Article: GOING UP A TREE TO LEARN.(Springfield Extra)(Middle school class heads into the forest and up a Douglas fir)

Article: Recreational Tree Climbing Takes Off Nationwide; ...
PR Newswire;  November 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Reports Taking More Than 50,000 Tree Climbing GREENSBORO, N.C., Nov ... It may not be the kind of tree climbing that sticks out in most people ... but the sport of recreational tree climbing is exploding nationwide. In ...

Article: Sherrill helps launch sport of recreational tree ...
Arbor Age;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...IT MAY NOT BE THE KIND OF TREE climbing that sticks out in most people ... the sport of rope-assisted tree climbing is exploding nationwide. In ... specifically designed for recreational tree climbing, Sherrill--a Greensboro ...

Article: Technical tree climbing: the joy of going out on a ...
Camping Magazine;  May 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... of the mystery, the abandon, and the thrill of tree climbing in my youth. I had rediscovered the joy of going out on a limb. Unlike the tree climbing of our youth, technical tree climbing employs the use of arborist rope, special saddle ...

Article: Branching out in new direction Tree climbing is ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  July 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... conservational and therapeutic values of tree climbing for six years. He looks at trees the ... safer. And, like rock climbing, tree climbing builds self-confidence and promotes ... that makes equipment for recreational tree climbing. "The trees that people are climbing ...

Article: TREE-CLIMBING TREAT.(City/Region)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  August 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... techniques of shinnying up a rope at this tree-climbing clinic. "It's kind of like an inchworm ... 75 feet off the ground," explained tree-climbing veteran Brendan Currie. "To do that ... The Outdoor Program has offered the tree-climbing clinic about a dozen times this year ...

Article: Growing Grants Pass, Ore., Business Designs, Sells Tree ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 29, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... including specialized harnesses for tree-climbing and hammocks for tree-camping ... it is taking off. The size of the tree-climbing market is anyone's guess. But New ... Atlantic Monthly have featured stories on tree-climbing and tree-camping. Tree-climbing ...

Article: BRANCHING OUT TREE CLIMBING NO LONGER JUST CHILD'S ...
The Boston Globe;  August 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... New England and New York women's tree climbing champion. Other than LeVangie's ... are unaware of her titles - or that tree climbing exists as a competitive sport. "They ... bit better. It's the creativity of tree climbing." In addition to bragging rights ...