Tree Climbing Forum

Active + international + close to practice

The Tree Climbing Forum is part of the German Tree Care Conference and has become the international meeting point for arborists and tree climbers. An important part is also the 10-meters high climbing tower where experts show the practical application of topics of the lectures. 

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• Timetable Kletterforum | Tuesday, 07.05.2019

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  Tree Climbing Forum
  Basics of SKT

  Lectures Tree Climbing Forum Exhibition Area
  08:00

  Opening of the Check-In-Counter

  Trade show of the German Tree Care Conference starts in the trade show hall and outside area ArborArt-Exhibition “Trees-Wood-Art” starts in the foyer

  09:45

  Welcome

  Dirk Dujesiefken, Kay Busemann, Mark Bridge

  10:00

  Scaling New Heights – how tree climbing inspired canopy research

  Meg Lowman, Inst. for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA

  10:45

  Ascent without issues – a physical examination of loads on anchor points during ascents into trees

  Birte Kahlbrock, EDELRID GmbH & Co. KG, Isny Max Soballa, Soballa Baumpflege, Rottweil

  11:30

  Coffee break

  Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  12:15

  The Valdôtain Tresse friction hitch on a test bench

  Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, UK Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeschule Busemann, TREEO, Freiburg

  13:00

  Conflict at the garden fence – how to behave correctly during tree care operations on plot boundaries

  Klaus Feckler, Bußmann & Feckler - Rechtsanwälte, Köln

  13:45

  Lunch break

  Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area Scientific Poster Presentation Discussion with the authors

  Tree Climbing Forum - Safety

  14:45

  Combating processionally caterpillars on Oak with rope climbing techniques: what hazards does this pose and how to protect oneself

  Markus Breithaupt, Kletterspezialisten, Michelstadt Falko Böhm, Bad-König

  15:30

  Coffee break Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  (siehe Ankündigung vor Ort)

  16:15

  kommmitmensch – safe and healthy work environments

  Andrea Engemann, SVLFG, Kassel

  17:00

  Working with palm trees – problems, risks, climbing techniques and strategies

  Dror Lazarovitce, Yair Goldberg, Alonim Ltd, Haifa, ISR

  17:45

  Closing discussion

  in German with English translation in English with German translation

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• Timetable Kletterforum | Wednesday, 08.05.2019

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  Tree Climbing Forum
  competence

  Lectures Tree Climbing Forum Exhibition Area
  08:00

  Begin of trade show and ArborArt

  09:15

  Brilliance or overestimation? Thoughts on competence and positive prejudices, for example during climbing courses

  Anja Erni, Astwerk, Roggwil, CH

  10:00

  Ways into tree care: transfer of competencies and abilities between various regions of Europe

  Cosmen Truta, Kletterspezial - Walachei, Bous Krisztian Kmety, Baumpflege Kmety, Feldkirchen in Kärten, AT Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel

  10:45

  Coffee break Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  (siehe Ankündigung vor Ort)

  11:30

  How should levels of competencies in tree care be defined in the future?

  Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel Thomas Böhl, fsb Oerrel, Munster-Oerrel Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeschule Busemann, TREEO, Freiburg Bernhard Schütte, Baumpflege Seenland, Zechlinerhütte Oliver Hartmann, E.T.C. Ausbildung- und Handels GmbH, Blieskastel

  12:15

  Podium panel about the necessary adjustments of training in rope climbing techniques

  Carsten Beinhoff, Thomas Böhl, Kay Busemann, Bernhard Schütte, Oliver Hartmann

  13:00

  Lunch break Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area Scientific Poster Presentation

  Discussion with the authors

  Tree Climbing Forum - Ergonomics and health protection

  14:15

  Bio-mechanical loads measured and demonstrated in real time

  Alex Laver, Tree Logic, Norwich, UK James Shippen, Barbara May Coventry University, Coventry, UK

  15:45

  Coffee break Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  (siehe Ankündigung vor Ort)

  16:30

  Accident statistics in tree care while working on rope and with aerial lifts

  Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel

  17:15

  “Insights in to tree climbing” (film screening)

  Florim Ajda, arbres et partenaires Sàrl, Vuiteboeuf, CH

  in German with English translation in English with German translation

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• Timetable Kletterforum | Thursday, 09.05.2019

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  Tree Climbing Forum
  Rope and more

  Lectures Tree Climbing Forum Exhibition Area
  08:00

  Begin of trade show and ArborArt

  09:15

  An interdisciplinary approach to building a tree house

  De Gourét Litchfield, Svensk TrädVård & Utbildning AB, Ballingslöv, SWE

  10:00

  Usage of pulley as redirects and ground anchors, the new DIN 30754 for means of attachment in forestry

  Knut Fischer, GRUBE KG, Bispingen

  10:45

  Coffee break Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  (siehe Ankündigung vor Ort)

  11:30

  Usage of drones in tree care, opportunities and limits

  Sascha Jillich, Bernd Hoffstedde, Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Gartenbau (LVG), Heidelberg

  12:15

  Overview of rope terminations and quality assurance in splicing

  Lee Cole, Honey Brothers, Guilford, UK Christian „Puk“ Kruck, die Baumläufer, ropeworks, Tübingen

  13:15

  Lunch break Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area Scientific Poster Presentation

  Discussion with the authors

  Tree Climbing Forum - Felling and rigging technique

  14:15

  Cutting techniques during rigging operations, especially when lifting limbs

  Jo Van Bowel, treeexpert bvba, Hove, BE Jan Hoorne, TreeMagicBeers, Oostnieuwkerke, BE Peter Vergote, TreeMagicBeers, Elversele, BE Lucas Godts, Arborist Lucas, Leuven, BE

  15:45

  Closing discussion

  16:00

  Have a save trip back home

  See you next year 21.-23. April 2020

  in German with English translation in English with German translation

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