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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Master the Blake’s Hitch knot — a reliable and versatile slide-and-grip knot perfect for climbing, arborist work, or securing ...

NEW BRAUNFELS — Local lad Topher Nelson glimpsed his future vocation Friday at the preliminary heat of the Texas Tree Climbing Championship, which concludes Saturday in Landa Park. “It's awesome. I'd ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) _ A four-day ...

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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A few years ago, Emily Fisher helped some friends clear branches from ponderosa pines near Placid Lake. “They got me up in one of those trees, and I loved every second of it,” she said. She loved it ...

The top tree climber in Ohio is an arborist for a Hilliard company. Justin McVey of Ahlum & Arbor Tree Preservation won the 2010 Ohio Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Tree Climbing ...