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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Canopy Climbers | Earth Day 2013


Dave Bayard, right, helps Lorenzo Delara, center right, into gear for his ascent at a tree-climbing event put on by the Seattle-local, eco-adventuring Canopy Climbers in honor of Earth Day on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Volunteer Park in Seattle. Attendees took turns ascending a 110-foot red oak named "Her Majesty." (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


From every branch, enthusiasts enjoy a tree-climbing event put on by the Seattle-local, eco-adventuring Canopy Climbers in honor of Earth Day on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Volunteer Park in Seattle. Attendees took turns ascending a 110-foot red oak named "Her Majesty." (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


Loose ends of rope hang from upper branches during a tree-climbing event put on by the Seattle-local, eco-adventuring Canopy Climbers in honor of Earth Day on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Volunteer Park in Seattle. Attendees took turns ascending a 110-foot red oak named "Her Majesty." (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


Seattle University freshman Olivia Kerwin laughs with a friend at a tree-climbing event put on by the Seattle-local, eco-adventuring Canopy Climbers in honor of Earth Day on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Volunteer Park in Seattle. Attendees took turns ascending a 110-foot red oak named "Her Majesty." (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


From every branch, enthusiasts enjoy a tree-climbing event put on by the Seattle-local, eco-adventuring Canopy Climbers in honor of Earth Day on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Volunteer Park in Seattle. Attendees took turns ascending a 110-foot red oak named "Her Majesty." (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


Dave Bayard, center, helps unstrap Ellyn Rivers, right, following her ascent and descent at a tree-climbing event put on by the Seattle-local, eco-adventuring Canopy Climbers in honor of Earth Day on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Volunteer Park in Seattle. Attendees took turns ascending a 110-foot red oak named "Her Majesty." (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)