2010 Waikato/BoP Regional TCC this weekend

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Reigning Auckland TCC champ Jawand Ngau Chun dropped into the store the other day and during our discussion he told us ..

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DB Tree SRT system impresses Singapore Deputy Prime Minister

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Chairman of the National Productivity and Continuing Education Council (NPCEC) Mr Teo Chee Hean, met with Asplundh NZ climber Drew Bristow ..

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Venue for 2010 Wellington Regional TCC confirmed

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 07, 2010

The venue for the 2010 Wellington Regional TCC, scheduled for Saturday October 2, is confirmed as the Wellington Botanic Gardens, off the Glemnore Street entrance.

Start time is 7:00am, yes that's 7:00am, ..

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2011 World Arborcamp (Queensland) planning underway

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 06, 2010

With the ITCC scheduled for Sydney next year, the QAA (Queensland Arboricultural Association) and VTIO (Victoria Tree Industry Organisation) are planning ..

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Toucan 'combi' pouches available

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 06, 2010

The New Zealand made, aluminum Toucan is an excellent 'combi' fuel can for chainsaw operators. One downside for arborists is the ..

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Drew Bristow wins 2010 Singapore Open TCC

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, September 05, 2010

Asplundh New Zealand climber, Drew Bristow has won the 2010 Singapore 'Green Thumbs' TCC Open on Saturday following a firstplacing in the pre-lims earlier in the week. Drew says the Masters tree was awesome! We'll post more information as it comes to hand - well done ..

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2010 ITCC winning Work Climb by James Kilpatrick

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 04, 2010

Here's another video posted by John Kilpatrick, showing James Kilpatrick's winning Work Climb at the 2010 ITCC in Chicago.

Unfortunately the videois not happy playing on a Mac but works well on a Windows based machine.
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Knot tail lengths monitored during Regional TCC gear check

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 04, 2010

Watch the length of the 'tail' protruding from your tie-in or friction hitch knot. That's the message from NZ National TCC Coordinator, Marlies Laser at last weekends Waikato TCC Workshop in Hamilton.

There is no hard and fast rule, but ..

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James Kilpatrick 14:11 second winning footlock on YouTube

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, September 03, 2010

2010 Asia-Pacific Regional TCC representative, New Zealand climber James Kilpatrick won the mens footlock event at the 2010 ITCC in Chicago with a 14:11 second climb - check out the video below and then get out there and start practicing!

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The aussies thank kiwi climbers for their support

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, September 03, 2010

The Queensland Arboricultural Associated has officially recognized the kiwi climbers who made the effort to attend the 2010 Queensland Tree Climbing Championships at Eumundi Markets last weekend by posting a mention on the QAA website.

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