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Tree Climbing Technique: Retrievable Redirect Using Revolver Rig and Pulley

The retrievable redirect using a revolver rig and pulley provides arborists with an efficient method for managing rope angles ...
Statesman Journal

Adults and kids can climb 200-foot old-growth trees at Silver Falls on guided trip

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 ...
CNN

Learning the ropes with an expert tree climber

Tree climbing is typically regarded as a happy childhood activity. However, one company is helping people of all ages discover, or rediscover, one of life’s simple pleasures. Expert tree climber Tim ...
Sacramento Bee

Go climb a tree! Rope course set to open soon at heritage oak grove in West Sacramento

Your knees might buckle. Your abs might burn the next day. And it might be a little scary. That all comes with the terrain at Tree Top Sacramento by Kletterwald, a rope-based obstacle course opening ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Even on their days off, climbing arborists hang out in area trees

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 ...
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Hitch Cords: Best and Worst Choices for Arborists and Tree Climbers

Selecting the right hitch cord is critical for arborists and tree climbers, directly impacting safety, efficiency, and rope ...
Seattle Times

Are you up for a new adventure? As in, 200 feet up a Douglas fir?

I WAS REALLY focused on my technique — feet under me in a squat-like stance, standing, and then moving my ascenders up the rope — when my climbing guide, Leo Fischer, pointed out we were above the ...