Arborists armed with chainsaws and climbing gear are always busy cleaning up from the last storm or trying to prevent the next blackout. Recreational climbers can use the same skills and equipment.

WAUWATOSA (CBS 58)--If life's gotten you down these days because of the current pandemic, you can always pick yourself up and make the climb.  This is exactly what I did Wednesday morning in ...

Expert tree climber Tim Kovar founded Tree Climbing Planet, a tree-climbing school in Oregon City, Oregon, in 2010. But he’s been teaching people how to climb trees for about 20 years.

Climbing begins by carefully placing ropes over branches in tree crotches, providing strong anchor points. Each rope goes through a leather sleeve to protect the tree.

Whether you climb trees for a living or do backyard maintenance, tree climbing spikes will keep you safe, steady and firm-footed in all your arborist pursuits.

Saying that a recent tree-climbing school was hands-on is a bit of an understatement. As an arboreal activity that requires a ...

He started his career as an arborist with Tree Climbers International, the world’s first tree-climbing school, in Atlanta, before switching to teaching and sharing his passion for trees.

The most surprising part of tree climbing at Silver Falls State Park was how quickly we found ourselves exploring the canopy of an old-growth monster some 200-feet in the sky.

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with Leo Rosen-Fischer, an expert of recreational tree climbing in the Northwest.

Living trees should not be spiked; the spikes may leave unsightly wounds, which are a possible source of infection. (Ellis Lucia) QUESTION: I have a red maple tree in my backyard that needs trimming.