacement cam for the ART Spiderjack is manufactured with a larger cross-section and lower bite-point to help reduce slippage on ..
Joe Harris has done a hell of a job for the sales of the ART Spiderjack in the Asia-Pacific Region… and elsewhere across the globe no doubt.
Joe manages to make climbing with the Spiderjack look easy peeezy. Consequently, there are literally hundreds of young tree ..
Have a look at the short Cornell University video below and ask yourself why this could not happen in New Zealand?
Here is an opportunity for a kiwi tree climbing entrepreneur to offer a recreational tree climbing adventure to locals and tourists alike.
Treetools regularly takes ..
Climbing ropes are getting more and more complex, often produced for very specific technical tree climbing applications where the operational expectation (of the line) is highly targeted.
Responsible rope manufacturers do provide in-depth data, detailing all the relevant features of each line in their portfolio but, for tree climbers searching ..
Ever wondered how much a person can hold or how much force they can apply to a rope when pulling with one hand? Or both?
The average person, based on a gloved hand gripping 11mm kernmantel rope, can hold 200N or 20kg with one hand or 400N (40 kg) with two ..
One downside of media hype is the risk of 'over promise and under delivery' for the customer.
All the research and development in the world, pages of technical jargon and a product specific website count for naught if the product itself does not deliver on what the marketing and promotion promised.
One ..
One method for self-rescue from an SRT Ascent system (or while footlocking) requires the use of a Figure 8 descender.
Tree climbers new to SRT Ascent often over look this vital piece of equipment when they set-up their new SRT configuration.
And those that ..
The TCIA have given us the definitive 'Best Practice Guideline' for SRT and they should be applauded for this excellent publication.
But, unfortunately, not everyone reads the TCIA BPG for SRT or receives the correct training in ..
Belying its physical size (wiro-bound A5), the recently published Approved Code of Practice for Safety and Health in Arboriculture is a significant New Zealand document - download your copy from WorkSafe NZ.
According to the Hon Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Labour "This Approved Code of Practice ..
The Petzl ZigZag, due for worldwide release in February, has already sent ripples across the tree climbing pond.
The ZigZag is still largely an unknown quantity but tree climbers are already asking about the possibility of mid-line attachment and ..
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