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Run by Cornell Outdoor Education, it comprises PE classes, local training sessions, expeditions, research support, and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emma Regnier \u201919 spent part of her time on the Hill a hundred feet above the ground\u2014navigating the thin, bendy branches of conifer trees, where crows build their nests. She\u2019d reach in, gently lift out a nestling, secure it in a carrier, and descend to the forest floor; then Lab of Ornithology staff would quickly measure the young bird, collect samples, and attach an ID band before Regnier returned it to its nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Regnier\u2019s efforts informed a study of crows (and another of tree swallows), her ability to access their homes came thanks to a physical education course, PE 1657: Tree Climbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Regnier at a golden eagle nest in Oregon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019d taken it as a freshman to fulfill a graduation requirement, then went on to become an instructor. And what she learned would carry her\u2014literally and figuratively\u2014through the parks and forests in Ithaca to a career in wildlife research across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now at Idaho\u2019s Boise State University, Regnier uses her climbing experience to rappel down cliffs to study golden eagle nests, monitor the health of nestlings, and help stop population decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI can give people a view into a world that they can\u2019t often otherwise see or experience,\u201d says Regnier, who double-majored in environmental sustainability and fine arts, and also has a career as an artist and graphic designer<\/a>. \u201cResearchers wouldn\u2019t be able to do this work without somebody who has the knowledge and rope skills to access these places safely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COE director Mark Holton, PhD \u201999 (right), exploring redwoods with arborist Lindsay Watkins \u201905.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Regnier is just one of the many Cornellians who\u2019ve participated in the Cornell Tree Climbing<\/a> program. Launched in 2005 as a PE class and overseen by Cornell Outdoor Education, it\u2019s one of the largest collegiate programs of its kind in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond for-credit courses, the program introduces people to recreational climbing, offers expeditions into the canopies of California\u2019s giant sequoias and the forests of Costa Rica and Madagascar, trains academics to safely access ecosystems high above the forest floor, and inspires careers that depend on technical climbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched in 2004 as a PE class and overseen by COE, Cornell Tree Climbing is one of the largest collegiate programs of its kind in the country.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The staff of around 25, including several student instructors, also gives lessons to the public\u2014from researchers and arborists to children in youth classes to homeowners hoping to peek into a backyard bird\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a bit mind-bending if you have never done something like this before\u2014to look down from above and see a bird fly by underneath you, or to have a monkey sitting on a branch next to you, not even a foot away,\u201d says COE director Mark Holton, PhD \u201999, who also leads the Tree Climbing program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climbing a baobab in Madagascar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot to be discovered up there. It is an absolute delight to see our participants\u2019 faces when they experience this perspective for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of where climbing may take them, every student begins the same way: learning the fundamentals. Take, for example, one intro class session held in Ithaca\u2019s Stewart Park in spring 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s a lot to be discovered up there. It is an absolute delight to see our participants\u2019 faces when they experience this perspective for the first time.<\/p>\nMark Holton, PhD \u201999<\/strong>, director of COE and the Tree Climbing program<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Learning about ziplines, the students worked in unison to pull ropes strung high in the branches of a large tree. After hoisting each harnessed classmate farther and farther up, they\u2019d release the rope on the count of three\u2014sending their fellow Cornellian careening down the line with an excited shriek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tightening ropes during a PE class in Ithaca’s Stewart Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The students also took turns inspecting helmets and harnesses; launching throw lines over high branches via a giant slingshot; building secure anchors with two different rope systems for safety; and checking one another\u2019s equipment before leaving the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was definitely scared in the first class, but they teach us how to use so much equipment, and the instructors are really reassuring,\u201d says Adin Choung \u201926, a policy analysis and management major in Human Ecology. \u201cI feel very secure in the harness and the ropes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melissa Newcomb \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption>
Liang takes her turn on the zipline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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In other sessions that semester, they learned such skills as using rope systems to move both vertically and horizontally, techniques for ascending and descending, and rescue procedures in case a climber needs assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI honestly didn\u2019t know what to expect when I signed up for tree climbing,” says Cindy Liang \u201926, a computer science major in the Duffield College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought we\u2019d just be climbing up smaller trees with our hands and feet, but there\u2019s actually a lot more that goes into it. We learned how to tie ropes\u2014and most of the time we\u2019re climbing up the ropes instead of the trees themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each year, Holton leads an expedition to Northern California, where participants spend 10 days in the High Sierras scaling 300-foot giant sequoias and redwoods. They even sleep up among them, suspended in hammocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was definitely scared in the first class, but they teach us how to use so much equipment, and the instructors are really reassuring.<\/p>\nAdin Choung \u201926<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe climb giant redwoods, which takes the entire day,\u201d says instructor Sylvan Martin \u201925, a current master\u2019s student in computer science who went on the expedition in summer 2025. \u201cThere\u2019s no guarantee of even getting to the top in that amount of time, because they take so long to climb.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first few days are spent teaching the basics\u2014attendees are not required to have any prior experience\u2014before progressing to the towering old-growth trees. Instructors also assist researchers at UC Berkeley, which owns the forest, on studies of the canopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climbers happily perched, high above ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, other Tree Climbing expeditions have gone to Costa Rica, the Republic of Georgia, Madagascar, and Borneo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of the stuff we do can be pretty dangerous, so our top priority is for people to have a safe experience,\u201d Holton says. \u201cBeyond that, it\u2019s the pure enjoyment of being up in the canopy, experiencing the breeze and the view. A lot of people think it\u2019s a relaxing and serene place to be\u2014and when we can combine it with science, that\u2019s even better.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top: Holton climbing a redwood in California in 2010. (Photo by David Katz<\/em>; all other images provided, unless otherwise indicated.) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published August 11, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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