NTCA keen on getting kids up trees, up North!

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, October 09, 2010

The Northland Tree Climbers Association (NTCA ) is keen to get young people into tree climbing. As part of this initiative , ..

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Arb Festival update from Jerry Lynch

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, October 08, 2010

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 Read More

Hamilton Rigging with the Port-A-Wrap workshop sells out!

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, October 08, 2010

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 ..

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Volcano adventurer laid low with malaria

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, October 08, 2010

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 ..

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You saw them first on Treetools!

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, October 08, 2010

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 Read More

Full video footage of Drew and Johno now on YouTube

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, October 07, 2010

Most climbers in the New Zealand tree climbing community are aware of Drew Bristow and Johno Smith - their tree climbing stories are legendary!

Drew and Johno are number 6 and number 11 ..

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Revised Top 20 climber rankings now available from the NZAA

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, October 06, 2010

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 golfRead More

Treescape 'industrial athletes' demonstrate their skill

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, October 06, 2010

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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2010 Wellington Regional TCC pics now available on Flickr

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, October 05, 2010

The 2010 Wellington Regional TCC, organized by Julian Emeny and his team, provided an excellent day of tree climbing.

Apart from the climbing itself, the ..

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Neal Harding on the NZAA Top 20 climbers ranking

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, October 05, 2010

For those of you who do not know, Neal Harding is the man behind the NZAA Top 20 climbers ranking system. The Top 20 is generating plenty of debate in the climbing community - forRead More