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 2022, 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 COM_CCK_Kletterforum | Tuesday, 10.05.2022

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  Tree Climbing Forum
  Tree Care – in evolution and sustainability

  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 the Climbers' Forum

  Mark Bridge, Kay Busemann, Dirk Dujesiefken

  10:00

  Do we want to remove all imperfections out of trees in the future – or shall we tolerate damages and defects?

  Prof. Dr. Dirk Dujesiefken, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg Mark Bridge, Ninja Baumpflege Bridge, Basel, CH + treemagineers, Rannoch, Scotland

  11:00

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

  11:15

  Artificial Fractures & Coronet cuts - The simulation of natural fractures: The why, when & how - Philosophy, theory and practice

  David S. Restrepo, Tree Technician City of Paris, Paris, France

  12:00

  Discussion

  12:30

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

  Tree Climbing Forum - Work safety and health protection

  14:00

  Presentation of evaluation of accidents in 2020

  Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel

  14:45

  Trauma, causes – consequences – coping strategies

  Natascha Blattner, Praxisgemeinschaft Bachletten, Basel, CH

  15:30

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

  16:15

  A work-psychological view of trauma

  Petra Abele, SVLFG, Kassel

  17:00

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

  Peter Dehlinger, Baumpflege Peter Dehlinger, Kassel

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• Timetable COM_CCK_Kletterforum | Wednesday, 11.05.2022

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  Tree Climbing Forum
  Sustainability

  Lectures Tree Climbing Forum Exhibition Area
  08:00

  Begin of trade show and ArborArt

  09:00

  TreeCare India - The challenges of creating a profession

  Jonas Suchanek, TreeCare India, Tamil Nadu, India

  09:45

  Climbing, cameras and conservation: How tree climbing techniques can be used to reach areas of scientific relevance and to support conservation efforts in forests

  Andrew Walmsley, Andrew Walmsley Photography, Headington, UK

  10:30

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

  11:15

  Natural nesting places for wild bees in cities and in the forest – installation and care in trees

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

  12:00

  Establishing anchor points on buildings when removing dead trees

  Hannes Seiberth, rock exotica europe, Berlin Knut Foppe, saferope engineering, Berlin

  12:45

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

  Tree Climbing Forum - Back-Ups in tree care

  14:15

  How should dead trees be managed and what is the situation regarding liability

  Thomas Amtage, amtage Landschaftsarchitektur, Berlin Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel Andreas Detter, TreeConsult, Gauting

  15:00

  UK situation: Two systems, two anchor points. How did the industry get here, what are the consequences?

  Chris Cooper-Abbs, Arb Matters, Hunningham, UK

  15:45

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

  16:30

  UK situation: What systems have been developed to be in compliance with the new regulations?

  Chris Cooper-Abbs, Arb Matters, Hunningham, UK Matt Brooker, Treesense, Stratford Upon Avon, UK

  17:15

  Thoughts regarding redundancies, back-ups and double safety in tree care and elsewhere. Where does it make sense, where is it required and where can you use a single safety?

  Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, Scotland

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• Timetable COM_CCK_Kletterforum | Thursday, 12.05.2022

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  Tree Climbing Forum
  Tree climbing techniques, viewed in depth

  Lectures Tree Climbing Forum Exhibition Area
  08:00

  Begin of trade show and ArborArt

  09:00

  Passion before Fashion

  Peter Vergote, TreeMagicBeers, Oostnieuwkerke, BE Jo van Bouwel, TreeXpert bvba, Hove, BE

  09:45

  Ascending the giants on the west coast of the US

  Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeschule Busemann, BaumpflegeTeamBusemann, Freiburg

  10:30

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

  11:15

  Naked Arborist Part deux, further insights regarding biomechanical forces in tree care

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

  12:00

  Weak links in chainsaw lanyards: do these products provide what they promise?

  Christian “Puk” Kruck, ropeworks, Tübingen

  12:45

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

  Tree Climbing Forum - Tree climbing techniques, viewed in depth

  14:15

  Tree below ground, the essence is hidden from sight

  Stefan Artmann, Baumpflegeteam Klettermaxe, Uedem

  15:00

  SRT-DdRT two techniques - one comparison

  Gregor Hansch, Hansch Baumpflege, Berlin Bernhard Schütte, Baumpflege Seenland, D – Zechlinerhütte

  15:45

  Closing discussion

  16:00

  Have a safe trip back home

  See you next year 25.-27. April 2023

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