Learn how to tie the One-Eyed Knut friction hitch for smooth, reliable climbing control made for arborists and tree climbers.

Tree climbing is an indispensable component of forestry work, serving as a vital means to access the canopy. In the Northwest, pine cone collection is one of the primary reasons for tree climbing.

On a hillock on the campus of Xiamen University, a large eucalyptus tree towers above the bamboo grove. A group of men and one woman look up at the maze of silver branches high above their heads. The ...