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October 7, 2010
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Campbell business leading tree climb By Chris Mayhew cmayhew@nky.com
Climbers of trees from around the U.S. will be clambering into Northern Kentucky for the ninth annual Tree Climbers Rendezvous being hosted by Shelly and Bill Byrne, of California, founders and coowners of EarthJoy. The 2010 Tree Climbers Rendezvous will be at the 140-acre Beechridge “They (the Conference Center near trees) really Visalia in speak when Kenton you go there. C o u n t y Oct. 14You’re like 18. ‘Wow, I want T h e to climb that B y r n e s routinely tree.’” offer guidShelly ed tree Byrne c l i m b i n g classes for both beginners and experienced climbers using ropes and safety harnesses at A.J. Jolly Park south of Alexandria and also at Hocking Hills in Rockbridge, Ohio. Shelly Byrne said they chose the Beechridge Conference Center because it has some of the most majestic trees in Kentucky. “They (the trees) really speak when you go there,” Byrne said. “You’re like ‘Wow, I want to climb that tree.’” Rendezvous participants will climb trees together and attend educational sessions on everything from a history of recreational tree climbing, rope work tips and tricks, and “Yoga in the Trees” and a “tree dancing” class.
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The ninth annual Tree Climbers Rendezvous hosted by EarthJoy, a Campbell County-based recreational tree climbing business, will be at Beechridge Conference Center near Visalia in Kenton County Oct. 14-18. Rates are available for single dates or all dates of the Tree Climbers Rendezvous. For a full schedule and information visit the website www.climbtreeswithearthjoy.com. To register or for other information call Shelly Byrne, coowner of EarthJoy, at 635-0320 or e-mail Shelly@climbtreeswithearthjoy.com.
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Bill Byrne, of California, far right, co-owner of EarthJoy, a recreational tree climbing company, demonstrates how to use ropes and a harness to climb trees as part of a guided group climb at A.J. Jolly Park Saturday, April 24, 2010. EarthJoy will host the ninth annual national Tree Climbers Rendezvous at Beechridge Conference Center near Visalia Oct. 14-18. It’s the first time the national tree climbing rendezvous has been in the Cincinnati area and it won’t be back again for a long while, said Shelly Byrne. Previously, the rendezvous has been in locations including Colorado and Mississippi and in the Redwood trees of Oregon. Unique activities at the rendezvous will include the setting up of a “tree boat village” where people can spend the night up in a tree
in special hammocks, Byrne said. There will also be a rescue course for advanced climbers and Jason Neumann, an experimental educational specialist for the Cincinnati Nature Center, will lead a vertical nature hike, she said. There are daily rates available for the rendezvous and opportunities for beginners who are new to tree climbing to come for a single day if they’re curious
about what it’s all about, Byrne said. “We get into the trees and play together and then what happens is we’re all laughing because you’re in the trees with nature and all these cool people,” she said.
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