You may have climbed a tree or two back in the day. But would you consider climbing again, as a grown up? “Canopy Connection” is part of the Montgomery County Parks Program in Maryland. And it offers ...

Natalie Beneviat Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 5:00 a.m. | Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 5:00 a.m. Saying that a recent tree-climbing school was hands-on is a bit of an understatement. As an arboreal activity that ...

Tree-climbing is emerging as a recreational sport, similar to rock climbing. Local instructor Guy Mott says tree-climbing builds muscles and can lead to improved fitness and weight loss. “If you ...

Recreational tree climbing is booming in the South – and no wonder. Its origins are generally recognized to have begun in 1983 when Peter Jenkins, a rock climber who became a tree surgeon, established ...

Tim Kovar, 43, of Oregon City and Nashville, founded Tree Climbing Planet, a tree-climbing school in Oregon City. Kovar thinks teaching people to climb trees inherently helps teach about environmental ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The bulk of life in the rainforest is found the leafy layers of the canopy. But little was known about this world until relatively recently, when ...

T.J. Davenport pulls his way to the top of a 100-foot oak during a recreational tree climbing course at Camp Wyman in Eureka, Mo., last month. Such climbs offer good full-body workouts, advocates say.