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

Professional arborists from across seven states took to the trees in Hanscom Park for a tree-climbing competition Saturday.Video: Arborists participate in tree-climbing competitionCompetition takes ...

Kathy Holzer loves it when someone tells her to "go climb a tree." She doesn't take it as an insult. It's an invitation. Holzer, 41, never outgrew her childhood passion for climbing trees. Now she ...

From left, Eric Massie, Ryan Rastok, Erin Massie and Chris Johnson suspend themselves in a Scotch pine tree in northwest Lawrence on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The four arborists enjoy spending some of ...

In this video, we break down the Inception Friction Hitch, a revolutionary climbing technique for arborists and tree climbers ...

EATON — Luke Glines is in his woody gym, scurrying through the tangled limbs of a silver poplar. “I’m always varying it up to try new angles, you know,” he says, breathing hard. “Always want to try ...

What do you do? I work as a consulting and climbing arborist for homeowners, architects and builders [in the Seattle area], and volunteer my time climbing older trees for research and fun. I also ...

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected] Lyon Arboretum arborist Jamilee Kempton practices her climbing on an 80-foot-tall Chinese banyan tree. CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - For the first time since 2019, the Iowa Arborist Association hosted a tree climbing competition. Dozens of arborists competed in Duck Creek Park in Davenport in five different ...

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On a cool April morning nearly three decades ago, then 30-year-old Robert Gallant put on his harness and readied himself for the next competition in the circuit. The Williamsburg resident had spent ...