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 ...

James Reed, of Fairfax, has built his life largely around trees. The 47-year-old arborist not only travels the country to help remove trees destroyed in hurricanes and other natural disasters, but ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville man is competing this weekend in the International Tree Climbing Championships in Washington D.C. Cory Petry is co-owner of Limbwalker Tree Service and works as ...

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 ...

LEXINGTON - Most people have outgrown climbing trees by the time they hit puberty. Not the people staying at Camp Cavell through Sunday. They're professional arborists and just plain tree and climbing ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --Some people were hanging around in trees in Fairmount Park today, and they will probably be doing more of it all week. They are taking part in a tree climbing class being offered ...