arbequip – new online tree climbing equipment and cordage store

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Joe

arbequip.com.au is Australia’s newest – and cheapest! – online tree equipment outlet.  Founded by 3-time Australian Tree Climbing Champion Grant Cody, and 2-time Australian champion and world No 2 Joe Harris, arbequip aims to deliver top-level tree climbing equipment at world-beating prices.

  • check out the incredible deals on ART equipment – get a SpiderJack 2.1 for as little as A$282
  • arbequip stocks Donaghy’s cordage at unbeatable prices.  Look out for the new Armor-Prus Poly, Donaghy’s latest high-tech prussik cord.
  • Lots more tree gear to come!
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Victorian Tree Climbing Championship 2012

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Joe

Another fine event by the VTIO crew: 52 climbers made it through in time to do the master’s challenge before dusk.  There were a few surprises: the rescue dummy for the master’s and women’s grade was set in a fairly hard-to-reach location, and the work climb involved redirecting your wp system back up and through a fork… plus for the first time at the VTCC we saw a climber using the rope wrench, and SRWP.

masters

into trees climber Joe Harris had an excellent day, winning the work climb, rescue and speed climb, and coming second in the footlock.  In addition, Joe won the event overall, adding the 2012 Victorian Tree Climbing Championship to his list of climbing achievements.  The women’s grade was won by Kiah Martin; the open by Zac Shearer and the student by Aidyn Heyes.  Full results have been posted on the VTIO website here.

Also worthy of note is that the top two masters climbers in both men’s and women’s grades were climbing with ART devices…

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dead eucalypt removal

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Joe

into trees and AP Trees of Ferny Creek teamed up recently to take down a large dead eucalypt, in a community recreation area in Kinglake.  The job was made more difficult as the dead tree had become quite brittle, and the nearby skate-park had to be carefully protected.

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