CEDAR RAPIDS — Some live to work. Others work to live. But Ashley Whittlesey finds the two inextricably linked. The Cedar Rapids resident’s outdoor career first sprouted in the forestry department of ...

On an October day in Plumas National Forest, Alex Lemnah traverses the canopy of an incense cedar nearly 100 feet off the ground, listening carefully for the sound of a branch snapping under his feet.

The body draped over the upper branches of the red oak does not move. An unseasonably warm November breeze frees leaves from the tree, fallen foliage swirling around the group that has gathered around ...

Brian Krawczyk climbs trees for a living. And he does it well. Last month he won the New York State Tree Climbing Championship in his first time entering the event. The Hamburg native will go head to ...

For many years, T&D World has covered the International Lineman's Rodeo week, which allows lineworkers to participate in the hurt man rescue, pole ciimb and other events. In the world of utility ...

More than two dozen arborists from across the state and the greater Pacific Northwest will be in Rogue River, Ore., this weekend to strut their tree-climbing stuff. And the best men and women climbers ...

Stella Dee, PhD student and tree-climbing champion, demonstrated proper tree-climbing techniques Tuesday morning as part of Founder’s Day, a University of Massachusetts Amherst celebration honoring ...

Discover how to tie a reliable stopper knot, an essential safety tool for arborists and tree climbers using SRS or SRT techniques. This tutorial covers proper knot placement, tensioning, and practical ...

The work is too difficult, he said, for someone who isn’t already an arborist or a rock climber. “It would be great if there were more good climbers out there and quality companies doing climbing ...

Tree climbing, an occupation with indigenous roots in California’s Sierra Nevada, is physically taxing even for athletes. Cone collectors are sometimes scaling trees that are hundreds of feet high, ...