From the archive · Climbing
A view from up the tree
The houses look small from here. In the foreground there is a freshly cut trunk, with ropes and climbing equipment close to the camera. Further down, you can pick out people, gardens, parked cars and the street. It is quite a different view of a tree job.
The view down past a cut trunk towards gardens, houses and the street.
Looking down
The photograph from the tree gives you two views at once. Close up, there is the timber and the equipment. Beyond it, a whole neighbourhood opens out below.
It is worth spending a moment with the wider picture. Roofs, gardens and the street sit around the tree, while the people below give a sense of the height. The setting becomes much easier to understand from this angle.
Climbing equipment and a tree stem seen from below.
Then looking back up
The photographs taken from the ground turn that view around. The tree fills the frame, with the climbing ropes drawing your eye upwards. Details that were close to the camera in the first photograph are much harder to pick out from below.
This selection brings together views from the climbing archive. They are not presented as stages of a single job. When Zak adds his recollections, we can say more about the trees and the work behind each photograph.
FROM THE SITE
A closer look.
Photographs from the work. Select a photograph to view it in full.
Looking up through a tree from ground level.
A ground-level view up the trunk and branches.
MORE FROM ANCHOR POINT
Another view of the work.
From the archive · Timber
From trunk to timber
A look at chainsaw milling from Zak’s working archive: the setup, the cut and the timber taking shape.
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From the archive · The team
The work continues on the ground
Branches to move, timber to cut and a chipper at work: a photo story about the people working below the canopy.
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Storm damage · Tree care
A storm-damaged pine over a neighbouring roof
A damaged pine limb, overhead cables and a neighbouring roof: a climbing job focused on reducing weight with no damage to the surrounding property.
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Tree removal · Land management
Removing eucalyptus to make room for native growth
A project removing eucalyptus close to buildings, with climbing and ground-team support, in favour of native vegetation already growing beneath the trees.
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