Tourists are discovering sky-high beauty with recreational tree climbing. BLUE RIVER, Ore., Oct. 23, 2008— -- In the treetops of Oregon's ancient forest, 200 feet in the air, Rob Miron feels ...

They’re less well known than others who recreate in forests, but they find communing with nature among trees – literally in trees – just as calming. They’re recreational tree climbers, a group whose ...

Ten years ago, “Ponderosa” Harv Teitelbaum caught a segment on CBS Sunday Morning that would change his life. The piece highlighted Peter Jenkins, an Atlanta-based arborist, climbing giant redwoods in ...

BOULDER, Colo. — April 26 marks Arbor Day. People around the world celebrate the holiday by planting trees. The holiday started in Nebraska in 1872. More than 1 million plants were reportedly planted ...

As a child growing up in Fremont, Tim Kovar loved climbing trees. Now, it's his full-time job. Kovar is a certified recreational tree climbing senior instructor associated with Tree Climbers ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with Leo Rosen-Fischer, an expert of recreational tree climbing in the Pacific Northwest and owner Tree Climbing at Silver Falls.

Vertical Voyages takes students upward to sleep in the trees at John Burroughs School. This story first appeared in the Outdoors newsletter. Click here to learn more and sign up. Sometimes, Jon ...

CARLISLE — Andrew Joslin had warned that I would hit an invisible “ceiling,” so imagine my surprise when it felt exactly like ramming my head against a hard surface. Suddenly I was seeing stars, ...

KINGSTON — Leo and Max Ordoñez, both 6, come roaring into the wooded park and soon they’re scrambling up towering Douglas firs with youthful exuberance. The twins are joined by Leon Schwarcz, also 6, ...

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 Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department is offering a new class to people in the OKC metro area who want to learn how to climb trees. The class is dedicated to teaching people from ages ...