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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oct. 10—On actor Jim Belushi's marijuana farm near Eagle Point, arborists from Canada to Mexico gathered Friday to compete in the North American Tree Climbing Open Masters Championship. To these ...

This video explains the Atomic Friction Hitch, a game-changing knot for arborists and tree climbers. Offering increased ...

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 ...

This video covers the Petroacan Hitch (180° Michoacan), an essential knot for arborists and climbers. Known for its ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - For the first time since 2019, the Iowa Arborist Association hosted a tree climbing competition. Dozens of arborists competed in Duck Creek Park in Davenport in five different ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) _ A four-day ...

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 ...