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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At the risk of upsetting the NZ Arbor copyright police we have decided to publish an article from the latest Tree Matters magazine.
'Best Practice Guideline (BPG) De-mythed' by Neal Harding is essential reading for everyone involved in the New Zealand tree care industry. Information like this is too important to ..
The video below is a pre-comp presentation by the Belgium Arborist Association showing climbers the directions to the comp and giving them a general feel for the trees in the area prior to the event - what a good idea!
On the same ..
The latest edition includes all of the Treemagineers equipment and loads of new(ish) ropes.
Treetools will cover some of these new products in more detail next week - in the meantime, print yourself a copy, find a quiet space and start drooling!
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A 300m meter ascent on rope in extremely harsh conditions is not everybody's idea of fun!
Well… that depends! If you have the ActSafe Ascender it might not be such a problem (in theory at least).
Photographs by kiwi-born Rob Fisher featured in a Treetools blog a couple of weeks back.
Treetools liked Rob's pics so much we have purchased a couple ..
The NTCA (Northland Tree Climbers Association) Tree Climbers' Gathering (arbor camp) in January started the New Zealand tree climbing year off on the right note.
NZ Arbor No.1 Scott Forrest made ..
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