Too many serious injuries and deaths annually are caused by inexperienced persons trying to do their own tree pruning. In most cases, the individual was trying to work off the ground on a ladder or ...

In Elamakkara, a 49-year-old daily wage worker named Unnikrishnan tragically died after falling unconscious atop a coconut ...

Man rescued after dangling from coconut tree for hours in Elamakkara division by Fire and Rescue Services personnel.

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

In this video, we dive deep into the essential basics of using friction savers with the Doubled Rope Technique (DdRT), a fundamental method in arborist climbing. Friction savers are critical tools ...

A rope is catapulted over a lower branch and tied off to a nearby anchor tree. Then we use a harness and one directional ascenders to walk up the rope, step by step, like you’re climbing the stairs.

This weekend, the City of Trees will host high-flying arborists in a tree climbing competition in William Land Park, where the canopy becomes their playing field. The arborists will show off the ...

The system of ropes, harnesses and boots with small spurs allows seed collectors to safely access quality seeds from the tree crown. Images courtesy of Sebastian Walaita. The right seeds at the ...

GOING up a tree aided primarily by harness, rope and friction hitches requires climbers to have skill, endurance and the ability to push past the fear of heights. Climbing tall trees requires a ...

Erin Quinn getting her climbing equipment on. She taught herself how to climb trees to rescue cats. ... She accidentally threw her rope over a branch too far from the tree’s center.

Soon the rhythm of equipping for a climb came back: helmet, harness and climbing rope, threaded through an ascender strapped to my foot. Things humans need to visit the realm of a big tree.

Visitors had climbed the 61-metre Gloucester Tree without a harness or supervision for decades until it closed in 2023. Now it will be reopened at a lower height.