Burnt chainsaw trousers are a fairly common occurrence in tree work, especially up around the hip where the exhaust comes into contact with the fabric. The 4-way stretch material found on most of the latest trousers appears to be partiularly prone to burning.
To get ..
Kiwi understatement "Nicky won. Oh and Scott won too." - that's Neal Harding's update on the Legends Foundation Blog, August 5, 2013.
The reality is this:
Scott Forrest - 2103 ITCC Mens Champion (previous ITCC Champion 2011)
Nicky Ward-Allen - 2013 ITCC Womens Champion
James Kilpatrick - 2013 Mens Head-to-Head Footlock ..
"There is a better way, and that way is called wraps. Human flesh doesn't hold much weight. It has the tenancy to burn and bleed, making the rope slick and even harder to hold" Don Blair, Rigging for Removal presentation at the ISA Annual Conference, Vancouver, 1988 - download the ..
Not long after ART unveiled their 'tear-a-way' Snake Anchor, thrifty aerial arborists started searching for a cheaper alternative (particularly where the Snake Anchor was used as a re-direct).
The humble rock climbing daisy chain looked to fit ..
New Zealand has two world-record-holding tree climbers; Nicky Ward-Allen and James Kilpatrick and one past ITCC winner (2011 World Champion Scott Forrest - this year representing the Asia-Pacific Region) competing in next weekends world tree climbing championship in Toronto and yet there is barely ..
All of this years Husqvarna- NZ Arb Regional Tree Climbing Competitions are jammed into one month - September - see schedule below (only the Hamilton venue is missing).
The 2013 NTCC, one month later (24-26 October), is scheduled for Queenstown so all competitors should be on an equal footing in terms ..
Use of rubber stoppers and the Beal Pinch (to reduce the chance of cross-loading) might be a thing of the past with the pending release of the new Rhino Belay Biner from DMM.
Announced at the OutDoor Friedrichshafen trade show ..
The 2013 Auckland Regional Tree Climbing Competition will be held outside of Auckland City for the first time in more than a few years.
Following the lead set by the Wellington Region in 2012 (the 2012 Wellington Regional TCC was ..
Most tree climbers are familiar with the Petzl ZigZag problems and subsequent recall. Around the same time as the ZigZag issue another potential PR disaster was unraveling for Petzl.
Pictures of the new lightweight 2013 Petzl Croll surfaced on the Read More
A quality trade journal acts as a barometer for the industry… and Arb Climber fits the bill admirably for arboriculture!
As with all things arb, the publication never comes out on time, but tardiness is quickly forgiven because the content always makes up for the wait.
Arb Climber Issue 4 is no ..
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