The Harrison Rocket, designed and produced locally by Andy and Ali Harrison, proved to the world (and naysayers in NZ) that a quality New Zealand made tree climbing related product could succeed, and thrive, in the international marketplace.
Over the years Drew Bristow, ..
Here's an interesting new rigging product designed by Reg Coates and manufactured and marketed worldwide by Stein - due for release early next year.
The video is delivered in typical Reg Coates fashion making for good entertainment in itself - check out Reg's hard hat. ..
The last decade has seen quantum leaps and bounds in the development of arb specific work-at-height equipment.
In the early days, the 'company' acceptance of equipment in the New Zealand arb market was largely dependent on certification, mostly EN, ANSI and AS/NZ.
If a piece of equipment was ‘rated’, parlance for ..
Those new to tree climbing might be lead to think SRT is restricted to competitive tree climbers and the International Tree Climbing Competitions.
However, nothing could be further from the truth: climbing on a single line is a working mans tool. It's simply another 'tool in the box' for the aerial ..
Photographs taken by Treetools at the the 2014 NZ Arb/Husqvarna Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional Tree Climbing Competition, on Saturday 13 September at Mt Drury Reserve, Mt Maunganui are now available for viewing on Flickr.
Please feel free to help yourself to the images (for non-commercial ..
The 2014 NZ Arb/Husqvarna Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional TCC is scheduled for this Saturday 13 September at Mount Drury Reserve, Mt Maunganui.
Make sure you get your Registration in - it is doubtful registrations will be taken on the day. Treetools is guessing, but gear check will ..
Here's a little bit of NZ tree climbing history for you. Almost five years ago Matt Glen, won the 2009 South Island Regional TCC in Christchurch - see previous blog post here.
Last weekend, in Poland, Matt won the prestigious 2014 European TCC following his success ..
The 2014 NZ Arb/Husqvarna South Island Regional TCC is scheduled for this coming weekend - Saturday 6 September in the trees off Waikikiri Drive on the edges of Bottle Lake Forest Park, Burwood, Christchurch.
The Waikato Regional/BoP TCC is planned for the following weekend (in Tauranga) with the NZ Arb/Husqvarna ..
Petzl has now found the causes of the potential appearance of such a crack. Technical improvements are already in progress. An updated communication will be given simultaneous worldwide release on 23rd July 2014. This communication will include a clear explanation of the causes of the potential of such cracks and ..
According to a Petzl representative, the worldwide return rate on the Petzl ZigZag is very low (1-2 units per 1000… and Petzl have sold tens of thousands around the world). The crack that appears in the top link represents NO risk to the user ..
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