The top tree climber in Ohio is an arborist for a Hilliard company. Justin McVey of Ahlum & Arbor Tree Preservation won the 2010 Ohio Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Tree Climbing ...

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 ...

When you hear "tree rodeo," you may expect people lassoing branches. But in this event, arborists for utility companies show off the skills that allow them to safely remove trees from power lines.

The Bay of Plenty arborist has won her second consecutive International Tree Climbing Championships world title. This time, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

LEXINGTON - Most people have outgrown climbing trees by the time they hit puberty. Not the people staying at Camp Cavell through Sunday. They're professional arborists and just plain tree and climbing ...

EATON — Luke Glines is in his woody gym, scurrying through the tangled limbs of a silver poplar. “I’m always varying it up to try new angles, you know,” he says, breathing hard. “Always want to try ...

While athletes are vying for gold in London, Malvern’s Peter Fixler is also competing on the international stage. The prize – a chainsaw. That’s one of the prizes in the International Tree Climbing ...

This year’s Indiana Tree Climbing Competition has come to a close, with Purdue’s Casey Johnson finishing first place in the preliminary events and Jon Montgomery winning the Masters Challenge and ...

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 ...