Rotary has expanded its lineup of products, including new climbing ropes, rigging hardware and safety equipment. Rotary's manufacturers include Buckingham, CMI, Kask, Kong USA, Pelican Rope and U.S.

Rope wrenches are essential tools for arborists using SRS and SRT systems, helping manage friction and improve climbing efficiency. Understanding setup, safety, and technique is key for effective tree ...

Being an arborist is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. Go inside a tree-climbing competition to see the skills ...

From left, Eric Massie, Ryan Rastok, Erin Massie and Chris Johnson suspend themselves in a Scotch pine tree in northwest Lawrence on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The four arborists enjoy spending some of ...

BENTONVILLE -- Joey Cameron was 1 second too late. Cameron, who works for Integrity Tree Care of Fort Worth, had 5 minutes to rescue a dummy from a tree Saturday in the Natural State Tree Climbing ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... EATON — Luke Glines is in his woody gym, scurrying through the tangled limbs of a silver poplar. “I’m always varying it up to try new angles, you know,” he ...

Certified arborist Kali Alcorn of Port Coquitlam is headed to the International Tree Climbing Championships in Washington D.C. Kali Alcorn aimed and threw, arcing a weighted sack the size of a beanbag ...

While athletes are vying for gold in London, Malvern’s Peter Fixler is also competing on the international stage. The prize – a chainsaw. That’s one of the prizes in the International Tree Climbing ...

— Typically, professionals wearing smart suits gather for their annual conferences in hotel ballrooms, where they attend seminars and mingle over lunch. Professional tree trimmers wearing T-shirts and ...

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 ...

BENTONVILLE -- Joey Cameron was 1 second too late. Cameron, who works for Integrity Tree Care of Fort Worth, had 5 minutes to rescue a dummy from a tree Saturday in the Natural State Tree Climbing ...