Weather concerns for ITCC organizers
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Pack your Goretex (or eVent) jackets if you are off to the world's this weekend!
Thanks to Fisher Photo Industry for this weather update.
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Donahys Armor-Prus with a polyester core?
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Donahys Armor-Prus is one the most popular 'heat-resistant' friction cords available on the market. A bit over a year ago, the powers that be started making noises about potential safety concerns regarding the splice being employed to make eye-to-eye Armor-Prus friction cords (commonly used in the ubiquitous 'Hitch climber' set-up).
The debate ..
Rob Fisher captures Scott and Veronika 'in the moment'
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Sorry Marie-Pierrette it's not what you think!
We've featured Rob's tree climbing photography before on the Treetools blog - and we have a couple of his
Climber Top 20 update from NZ Arbor
Richard Tregoweth, Monday, July 18, 2011
The latest climber rankings are now available on the NZ Arbor website.
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Pfanner Protos: nothing lost in translation
Richard Tregoweth, Monday, July 18, 2011
Pfanner Protos: THE helmet to put on your wish list!
Enhance your ITCC experience: understand the rules
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, July 16, 2011
Download a copy of the 2011 ITCC Rules and familiarize yourself with the changes if you are attending the event in Parramata next weekend.
The 2011 amendments are clearly noted in red.
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The usual suspects: a video snapshot!
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, July 16, 2011
Mt Arboristcaptures the essence of Trans Tasman tree climbing on video - thanks Jérémie! (where's your NTCA tee shirt Scott?)
Largest ITCC field ever - (almost) overwhlems event organizers
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, July 15, 2011
There are over 60 climbers in next weekends ITCC event in Parramata. A competitor field of that size will be very difficult to manage.
In anticipation of high competitor numbers, the 2011 ITCC organizing committee called for helpers late last ..
Addendum: there is SRT and then there's SRT!
Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, July 14, 2011
The term SRT (Single Rope Technique) can be confusing in itself.
There are two concurrent uses of the term:
1) SRT (ascent) - the use of a single line to access a tree. An example is the 'tree frog' system but there are multiple variations of this technique ..
Confusion reigns following ITCC SRT statement!
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Climbers planning to use any form of SRT (Single Rope Technique) at the ITCC scheduled for Parramata, Sydney next weekend may want to have a Plan B up their sleeve.
The ITCC issued a public statement last month 'in an effort to clear up some confusion' regarding SRT. Quite ..
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- Enhance your ITCC experience: understand the rules
- The usual suspects: a video snapshot!
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- Addendum: there is SRT and then there's SRT!
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