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 ..
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
The latest climber rankings are now available on the NZ Arbor website.
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Pfanner Protos: THE helmet to put on your wish list!
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.
Mt Arboristcaptures the essence of Trans Tasman tree climbing on video - thanks Jérémie! (where's your NTCA tee shirt Scott?)
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 ..
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 ..
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 ..
Treemagineers Mark Bridge and Chris Cowell are visiting New Zealand to conduct a series of workshops, organized by NZ Arbor and sponsored by WEL Networks in Hamilton. These workshops form the final leg of the Treemagineers 'down under' tour which includes ..
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