One week from today, in Northampton, Massachusetts, thirty-six of the region’s most skilled professional tree climbers will compete in the 27th annual New England Tree Climbing Competition. In her hometown of Petersham, the president of the group, and arborist Bear LeVangie, explained to me how competitors edge past one another in the treetop contests.
LeVangie will be a judge at the New England Tree Climbing Competition held this year at Smith College in Northampton on Saturday, June 13, 2015.