11 Click on any picture for larger view. Slingshots are used for especially high settings or areas where undergrowth requires a vertical line shot. Ascending a 170-foot tall tulip poplar tree. The rope around the trunk enables the climber to walk up the side of the trunk while hanging suspended from an overhead rope.
Tree climbers are always willing to give another climber a hand.
A climber pauses to stretch out during a hickory tree ascent. Overnight camping is the paramount experience of tree climbing. The trees induce a restful time of reflection and lucid dreaming.