Climbing trees, especially very tall trees, can be dangerous if you are not properly equipped with the necessary tools and accessories. The good news is that, unlike when you were a kid when you climbed trees with nothing but your bare hands and a prayer, you now have strong, sturdy, and scientifically tested equipment to [...]
Built for Canadian loggers, the All Gear Forestry Pro Climbing Line is an extraordinarily strong climbing rope yet it is affordable. Often it is rare to find these two characteristics together in one rope and this is what makes the Forestry Pro increasingly popular among other climbers, both professional and amateurs, and both Canadian and [...]
Owing to its superior strength yet extremely lightweight construction, the Samson Rope AmSteel Blue is used in a variety of applications apart from its use by arborists. It also comes in various sizes allowing its use as water ski/wakeboard/kite, trawl/bridle, tug, winch, or rigging line. The rope is a non-rotational or torque free single braid [...]
Featuring Samson’s Sure Grip technology, the Samson Velocity Climbing Line does not need a breaking-in period before you can actually use it for your tree climbing adventures. You can go to your trees straight from where you bought it. The flexibility of the rope will give the impression that it has already been broken-in. The [...]
The best climbing lines are those that are lightweight yet durable. Combining these two charcteristics, the Yale Blue Moon Climbing Line is increasingly becoming a popular choice among climbers. Featuring Yale Cordage’s exclusive Tite Braid sheath, this 24-strand kernmantle climbing rope eliminates milking that can cause undue loss of rope strength. Constructed with a double [...]
Made out of 100% polyester, the Samson True Blue Climbing Line is an extremely strong static rope with a minimum stretch under heavy loads. It also has an excellent resistance to abrasion as well as ultraviolet rays, guaranteeing a long service life. Changes in length due to exposure to moisture or water is also minimal. [...]
The high strength and flexibility of the New England Ropes Safety Blue and Safety Blue Hi-Vee climbing lines make them excellent choices for tree climbing. These ropes are not colored blue, at least not on the outside, but they have a blue core inside that, when exposed, alerts users that it is no longer fit [...]
Tree climbers, whenever they scale trees with their ropes, literally put their lives on the line. Thus, it is quite understandable that they should exercise extra care when choosing their climbing lines. It has to be extremely strong, yet very flexible; it must have a low stretch, and a good resistance to abrasion –just like [...]
As with almost all climbing gear, the criterion of excellence is a balance between superior strength and minimum weight. This standard appears to have been kept in mind by the manufacturers of the Samson ArborMaster Bigfoot Climbing Line. The rope has a strength of 8,100 pounds, yet it weighs a mere 7.7 pounds per hundred [...]
When your life literally hangs on a thread you will want one that is strong, firm, and durable such as the Samson Arbor-Plex Climbing Line. The Arbor-Plex is a kernmantle rope with an interior made of polyolefin fibers. Polyolefin is a new class of polymer that is both tough and elastic giving the rope its [...]