OK, here’s what we had to do: Remove two bent birch trees (leaders) that were overhanging a beach. We couldn’t just drop them into the lake, because we had no way to fish them out of the water. They [...]

A sampling of the author’s rigging tools include: 1. Samson Tenex-Tec 1/2-inch rigging dead-eye sling; 2. Teufelberger tRex 1/2-inch rigging ring-eye sling; 3. large port-a-wrap; 4. Teufelberger tRex 3/4-inch rigging-ring multi-sling; 5. Teufelberger tRex 7/8-inch rigging-ring redirect dead-eye sling; 6. [...]

All items taken from published reports or reported directly to TCIA staff, as noted. Accidents in the tree care industry that occurred during the month of July 2020. Graphic compiled from reports gathered by, or submitted to, TCIA staff. Two [...]

Threading the Flow onto a Petzl ZigZag: Create a loop out of the provided cord by tying the two ends together with an overhand knot. Attach the loop to the rope splice with a girth hitch. Make sure the loop [...]

Aaron Feather, CTSP demonstrates how to Apply an SRS Redirect without Unloading Your Primary Suspension Point. The beauty of climbing using a stationary-rope system, or SRS, is being able to redirect onto limbs that can position you directly [...]