Prominent Auckland tree climber, Matt Glen started the Open Masters Challenge in 2009 in a effort to get climbers prepared for the 'competitive' nature of the Regional and National Tree Climbing comps - see NZAA
We have talked before about the importance of the rope angles in rigging (and climbing for that matter), particularly the loads generated when pulleys are used as re-directs and the value to be gained from downloading the VTIO ..
The Northland Tree Climbers Association (NTCA ) is keen to get young people into tree climbing. As part of this initiative , ..
Labour Weekend Arb Festival organizer Jerry Lynch has sent through this update for the upcoming Dunedin event- make sure you get your tickets booked - this will be a fantastic weekend!
The Climbing Comp… it's all go, the climbing comp won't help your
Yet another Pro Climb 'Rigging with the Port-A-Wrap' workshop has sold out. The Hamilton workshop, scheduled for Saturday 9 October, is the second-to-last in ..
Well known Auckland tree climber and Marum volcano adventurer, Johno Smith has contracted malaria while in the islands. Doctors say Johno should come right in about 3-weeks following several forms of anti-malarial drug treatment.
Malaria is transmitted by the bite from a ..
Yes it is Imori, yes it is the Stein Skywalker - but it's the 'LUKE' oval carabiners from ISC and Stein and the new Silverstreak hitch cord by Yale that are first on Treetools.
The new LUKE oval carabiner is designed to partner with the new two-holed Stein
Most climbers in the New Zealand tree climbing community are aware of Drew Bristow and Johno Smith - their tree climbing stories are legendary!
As alluded to in yesterdays blog, NZAA Top 20 originator Neal Harding has revised the ranking 'mechanics' to a model based on notional/earned system similar to that used in golf
Treescape Auckland had a number of tree climbers flying company colors at the 2010 Wellington Regional TCC on Saturday 3 October and the investment certainly paid off. Treescape Auckland climbers ranked four out ..
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