When considering overhead work such as pole climbing, it's apparent fall hazards are present at all times. However, these hazards are often overlooked and underestimated as experienced climbers become ...

Competitors in the greased pole challenge at the Italian Market Festival in 2017 reach the prizes at the top. (Katherine Kuo) While Philly police still want fans to stay on the ground this weekend, ...

George Tipping, an 83-year-old man who enjoys going up 82-feet timber poles, proves popular with the crowd in this year's World Pole Climbing championships. A farm in rural Warwickshire was taken over ...

PG&E installed two 80-foot wood poles at Cal Poly to help the university’s logging team host a national forestry competition in 2026, where pole-climbing will be the main sport. Courtesy of PG&E Cal ...