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 ...

Arborists from across the region gathered for a competitive tree climbing competition at Crestmoor Park on Saturday. “Rock climbing is more of a finesse,” admitted Teddy Hildebrand, President of Rocky ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KENT, Ohio — When you think of science and math, you probably don’t picture dangling from a rope 30 feet in the air. But at Davey Tree’s new SEED Campus, short for Science, Employee Education and ...

An arborist in Fort Worth is headed for New Zealand with hopes of bringing home a world title. James Prichard owns Integrity Tree Care. He spends his days climbing, trimming, and caring for trees so ...

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 ...