When preparing to remove a diseased or dead tree, you may need to climb into the tree to remove some limbs before cutting the trunk. You can use a pair of tree-climbing spikes to help you move up the ...

Chicagoans is a first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. This week’s Chicagoan is Beau Nagan, arborist and winner of the Illinois Tree Climbing Championship. I climbed ...

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Jonathan Houghton represented the state at the 2025 International Tree Climbing Championship in New Zealand, placing sixth in the Open Ascent Event. Houghton was recently honored with a Hunterdon ...