Sometimes, Jon Richard says, he’ll be up in the canopy of a large Missouri tree, doing work of some kind, and will stop for a moment to sit still on a perch.

Maybe you climbed trees as a kid in your backyard. But have you ever wondered what it would be like to climb a 300-foot-tall Douglas fir? At Silver Falls State Park, you now have the opportunity to ...

In the world of tree climbing (yes, there is one), no trees are created equal. Each different type offers a different challenge. "If you're a climber, you can climb on granite, sandstone, ice or snow, ...

PLANO, Texas -- Several of the 30 or so contestants at this weekend's Texas Tree Climbing Championships have suffered injuries you wouldn't find in a typical workplace. Most of us haven't almost ...