THE TREE CLIMBER COALITION visit us @ www.treeclimbercoalition.org
The Tree Climber's Coalition is an effort to create a non-competitive organization of recreational tree climbing enthusiasts that will bring together the individuals and organizations that would like to see recreational tree climbing receive credibility and accreditation within the outdoor adventure community and to create a center of communication for canopy adventurers, researchers and experiential educators.
17/04/2017
Mysterious encounters can sometimes occur while climbing. This knothole, for instance, was emitting a curious sound unlike anything I had heard in a tree before. "What lives here?" I wondered. I'll probably never know even though I got closer and looked inside. Nothing visible!
10/04/2017
We returned to an old friend today. Momma Pine, more than 160 feet high, lies deep in the Chattahoochee National Forest, and today, for the first time in a while, we found the road leading into the forest to have an open gate. Five miles of rough road followed by a hike through a dense rhododendron thicket, followed by wading a creek, and we were there. Will, WildBill, and I had a wonderful,if challenging, climb on a lovely spring day.
08/04/2017
Clarence Fouche has been climbing with us this weekend. Here is the man at about sixty feet in a large oak on the property at Galactic Headquarters.
07/04/2017
Clarence Fouche, out of Tennessee, showed up on our doorstep yesterday and took us to dinner at the local Chilis. So today we took Clarence climbing out in the woods. Here Clarence (left photo) and WildBill on the way up a nice white oak in the forest near here.
02/04/2017
Yesterday took us on an adventure climbing in the Oconee Swamp. Here Will Cottrell hanging out at over one hundred feet in a large bottomland sweetgum tree. See more pix and a report at: http://www.treeclimbercoalition.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2844
26/03/2017
Yesterday (3/25) Will, Wildill, and I made a return adventure to "Smitty", a tree we have not visited in several years. There was also a bit of gold panning involved in the adventure. For the full story go to: http://www.treeclimbercoalition.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2843
16/03/2017
Michele ... Ohio University ... One hundred feet up a large ficus tree while climbing at ITEC in the Panamanian rainforest last week.
On the way to Panama for some climbing in the rainforest with a group of students interested in canopy science. Be back before the end of the month!
27/02/2017
John Muir said "The mountains are calling and I must go." OK, So I stole it and put my own spin on it! I wish John Muir was around today ... I would take him climbing! I think I'll go climb something this afternoon now that I think about it.
21/02/2017
This past weekend Will and I headed northwestward through Georgia to Pigeon Mountain and places beyond there in Alabama and Tennessee. The idea was to meet up with Glenn who was going to show us a big buckeye tree that might be a champion tree. Will and I first visited Rocktown for a bit of climbing and exploring. We then met Glenn, had dinner, and went on to set up camp nearby. Sunday morning we were on our way to "somewhere" to see this big tree. This involved a long ride down a very bad "road" in Glenn's four wheel drive pickup. Take a look at the video and the write-up at:
http://www.treeclimbercoalition.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2835
I will confess that the tree was all that Glenn said it would be and we had a nice climb before heading back out on the road from Hell! I am not sure that I would want to travel this "road" again!
14/02/2017
Good morning! Welcome to my tree!
And if I look grouchy it is because you didn't bring any bananas!
11/02/2017
Gray day in noth Georgia, but at least its not too cold. Will Cottrell and I head out to Dawson Forest for a bit of exercise and a climb in a nice oak. See:http://www.treeclimbercoalition.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2833
Very nice tree, nice climb, very relaxing day in the forest.