Small World

Members of the TCIA (Tree Care Industry Association), "Arbrioculture
types", "Tree Climbers" recently had a convention in Baltimore. They
took the opportunity to study and climb the USS Constellation's
rigging. One of the members of the TCIA posted some pictures of their
experiences at the USS Constellation. The site is
http://www.babysitterdirectory.net/tcia/ . Some great pics! If you are
interested in Tall Ship Rigging, and we all should be with Russell
Crowe's new movie, have a look.

(The above information was found on the TreeBuzz forum.
http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/ubbthreads.php )

I remember that on Feb. 8, 2003, StainlessSteelRat posted information
here on a workshop on Tall Ship Rigging in Baltimore, Maryland. The
workshop was to help restore rigging on the USS Constellation. Several
members of the IGKT-NAB attended. http://www.igktnab.org . Perhaps the
ratlines on the shrouds they worked on were climbed by the TCIA
members.

Small World.

Brian.

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On 17 Nov 2003 16:32:45 -0800, (Brian Grimley) wrote:



Members of the TCIA (Tree Care Industry Association), "Arbrioculture
types", "Tree Climbers" recently had a convention in Baltimore. They
took the opportunity to study and climb the USS Constellation's
rigging. One of the members of the TCIA posted some pictures of their
experiences at the USS Constellation. The site is
http://www.babysitterdirectory.net/tcia/ . Some great pics! If you are
interested in Tall Ship Rigging, and we all should be with Russell
Crowe's new movie, have a look.

(The above information was found on the TreeBuzz forum.
http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/ubbthreads.php )

I remember that on Feb. 8, 2003, StainlessSteelRat posted information
here on a workshop on Tall Ship Rigging in Baltimore, Maryland. The
workshop was to help restore rigging on the USS Constellation. Several
members of the IGKT-NAB attended. http://www.igktnab.org . Perhaps the
ratlines on the shrouds they worked on were climbed by the TCIA
members.

Small World.

Brian.

Brian,

Thanks for the update. I'm sure Kevin Z. arranged for the TCIA's
climb. It is one of his other interests -- he gave a talk at the
NAB2003 conference on arborist knots. It was well relieved.

I'll have to check back with him. He was going to arrange for us to
do some more things this winter at the USS Constellation.

Ed



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On 17 Nov 2003 16:32:45 -0800, (Brian Grimley) wrote:

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I'm sure Kevin Z. arranged for the TCIA's climb.
It is one of his other interests -- he gave a talk at the
NAB2003 conference on arborist knots. It was well relieved.

Yeah, a real ****er. (couldn't resist )
I pinged KZ about the TCI show, but got no reply; I presume that he was
there, though. Friday a.m. would've been the ticket, but I learned of
the show too late (Thursday?) to be able to arrange for it: they had an
8am session on the mechanics & methods of arborist tree work, given by
two well-respected guys (one a champ tree (read "rope") climber)!

There were three rope companies there (Samson, Yale, Wall), I think (though
maybe I recall seeing one other name vice "Wall" in the list), and lots of
goodies, I hear--and some heard-on-the-Net guys. Would've been nice, but ... .

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ps: Those guys must be fearless, treading on OUR ratlines! I wonder if any
found the Clove That Isn't?

Dan Lehman wrote:

There were three rope companies there (Samson, Yale, Wall), I think (though
maybe I recall seeing one other name vice "Wall" in the list), and lots of
goodies, I hear--and some heard-on-the-Net guys. Would've been nice, but ... .


Here ( http://www.proclimber.co.uk/images/T...more/index.htm )
is a photoalbum with pics of the some of the action at the TCI 2003
exposition in Baltimore. It looks like it was not only informative;
but also, fun!

The album is from Proclimber's website, a supplier of arborist
supplies in Wales, U.K.

Small world - Brian.

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On 1 Dec 2003 16:05:29 -0800, (Brian Grimley) wrote:

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It looks like it was not only informative;
but also, fun!

The album is from Proclimber's website, a supplier of arborist
supplies in Wales, U.K.

Small world - Brian.


From what Kevin Z. said this weekend they had lots of fun, and made
even more friends, and they will be back. They will be helping
with painting the masts and other things...

Knots, rope, & friendships... bind us all.


Ed


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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

"When Hitler attacked the Jews I was not a Jew, therefore I was not
concerned. And when Hitler attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic,
and therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the unions
and industrialists, I was not a member of the unions and I was not
concerned. Then, Hitler attacked me and the Protestant church -- and
there was nobody left to be concerned." -- Pastor Martin Niemöller

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what is for lunch. Liberty is
a well armed lamb protesting the vote."

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