The most surprising part of tree climbing at Silver Falls State Park was how quickly we found ourselves exploring the canopy of an old-growth monster some 200-feet in the sky. Even with a group of ...

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 ...

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Sydney Hudzinski climbs in the 2023 Minnesota Society of Arboriculture's Tree Climbing Championship. She won in 2024 and is returning to compete in 2025. NINA MOINI: There's a kid in your life who ...

You’re enjoying the evening breeze in your California backyard when you notice something dark and scaly slithering up a tree branch, Startled, you take a second look — and catch a glimpse of an ...