The enzyme friction hitch is a specialized knot used by arborists and tree climbers to create a secure, adjustable grip on a ...

There’s a new way to see Silver Falls State Park — from the top of an almost 300-foot tree. Tree Climbing at Silver Falls, a new business at Oregon’s largest state park, is offering guided trips that ...

The most surprising part of tree climbing at Silver Falls State Park was how quickly we found ourselves exploring the canopy of an old-growth monster some 200-feet in the sky. Even with a group of ...

WAUWATOSA (CBS 58)--If life's gotten you down these days because of the current pandemic, you can always pick yourself up and make the climb. This is exactly what I did Wednesday morning in ...

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In this video, we dive into V-Rig practice, focusing on essential tree climbing techniques and sprinkler attack drills for ...

Stella Dee, PhD student and tree-climbing champion, demonstrated proper tree-climbing techniques Tuesday morning as part of Founder’s Day, a University of Massachusetts Amherst celebration honoring ...

Natalie Beneviat Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 5:00 a.m. | Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 5:00 a.m. Saying that a recent tree-climbing school was hands-on is a bit of an understatement. As an arboreal activity that ...

Chicagoans is a first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. This week’s Chicagoan is Beau Nagan, arborist and winner of the Illinois Tree Climbing Championship. I climbed ...

Vertical Voyages takes students upward to sleep in the trees at John Burroughs School. This story first appeared in the Outdoors newsletter. Click here to learn more and sign up. Sometimes, Jon ...

Jonathan Houghton, a certified arborist from Hunterdon County, is the New Jersey state tree climbing champion.