Outside of them not shooting my good side (since I don't have one), my only complaint has to do with the writer implying that rec TC might be "wimpier" than rock climbing. Anyway, check it out at:
http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/travel/escapes/07RITU.html?oref=regi

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Yes, a pretty good article! One thing that made me stomach tighten up a bit was, "In the tradition of mountaineering, the first climber to conquer a tree is understood to have the right to name it."

Maybe mountaineers do feel that they "conquer" a mountain, bit I prefer to think that we befriend a tree--that we enter into a close and positive relationship with it.

That was a good representative article. I was surprised to find it so thorough in scope.

JimK

In our next issue, Tree Climbing Online will establish a new column called "Take a Bough" (_title_ courtesy of my courageous blind/deaf cousin who Peter put in a tree about 3 years ago) to congratulate and publicize great things that TCI instructors, facilitators, and members have accomplished. Harv's article gets first mention. Congrats to you, Harv!
If anybody knows of other folks whose activities should be written up for our column, please let us know!
With a big smile,
Patty

Thanks Patty.

Jim W, I wasn't thrilled with the "conquer" bit either. (Note that it wasn't a quote.) What I said was something like "first climber, if a name suggests itself."

After I posted the comment, I realized I should have said that I believed it was the writer--not you, Harv--who chose the word "conquer."

I'm truly pleased that you brought us such fine publicity!