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  • May 1, 2023

    The Sharp End of the Rope

    By Jeff Inman, Jr., CTSP

    Last year, “Top Gun: Maverick” graced theaters, and it took many of us back to the original movie and its storyline. The original movie was so motivating to folks in the ’80s that the Navy would post-up outside of movie [...]

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  • May 1, 2023

    Seven Important Questions to Ask When Buying Climbing Gear, Part 1

    By Tim Bushnell, CTSP, Alex Julius, BCMA, and Emmett Shutts, CTSP

    In an environment that already has inherent risks, it is important we use products that are reliable, safe and intended for tree care. This article aims to help you do that. Photo courtesy of Tim Bushnell.

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  • April 1, 2023

    Not Just Another “Nice Guy”: Dave Stice’s Journey to Living a Life on Rope

    By Andrew Jones, CTSP

    Every once in a while, you have the opportunity to meet someone you have long admired. For whatever reason, these meetings often are disappointing. But not always. I recently had the opportunity to meet Dave “Niceguydave” Stice at TCI EXPO [...]

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  • March 1, 2023

    Joining the Tree Climbing Championship Community

    By Noel Boyer

    Back in the late 1990s, I was a young man with a fresh degree in psychology looking for a career. I took a job dragging brush for a small tree care company, and my boss started teaching me to climb [...]

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  • January 1, 2023

    Skills Improve My Efficiency; Efficiency Improves My Skills

    By Daniel Holliday

    Efficiency doesn’t seem like a sexy or glamorous subject when compared to discussing the latest and greatest climbing products or machinery on the market. The new, shiny, expensive gear and the latest machinery I keep looking at in the arb [...]

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