In the various recreational climbing disciplines, you will often hear risk or hazards categorized in two ways: “subjective” and “objective.” This video is based on a session covering the same topic that he co-presented with Craig Bachmann, CTSP, [...]

This video recordingis based on the presentation on the same topic during TCI EXPO ’23 in St. Louis, Missouri. When it comes to teaching climbing in the tree care industry, we need to focus more on strategy and [...]

Aerial lift rescue is a necessary facet of well-rounded jobsite training. Set up a scenario where the bucket operator is rendered unconscious while aloft and practice a controlled lowering of the boom. It's best to have two [...]

The last decade has seen a large influx of new climbing equipment that can potentially make climbing safer and more efficient. But it is important we use products that are reliable, safe and intended for tree care, so we can [...]

Jim Kasper, right, and a co-worker conduct a pull test to determine the structural integrity of the tree at the tie-in-point. But how useful is it? Does the TIP pull test actually make sense? Photo courtesy of the author. There [...]