ATRAES in association with Into Trees Joe Harris and Angus McMahon of Shebrooke Tree Services have produced lesson number two in a series on SRT Ascent.
In this video Joe talks about 'double-bagging' when isolating the anchor point and looks at various ways to tie off ..
Kong is positioning itself to woo back tree climbers following a couple of years in the marketing wilderness (remember the Kong ring saga.
The 2012 catalog features the newish Kong Indy Evo, a lowerable base anchor device certified to carry two people at the same time (rescuer and rescuee) - one ..
Auckland arborists planning to make hay while the sun shines (in January) may have to re-think their marketing plans: the Auckland City Council has advised arborists and property owners that resource consent may still be required for tree removal and/or severe pruning.
Due to a decision by the Environment Court a ..
For years now climbers have complained about the price of the Faltheimer throwline cube. Every new offering to enter the market is received with great enthusiasm by climbers, especially the less expensive options… but none seem to be as robust as the original.
Treetools sells three ..
It appears regional ISA politics has led to a change in venue for the 2012 Asia-Pacific Tree Climbing Championship - the 2012 event was planned for Hong Kong but it is now likely to be held on the east coast of Australia instead.
There have been international rumblings for some ..
Yes, it was a typo after all! There is only one BPG for New Zealand Arboriculture (thank goodness).
The WINTEC Best Practice Guideline, scheduled for launch on election day (Saturday November 26), is the tree climbing sub-section of the broader BPG for Arboriculture already presented by NZ Arbor.
According to Andy Harrison, ..
2012 will be here before we know it and all the major climbing gear manufacturers are already priming the market for the raft of new products due for launch in the new year (as discussed yesterday Petzl have announced the release of the
DMM is one of the first tree climbing gear manufacturers to start showcasing product for 2012. DMM, Teufelberger and the Treemagineers donated a pile of 'demo' gear to the Association back in August following the Treemagineers successful tour down under.
As part of the deal, NZ Arbor agreed to the use of ..
Lack of eye protection (and helmets) is universal it seems!
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NZ Arbor released an Advisory Notice today regarding lanyard compression on problem trees.
Lanyard compression is an issue commonly discussed at Treetools, usually during the harness selection process. Some harnesses are better suited for tree climber protection against lanyard compression than others.
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