Tourists are discovering sky-high beauty with recreational tree climbing. BLUE RIVER, Ore., Oct. 23, 2008— -- In the treetops of Oregon's ancient forest, 200 feet in the air, Rob Miron feels ...

Scientists learn how to ascend and study the world’s tallest trees. Tree Climbing School at Dorena offers a demanding 4-day training to teach ecologists and scientists the skills they need to ascend ...

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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 ...

LITTLE ROCK -- "This would be the strangest thing to walk up on ... a bunch of astronauts looking up at a tree," contestant Robbie Wilson said as he and other tree climbing enthusiasts watched the ...

Big Lonely Doug is a sight to behold—achingly beautiful yet incredibly sad. The thousand-year-old, two-hundred-foot Douglas Fir stands in the midst of a vast clear-cut on the rugged west coast of ...