The Tree Climber’s Companion: 3rd Edition

This is a newly revised and expanded edition of The Tree Climber’s Companion. It is the same size as the previous edition  (21.5  x 14 cm) but has been expanded from 104 to 192 pages to accommodate the following new additions:

• Three completely new sections: “The Well Prepared Climber,” “Descending the Tree,” and “Working in the Tree.”
• An expanded treatment of “Entering the Tree,” especially on moving rope systems, stationary rope systems, and climbing with spikes.
• A much expanded “Knots for Climbing and Rigging” section.
• Numerous checklists and sidebar articles
• Updated terminology throughout
• A glossary and end notes section
• Random Advice for the Climbing Life”
• Best of all, many, many new illustrations
• And much more …

The Tree Climbers Companion has been a trusted training manual for climbing arborists around the world. Since the first edition was published in 1997, over 200,000 copies have been sold and translated into three other languages. It has been used not only by arborists, but also by canopy researchers, wildlife biologists, treehouse builders, firefighters, window washers, roofers, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and even some wacky folks who spend the night in trees, sleeping in hammocks.

This third edition is an even better “companion” for teaching and inspiring another generation of arborists, or anyone else who wants to climb trees safely, efficiently, and happily.

Inside you will learn about:
· Climbing preparation
· Tools of the trade
· Pre-climb inspections
· Installing climbing lines in the tree
· Climbing systems
· Ascending techniques
· Work-positioning techniques
· Descending from a tree
· Rigging and tree removal techniques
· Selecting and tying the best knots
· And much more