Tree climbing is a thing. And Dave Katz is one of the world’s best at it. A founding member of the Cornell Tree Climbing Institute, he's climbed trees across the world and taught the technical skills ...

Some trees are as high as a 20-storey building, so how do you get to the top? Expert tree climber Dave Katz reveals the tricks of the trade. Tree climbing is a thing. And Dave Katz is one of the world ...

A lot has changed for Barton Allen-Hall since he spent his childhood swinging from Canberra’s tree branches, but he has never grown out of climbing. Now an arborist of more than a decade, he still ...

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. Even with a group of ...

James Reed, of Fairfax, has built his life largely around trees. The 47-year-old arborist not only travels the country to help remove trees destroyed in hurricanes and other natural disasters, but ...

Scientists learn how to ascend and study the world’s tallest trees. Tree Climbing School at Dorena offers a demanding 4-day training to teach ecologists and scientists the skills they need to ascend ...

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, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. For more than 20 years, I’ve taught tree climbing to scientific researchers who collect data from the canopies of ...

Sometimes, Jon Richard says, he’ll be up in the canopy of a large Missouri tree, doing work of some kind, and will stop for a moment to sit still on a perch.

Unlike rock climbing, tree climbing requires nonstretching, static rope. Poison Ivy, rated to 6500 pounds, is a favorite of arborists—it's flexible and holds knots well. 2. Petzl ELios Helmet, $66 ...

There's more to climbing a tree than just climbing the tree. For kids, the experience is physical and mental, said Lise Brown, an educator in Winnipeg who focuses on outdoor education. "It's called ...