Recreational tree climbing is booming in the South – and no wonder. Its origins are generally recognized to have begun in 1983 when Peter Jenkins, a rock climber who became a tree surgeon, established ...

Uphill over 200 feet into the sky, a skilled tree surgeon tackles a massive 230ft Douglas Fir that is leaning dangerously over a major highway. With a split trunk and the looming threat of high winds, ...

Excited and nervous. That's what I felt as I headed out to Orange County with my older daughter a few weeks ago to meet up with Patrick Brandt, owner of Piedmont Recreational Tree Climbing, and try my ...

When preparing to remove a diseased or dead tree, you may need to climb into the tree to remove some limbs before cutting the trunk. You can use a pair of tree-climbing spikes to help you move up the ...

On the outskirts of Silicon Valley, I’m scaling a 200-foot tall, somewhere between 600-1000 year old redwood tree . I have been afforded this unique opportunity care of Tree Climbing Planet, an ...

BOULDER, Colo. — April 26 marks Arbor Day. People around the world celebrate the holiday by planting trees. The holiday started in Nebraska in 1872. More than 1 million plants were reportedly planted ...