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 ...

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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 ...

When was the last time you climbed a tree? Most of us probably do not think about climbing a tree at all past the age of 10, but David Anderson with Canopy Watch feels that climbing trees can be a ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBANY — Passersby found themselves looking up Saturday in Washington Park, as competitors took to the branches for the state’s tree climbing championship. While many may remember clambering up trees ...

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 ...

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 ...

While he’s dangling from a rope, a dizzying 50 feet above the ground, Chip Hildreth keeps this cat-catching strategy in mind: Get above it first, and maybe flash the feline a few blinks to gain its ...