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Major tree climbing showdown later this week in Singapore

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, June 13, 2011

Who will win the Asia-Pacific Regional TCC later this week?

The Asia-Pacific Regional TCC is the last chance for climbers to represent their country with a starting position in the 2011 International Tree Climbing Championships scheduled for Sydney, July ..

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Yale Cordage tests highlight the importance of rope choice

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, June 13, 2011



Andy Neverman says this video is important viewing for arborists and he's right! You will need to watch right through to the end to see why.

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More on carabiner side loading in Treetools break test

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, June 12, 2011

We'll be honest, Treetools cannot fully explain how the physics worked in the climbing configuration test where the DMM Sentinel screw gate carabiner failed at 21kN.

But we do know… on paper at least, the DMM carabiner ..

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(in)Famous Netherlands DuckSaver trashed in chipper

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, June 11, 2011


You'll probably all remember the Matt Says No! story from January last year where Matt Glen had a go at Wouter (from the Netherlands) for using the Kong Duck in a rope saver set up.

Following this stressful ..

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Bad arb practice questioned! Thank you Matt Glen!

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, June 10, 2011

Yesterday we ran an article demonstrating a 'solo' topping effort. Climberdad shows off plenty of gear but there are a number of questionable practices in this video. Currently, in ..

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DMM Sentinel carabiner failure at 21kN

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, June 10, 2011

Before everyone gets all hot and bothered there is a reason why this DMM Sentinel carabiner failed at 21kN (for those who don't know the Sentinel is rated at 24kN).

The carabiner in ..

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All the gidgets and gadgets in one rigging video

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, June 09, 2011



>The Stein RC2000 swinging bollard, the Rope Wrench, the Petzl Rig, mini Port-A-Wraps, self-locking fiddle blocks, zip lines - you'll get the lot in this video.

The clip is about 13 minutes long so set aside a ..

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Australian TCC goes mainstream

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Mainstream Australian media has got right in behind the recent Australian national tree climbing event in Darwin - this can only be good news for tree climbing.

The Sydney Morning Herald,

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Omnitree director Menno Kluiters wins innovation competition

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Tree climbing innovation is on a roll, with new equipment being launched daily onto the market. The true value of these new innovations is often measured by the amount of money that needs to be invested to acquire such equipment - rightly or wrongly.

Jerry Lynch (who probably has a little ..

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TreeRise with Matt Glen and Scott Forrest

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, June 08, 2011



Open Masters originator, Matt Glen shows how versatile he really is in this short film - climber, tree hammocker, director, cameraman and film editor all rolled into one - who needs employees!

Note the use of Scott Forrest's footlock prussic/hand ascender system ..

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