Re: Climbers\' Forum @ the Baumpflegetage in Augsbu
Set-up. Pics are by Knut Foppe, by the way. I'm not sure what was so funny about setting up a tripod as to make me grin...
Re: Climbers\' Forum @ the Baumpflegetage in Augsbu
Well, that was a very busy week... new venue, big change for all involved.
What I thought was great was that we were able to use the structure of the building for the practical demos. This tied the climbing demos much more closely into the...
Hitch Climbers\' Guide
Just to let you know, the second edition of the Hitch Climbers' Guide to the Canopy is now available as a free PDF download on the Treemagineers' web-site under the following link:
http://treemagineers.com/downloads/hitch_climbers_guide.pdf
... the crew! Tree guys and gals... you gotta love 'em! It's as much the people involved in this line of work as anything else that makes it very difficult to even consider doing anything else.
A couple of weeks back we spent a day training aerial rescue with the crew... it's one of these things it's so easy to schedule and the to put off because because a big job has just come it, let's do it next month and hey what d'you know it's autumn already and yet another year has passed...
Climbers\' Forum @ the Baumpflegetage in Augsburg
On the 21 and 22 of April the Climbers' Forum will be held as a part of the Deutsche Baumpflegetage in Augsburg, Germany.
It's going to be a full on two days packed with talks and demos on a wide range of topics from health issues, techniques...
You can actually get replacement parts for your tM to replace worn ones.
http://www.teufelberger.com/uploads/tx_txconceptadownloads/Hueft-Beinkit_01.pdf
Check with the dealer you bought the harness from about getting them. They are in production and available.
Hope that helps.
Regards,
Mark.
So the obvious remedial action is to prevent the fall, seeing as there is no free space for a shock absorber to deploy into. This has been discussed at length in this forum and at a number of industry events.
Out of interest, what do you base your statements about the back-up devices on? Is...
Norm,
I'll be in Providence. Looking forwards to meeting up.
Taylor,
I don't really see a practicable use of the ASAP in tree care, except maybe in ascent on a back-up line.
One of the reasons for this – and I'm sure you know this already – is the way the device functions: In case of a...