The group photograph taken at the 2010 New Zealand National TCC on Friday and Saturday 12-13 November is available now from Treetools. Register here and we will send you a 230 x 160mm, satin finish photo print - FREE!
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Outgoing National TCC Coordinator, Marlies Laser organized for a group photograph to be taken of all the competitors and volunteers involved in the NTCC over the weekend.
A print of the photo will be available over the next few days from Treetools - we'll keep you posted.
Below is a note from Neal Harding. Please take the time to read through this and get back to Neal if you can find the time - all input is appreciated.
"We had hoped to have a climber's feed back session at some stage - but we ran out of time. ..
Unfortunately (for the kiwi tree climbing community), Marlies Laser has stood down as the National TCC Coordinator but… she could not have left on a more positive note!
Herding flies is relatively easy when compared to organizing tree climbers - that is, it's not a job for the faint-hearted.
Kiwi climbers will be disappointed to learn that James Kilpatrick is not climbing in this years National TCC at Ellerslie on Friday and Saturday.
The KISS principle for those who don't know: Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Over the last few weeks there has been much debate about the set-up Marlies Laserhas planned for the aerial rescue scenario at the NTCC.
We have had a fantastic week of weather and, being Auckland, it's hard to believe it will last till the weekend but according to the weatherman the worstwe can expect is a few showers on Friday and Saturday. That will be good news for the climbers!
This years ..
Arb product development never sleeps - even at Petzl!
We blogged about the new Alveo lightweight helmet from Petzl earlier in the week (perfect for arborists). Now Petzl have climbed into the throwline strorage ..
Nine out of ten lengths of climbing rope sold through Treetools has an eye spliced into one end. 100% of the lanyards sold now have a splice and friction hitches probably run at about 2:1 spliced versus un-spliced.
With the arrival of commercial splicing companies like DB Tree and i-Splice ..
Thanks to all you Yale Blaze fans who have waited for the manufacturer, Yale Cordage to catch up on supply.
Treetools expect a shipment of Blaze to arrive later this week. We'll dispatch all back-orders for un-splicedlengths as soon as possible. If ..Copyright © Treetools New Zealand 2026. All rights reserved.
