Following a successful launch earlier this year in Australia, Yale's new 11.7mm climbing line Arrow Frog is now available in New Zealand. Treetools regulars, Hamish Fraser and Luke Camilleri are climbing on this line and they tell us it lives up to all expectations.
The 11.7mm diameter gives Arrow Frog the 'feel' ..
It appears all our tree climbing mates in Christchurch are accounted for - all safe and well at this stage - thank goodness!
Our hearts go out to all those with friends and loved ones who perished in this disaster.
If anyone has info regarding the welfare and safety of Christchurch tree climbers please let Treetools know. We are fielding calls from Northern, Southern and international friends asking for information about tree climbers in the region.
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Another major earth quake has hit Christchurch this afternoon - we hope all our South Island mates are safe and well!
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Once you get past the deadpan presentation this video is worth a look.
It depicts the use of the Kong Robot for the management ..
Attachment using rope or webbing (through the two top holes) on the new DMM Pinto Rig requires a spacer to sit between the two side plates. Treetools (and quite a few other retailers we believe) were unaware ..
Australian contract climber and VTIO lead 'author' has set the bar very high indeed for contract climber websites.
Click on the link to view Joe's recently launched site: Into Trees. His
Petzl has issued a warning regarding potentially dangerous Chinese counterfeit Petzl PPE products on the market. Pirated gear is not new phenomenon for Petzl. Usually it is an obviously inferior product with the Petzl ..
Stef White is listed as one of the NZ women climbers invited to attend this years Asia-Pacific Regional TCC in Singapore. Blog reader, Prolop has asked 'who the hell is Stef White?'
Obviously Prolop has not attended any recent tree climbing events. If they had, they would know ..
Pro Climb's Rigging Week , originally scheduled for February 22-25 in Auckland, is postponed until April 18-21, 2011.
This means registration to workshops conducted during the 'Rigging Week' is now extended until April 4, 2011 .
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