Have a look at the OAR ascender/descender designed and built by Gordon Svedberg. The prototype OAR doesn't have the finesse of the Unicender but you can see the potential.
Moss TreeClimber tested the OAR ..
Treetools blogged about the Kong Futura Body back in early July. NZ No.2 tree climber Scott Forrest, on a recent visit to Treetools, reminded us about this new device when he commented (positively) on its size and weight.
The Futura Body is rated the same(CE EN ..If your name is not in the NZAA Top 20 but you would like to know where you are placed, you can email Neal Harding for your position in the Top 100 (yes, ..
The 'Rigging with the Port-A-Wrap' workshops promoted by Pro Climb are proving to be popular around North Island cities.
Last Saturday Pro climb were in Palmerston North. ..
NZAA TCC official score keep, Neal Harding has been working hard on a New Zealand tree climbing ranking system (similar to international tennis rankings) and the end result of all this work is available now on the NZAA website
An excellent HD video of the Macpac Ambrym Island Expedition by James Reynolds. The climbers are Drew Bristow and Johno Smith wearing Treemotions (where there are no trees!).
Many tree climbing parents (and uncles) want to get the kids into the trees - safely! Most of the kids climbing harnesses on the market are designed for the rock climbing market (ie top rope only) making the tie-in points less than ideal for tree climbing.
Start planning your October very carefully if you want to fit everything into the tree climbing calendar:
If you have registered (or intend to register) for the Labour Weekend Splicing Workshop led by Menno Kluiters and Jelte Buddingh in Dunedin, spend some time reviewing the excellent step-by-step splicing videos provided free ..
Matt.e and Rossy Ross (Pro Climb) alluded to educating 'Joe public' about tree care in a previous blog
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