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 ...

The winners of the 2026 NATCC will go on to compete in the 50th Annual International Tree Climbing Championship in St. Louis.

ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CHARGES. ONE THING WE KNOW FOR SURE -- HE CAN AFFORD AN ATTORNEY. "TREE CLIMBING" HAS BECOME A PRETTY POPULAR SPORT, AND THE 8TH ANNUAL NATURAL STATE TREE CLIMBING COMPETITION IS ...

A decent level of physical fitness, a fondness for climbing, an intimate knowledge of giant old-growth tree species, and being handy with a crossbow: If you possess this most unusual of skill sets, ...

Plenty of Coloradans have bagged a fourteener or scaled a rock wall. But summer is the perfect season to experience the state from on high in a more unique way: tree climbing. “Up in the crown, trees ...

But it’s second nature for tree climbing champion and Nimble Tree Care owner Jacob Claassen, who heads to New Zealand this week for the International Tree Climbing Championships — his fourth time.  “I ...