Good luck to all the climbers in the National Tree Climbing champs to be held this coming weekend at Pollard Park in Blenheim.
The overall winner of the Nationals will represent New Zealand at the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) International Tree Climbing Championships (ITCC) held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, ..
TreeMOTION (or any harness) set-up is personal. Climbers like to have equipment where it feels 'right' - where you can find it without having to look. And yet, harness set-up is one the most frequently asked questions by climbers visiting the Treetools store.
So, at every opportunity we photographharness set-ups ..
Pro Climbs Rigging Bollard is now available for sale. This locally made bollard provides an excellent alternative to the Port-A-Wrap. The system comes complete, ready to rig, with strong industrial grade ratcheting slings for attaching the bollard to the tree - all you need is your rigging rope (The Port-A-Wrap ..
A blog reader has questioned the weights used in the DB Tree Rope Saver drop test video - so here's the real oil.
Drew was keen to ensure the weights used in the test were 'verifiable'. ie not a random weight to suit but ones with the actual weight cast into ..
The SKYLOTEC Kollibri harness is also known as the EKN or Hummingbird and will be available soon from Treetools. The Kollibri is considered by many climbing arborists to be the most supportive, comfortable tree climbing harness on the market.
It's padded in all the right places: spine pressure points (it ..
Testing of climbing equipment in New Zealand is limited to the static load tests provided by DM Standen and the like. These tests put hydraulic load on rope, splices or slings to ascertain their breaking strength. An advantage of these static ..
Competitors and arborist trainers are interested in obtaining the video footage taken at the Waikato/BoP TCC. According to Hugh Speirs and Mike Goodwin (the cameramen on the day) there is over 4 hours of footage showing each of the events. The delays in getting the footage posted can be blamed ..
Further to yesterdays blog listed below are comments from Drew Bristow who owns a pair of GRONELLS.
"Just an update on the Gronells - super comfy bootsthat really aid climbing but the soft rubber is very slippy in the wet and wears quickly if used for non tree climbing. But ..
We have blogged in the past about the Petzl Ear-Face and the various helmet standards applicable to Europe, Australia and New Zealand. While the Petzl Ear-Face has plenty of excellent features it doesn't suit everyone. For example, one downside is the 'peak' created by the visor. The problem is made ..
GRONELL Tango boots were specifically developed for tree climbing arborists and are popular in the European Tree Climbing Competitions. They sport a full carbon fibre shank running the length of the sole much like a stiff mountain climbing boot. Once you get a toe hold its like standing on a ..
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