This book by Sharon Lilly is packed with useful information for tree climbers, covering subjects such as climbing, rigging and cabling. Incorporating a workbook with test questions, to help you assess yourself. Packed with illustrations by Todd Moell, and coordinated by the ISA this is a book packed with knowlege, deserving of a place on your bookshelf.
Newly revised and now in color! Written specifically for tree climbers, this publication can be used as a basic text for the tree climber as well as a study guide for the ISA Certified Tree Worker Program. This guide contains more than 200 color illustrations. Each chapter includes a list of important terms and concludes with a workbook section. Chapters include: Tree Health and Sciences, Safety , Ropes and Knots, Climbing,Pruning, Rigging,Removal, and Cabling. Appendices with answers to the workbook questions, a glossary, and additional references also are included. 172 pages, spiral bound, color illustrations.