Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Halloween 2010, West Jefferson resident Duane Hook, 49, had a job to do. He received a call about a cat stuck in a tree, and ...

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 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 ...

The body draped over the upper branches of the red oak does not move. An unseasonably warm November breeze frees leaves from the tree, fallen foliage swirling around the group that has gathered around ...

When Chase Andersen is getting ready to climb, he doesn’t have to do much to mentally prepare. Climbing a tree and being in the outdoors makes him feel like a kid again, he said.

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.

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 ...

Maybe you climbed trees as a kid in your backyard. But have you ever wondered what it would be like to climb a 300-foot-tall Douglas fir? At Silver Falls State Park, you now have the opportunity to ...

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 ...

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A climber was rescued from a tree in the woods after helping first responders find him using a location app, the Plainfield Township Fire Department said. Sunday ...