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 ...

Shot during the summer of 2009 in Wyoming’s Gros Ventre Range, this photo was part of a project documenting severe whitebark pine mortality, evident in the large numbers of whitebark pine trees with ...

On an October day in Plumas National Forest, Alex Lemnah traverses the canopy of an incense cedar nearly 100 feet off the ground, listening carefully for the sound of a branch snapping under his feet.

Winning friction hitch returns: Advanced tips for arborists and tree climbers Master the winning friction hitch with advanced tips for arborists and tree climbers to enhance rope control and safety.

On Halloween 2010, West Jefferson resident Duane Hook, 49, had a job to do. He had received a call about a cat stuck in a tree, and for the first time, he would use his amateur climbing skills to help ...

He’s a world-class tree climber climbing in a world-class arboretum. Joe Wurzel is a Senior Arborist at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. He specializes in climbing the tall trees throughout the park.

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 ...

Discover how to tie a reliable stopper knot, an essential safety tool for arborists and tree climbers using SRS or SRT techniques. This tutorial covers proper knot placement, tensioning, and practical ...

Dozens of professional tree climbers descended on — or somewhere above — Lincoln Park on Saturday for the first tree climbing competition ever held in Grand Junction. The Rocky Mountain chapter of the ...

When it comes to the brass tacks, climbers doing cone collecting typically use a single rope technique. It’s a different method from arborists who climb trees to cut them down or trim them, goal is to ...