Competitor David Loats swings around the tree on a self-rigged ropes system about 30 feet off the ground. Tree climbing, it turns out, is kind of a misnomer—it’s more about climbing rope. The two-day ...

The Davey Tree Expert Co. kicked off a free, three-day North American Tree Climbing Championship run by the International Society of Aboriculture at its new SEED Campus in Kent on May 15. The public ...

Although Mel Hamilton is completely at ease when she works high in the branches of a tree, she said her mother was anxious while watching her compete in the Illinois Arborist Association Annual Tree ...

For many years, T&D World has covered the International Lineman's Rodeo week, which allows lineworkers to participate in the hurt man rescue, pole ciimb and other events. In the world of utility ...

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 ...

This weekend, the City of Trees will host high-flying arborists in a tree climbing competition in William Land Park, where the canopy becomes their playing field. The arborists will show off the ...

ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CHARGES. ONE THING WE KNOW FOR SURE -- HE CAN AFFORD AN ATTORNEY. "TREE CLIMBING" HAS BECOME A PRETTY POPULAR SPORT, AND THE 8TH ANNUAL NATURAL STATE TREE CLIMBING COMPETITION IS ...

The trees were always comforting to Brick Reilly. “I was the only deaf kid in my family, my school and my community,” Reilly said. “Climbing trees became the only time I felt good about myself.” So he ...

When Chase Andersen is getting ready to climb, he doesn’t have to do much to mentally prepare. Climbing a tree and being in the outdoors makes him feel like a kid again, he said. So, when it was ...

The trees were always comforting to Brick Reilly. “I was the only deaf kid in my family, my school and my community,” Reilly said. “Climbing trees became the only time I felt good about myself.” So he ...