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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BENTONVILLE -- Joey Cameron was 1 second too late. Cameron, who works for Integrity Tree Care of Fort Worth, had 5 minutes to rescue a dummy from a tree Saturday in the Natural State Tree Climbing ...

BEDFORD, Va. (AP) - On a gray Tuesday morning in Bedford, arborist Jonathan Sledge was in the neighborhood and getting ready to climb 40 feet up a tree. Another name for an arborist is a tree surgeon.

This year’s Indiana Tree Climbing Competition has come to a close, with Purdue’s Casey Johnson finishing first place in the preliminary events and Jon Montgomery winning the Masters Challenge and ...

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 ...