ST. LOUIS - Tree-climbing is emerging as a recreational sport, similar to rock climbing. St. Louis instructor Guy Mott says tree-climbing builds muscles and can lead to improved fitness and weight ...

I can’t breathe. I’m exhausted. My heart is beating through my chest. I can’t believe this is happening. I’m sorta freaked out. I’m dangling in mid-air, 50 feet above the ground, swaying in the breeze ...

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

Unlike most of us, arborists and competitive tree climbers still benefit from scrambling up sturdy and dignified old trees. These professionals know the classic childhood activity isn’t just ...

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 ...

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.