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April 23 to 25, 2024

Save the date: German Tree Care Conference 2025: May 6 to 8

Tree climbing forum

Active + international + close to practice

The Climbing Forum is an integral part of the German Tree Care Conference and has developed into an international networking forum for arborists and rope climbers. A special feature is the ten-meter-high climbing tower, where experts provide practical training on the topics covered in technical presentations.

  • Tree Climbing Forum

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    From Protecting Trees to Protecting Health

    Moderation: Christian „Puk“ Kruck, ropeworks, Tübingen

    09:45

    Welcome

    10:00

    Managing Kew for the future

    Kevin Martin, Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, Richmond, UK

    10:45

    Tree protection concepts for construction sites – The difference between theory and practice is greater in practice than in theory

    Dr. Lena Zühlke, Gernot Heuke, Arbor Analyst GmbH, Hamburg

    11:30

    The Sharp end of the rope. Mindset, brain function and fear

    Jeff Imman, Truetimber Arborists, Richmond, USA

    12:15

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation: Martina Borowski, freelance journalist and editor, Braunschweig

    13:30

    The SVLFG box "Good work in small businesses"

    Dr. Petra Abele, SVLFG, Kassel

    14:15

    Presentation and discussion around the accident statistics of 2022

    Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel; Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, Schottland

    15:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    15:45

    From the accident statistics: the fates behind the figures

    Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel and guests

    16:3017:15

    Plants of Resistance - tree climbing, plant knowledge and indigenous worldview in the Ecuadorian amazon

    Vicki Tough, Big Canopy Campout, Dundee, Schottland

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    From Safety to Efficiency

    Moderation: Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, Scotland

     

    09:15

    Turning risk assessemts into reality

    Chris Cooper-Abbs, Arb Matters, Hunningham, UK

    10:00

    The art, science and philosophy of throw lines, including Alex’s Twelve Rules for Throwlining (and maybe even life)

    Alex Laver, Tree Logic, Great Dunham/Norfolk, UK

    10:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    11:30

    That should be strong enough – Thoughts and demos regarding resilience in climbing equipment

    Mark Bridge, Chris Cowell, treemagineers, Rannoch, Scotland

    12:15

    Form follows function - What makes a sequence of movements efficient?

    Johan Pihl, Pihlarborist, Jorlanda, SE; James Kilpatrick, James Kilpatrick Baumpflege, Hamburg

    13:00

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation: Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeteam Busemann, Freiburg

    14:30

    Hansesicherung: safe work practices whilst working on the trunk, an overview

    Christoph Schröder, Kletterpapst, Dellfeld
    Christoph Arndt, Himmelblau-Baumpflege, Berlin

    15:15

    Update-Session on the topic of anchor points in tree care. What do we already know, where are there open questions, how do we find answers?

    Andreas Detter, TreeConsult, Gauting

    16:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    16:4517:30

    The biggest and smallest trees of Australia’s Blue Mountains

    Richard Delaney, RopeLab, Katoomba, AUS

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    From likes and ageing to rigging and rescue    

    Moderation: Anja Erni, astwerk baumpflege, Roggwil, CH
     

    09:00

    The old-age poverty of subcontracting arborists

    Sascha Reisch, Baumbua Baumpflege, München

    09:45

    Rooted in Likes, Branching out in Dislikes: Navigating the Social-Media canopy of Treecare - Pros & Cons unveiled!

    Josua Hundertmark, Peter de Vries, Courant, Angers, F

    10:30

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    11:15

    Standardised free spirits

    Sven Drangeid, FISAT, Berlin

    12:00

    Old School plus New School = One School

    Kay Busemann, Janosch Heimbucher, Colin Stosch, Baumpflegeteam und Baumpflegeschule Busemann 

    12:45

    Lunch

    Baumpflege-Messe mit Präsentationen der Aussteller

    Moderation: Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel

    14:00

    Aerial Rescue inputs, use of TAZ Lov 2 and 3 in rescue; combined procedures when using rope climbing techniques:, rescue with the lifting platform – a valid option?

    Anja Erni, astwerk baumpflege, Roggwil, CH; Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, Scotland; Peter Vergote, TreeMagicBeers, Elversele, B; Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel

    14:45

    Coffee Break

    Baumpflege-Messe mit Präsentationen der Aussteller"

    15:30

    Various cutting techniques and their use in rigging

    Gabriel Dovier, Arbortec Dovier, Grado, I

    16:15

    Have a safe trip back home

    See you next year
    06.-08. May 2025

in German with English translation in English with German translation