Equipment is provided in some tree-climbing training, including Tree Climbers sessions. Good climbing trees, the experts say, are easy to find. Jenkins likes oaks. They have tough bark, good for the double-rope climbing technique, where the rope is pulled over a branch as you climb. If a tree's bark is sensitive, a special sleeve can be used to protect it.
Flowers favors beech and walnut trees.
I always feel better when I come down than I did when I went up.