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.

In 2020, innovations will be presented and the question of sustainability expanded. Another focus will be accidents in tree care and the handling of such incidents in a team.

The international Tree Climbing Forum in Augsburg/Germany

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• Timetable Kletterforum | Tuesday, 21.04.2020

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  Tree Climbing Forum
  SKT Basics and News

  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

  Welcoming to Climbers Forum

  Dirk Dujesiefken, Kay Busemann, Mark Bridge

  10:00

  Abrasion on hardware and ropes. How much is acceptable? Presentation of tests assessing abrasion on rope bridges and connectors

  Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, UK

  10:45

  Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  Coffee break

  11:15

  TreeCare India - the challenges of building an industry

  Jonas Suchanek, TreeCare, Auroville, IN

  12:00

  Presentation of the evaluation of the accident statistics 2018, news regarding restructuring of instruction of tree climbing techniques

  Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel

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  12:45

  Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  Scientific Poster Presentation Discussion with the authors Lunch break

  13:45

  Why is there such a high level of diversity in ascent systems and configurations in tree care?

  Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, UK

  15:15

  Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  Coffee break

  16:00

  Radio Systems in Tree Care

  • Requirements of communication
  • Influence on safety and well-being – results of a study
  • Various radio systems in comparison

  Peter Dehlinger, Baumpflege Peter Dehlinger, Kassel

  16:45

  What are coefficients of friction and what effect do they have on my rigging and climbing systems?

  Rich Delaney, RopeLab, Katoomba, AU

  17:30

  Closing discussion

  in German with English translation in English with German translation

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• Timetable Kletterforum | Wednesday, 22.04.2020

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  Tree Climbing Forum
  Sustainability

  Lectures Tree Climbing Forum Exhibition Area
  08:00

  Begin of trade show and ArborArt

  09:15

  Thoughts regarding sustainability

  Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeschule Busemann, TREEO, Freiburg

  09:30

  Climbing, Cameras and Conservation: How tree climbing techniques can be used to access areas of scientific importance and aid in the conservation of forests

  Andrew Walmsley, Photography, Headington, UK

  10:15

  How should dead trees be managed and where does liability lie?

  Andreas Detter, Brudi u. Partner TreeConsult, Gauting

  11:30

  Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  Coffee break

  12:00

  Natural nesting sites for wild-living bee populations in towns and in the forest – installation and maintenance in trees

  Martin Götz, Götz Baumpflege, Friedberg; Antonio Gurliaccio, Bienenbotschaft, Karben

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  12:15

  Trauma and its effects

  Natascha Blattner, Praxis für Psychotherapie, Coaching und Beratung, Basel, CH

  13:30

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

  Discussion with the authors Lunch break

  14:45

  Collateral damage, consequences and coping with traumatic situations

  Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, UK Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeschule Busemann, TREEO, Freiburg Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel

  15:30

  A work-psychological look at trauma

  Petra Abele, SVLFG, Kassel

  16:15

  Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  Coffee break

  17:00

  A journey through the seasons (Spoken Word)

  Brick Reilley, Springfield, NJ, USA

  in German with English translation in English with German translation

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• Timetable Kletterforum | Thursday, 23.04.2020

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  Tree Climbing Forum
  A deeper look at climbing techniques

  Lectures Tree Climbing Forum Exhibition Area
  08:00

  Begin of trade show and ArborArt

  09:15

  Which factors determine how ascenders and descenders perform on rope?

  Richard Delaney, RopeLab, Katoomba, AU

  10:45

  Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

  Coffee break

  11:30

  Naked Arborist Part Deux, Further Understanding of Arborist Biomechanics

  Alex Laver, Tree Logic, Great Dunham, UK

  12:15

  Weak links in chainsaw lanyards: do the products perform as intended?

  Christian „Puk“ Kruck, die Baumläufer, ropeworks, Tübingen

  Tree Climbing Forum - A deeper look at climbing techniques

  13:00

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

  Discussion with the authors Lunch break

  14:15

  Tree underground, vital parts are invisible to the eye

  Stefan Artmann, Klettermaxe, Uedem

  15:00

  Communication? Anybody can do that! A theatre around communication.

  Gregor Hansch, Baumpflege, Berlin Florim Ajda, arbres et partenaires Sàrl, Chexbres, CH

  15:45

  Closing discussion

  16:15

  Have a save trip back home

  See you next year 04.-06. May 2021

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