When I was a child I climbed trees. From my perch I looked out on the woods. I wasn’t above the tree cover, but rather in it, the leaves rustling around me like the layers of a petticoat. This must be ...

Saying that a recent tree-climbing school was hands-on is a bit of an understatement. As an arboreal activity that requires a whole-body commitment, the course held Aug. 12-15 by Penn State Extension ...

Arborist Dan Kraus has competed in the International Society of Arboriculture’s Northwest Tree Climbing Championship for nine years and will compete in an international competition in Nashville, Tenn.

When preparing to remove a diseased or dead tree, you may need to climb into the tree to remove some limbs before cutting the trunk. You can use a pair of tree-climbing spikes to help you move up the ...

Tree climbing is an indispensable component of forestry work, serving as a vital means to access the canopy. In the Northwest, pine cone collection is one of the primary reasons for tree climbing.

Sydney Hudzinski climbs in the 2023 Minnesota Society of Arboriculture's Tree Climbing Championship. She won in 2024 and is returning to compete in 2025. NINA MOINI: There's a kid in your life who ...

Oct. 10—On actor Jim Belushi's marijuana farm near Eagle Point, arborists from Canada to Mexico gathered Friday to compete in the North American Tree Climbing Open Masters Championship. To these ...

Cats are good climbers but often times, they find themselves up in a tree with no way to get down. Now, a man in Vermont says he'll come to your cat's rescue. Judson Kimble loves two things the most - ...

Taylor Hamm climbs up the tree during the Aerial Rescue portion of the Tree Climbing Championship at Daniels Park in northeast Cedar Rapids on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Hamm said this is his first time ...

Maybe you climbed trees as a kid in your backyard. But have you ever wondered what it would be like to climb a 300-foot-tall Douglas fir? At Silver Falls State Park, you now have the opportunity to ...