getting a rope up into a tree

• using a throwline, throwball, etc
• user:CornellTreeClimbing

climbing the tree once rope is up there

• [1]
• user:TreeclimbingWorld
• user:masterarbor
• user:atreestory
• user:SCArboriculture

chainsawing after you've climbed

• user:AceTreeMaster
• user:ekka007
• user:murphy4trees
• Dan Holliday (small chunks)

community / resource websites

• treeworld.info [forum]
• arboristsite.com [forum]

instruction material

• wesspur.com
• USDA Forest Service's "National Tree Climbing Program" project
  • National Tree Climbing Guide [pdf]
  • resources
• International Society of Arboriculture
  • LOTSSSS of stuff that can be ordered
  • Online Learning Center

Chicagoland area

• for-hire arborists