Statesman Journal

Adults and kids can climb 200-foot old-growth trees at Silver Falls on guided trip

The most surprising part of tree climbing at Silver Falls State Park was how quickly we found ourselves exploring the canopy of an old-growth monster some 200-feet in the sky. Even with a group of ...
KGW8

Climb an old growth tree at Silver Falls State Park

MARION COUNTY, Oregon — In this week's Let's Get Out There, we head to Silver Falls State Park to branch out, go out on a limb and try tree climbing. With over one million visitors annually, Silver ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Climbing the Tallest Trees

Climbers Brian French and Will Koomjian ascend the Brummit fir in Coos County Oregon. It is the National Champion Douglas fir and stands 335 feet tall. Freesolo Photography / Sean O'Connor “Watch out!
Seattle Times

Times reporter overcomes fear, learns about forests by climbing a 200-foot tree

Editor’s note: This is an edited excerpt from Lynda V. Mapes’ book, “The Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests” ($29.95 hardcover), which will be published April 22 by the University ...
Statesman Journal

‘Unforgettable’: New guided trips allow climbing 300-foot trees at Silver Falls State Park

There’s a new way to see Silver Falls State Park — from the top of an almost 300-foot tree. Tree Climbing at Silver Falls, a new business at Oregon’s largest state park, is offering guided trips that ...
Outside

Meet the World’s Best Tree Climber

I was about 100 feet up the tree when I dropped my pen. Some ten feet below me, Tim Kovar, probably the world’s most sought-after tree-climbing expert, shot out his right hand to catch it. Kovar, a ...