Island teacher to manage treetop tours this summer

Published 12:15 pm Thursday, May 26, 2016

Brittany Hilborn, physical education teacher at Captain Johnston Blakely Elementary School and one of AdventureTerra’s professional treetop climbing guides, will manage the company’s Bainbridge-based tour service this summer season.

The aerial adventure that is canopy tree climbing, an increasingly popular alternative recreation option in Washington, came to Bainbridge via AdventureTerra, a company specializing in rock-climbing excursions and instruction, at their Holly Farm Lane location last year.

In just four months, the company reported about 2,000 participants.

An AdventureTerra spokesperson also said that, “98 percent of our customers [on] questionnaires said they would not have come to Bainbridge unless it was for this activity, which means this activity is making Bainbridge Island a destination for a new reason.”

The AdventureTerra guides offer two treetop climbing adventures on Bainbridge; the Canopy Tree Climb and the Sunset Tree Climb. Prices vary by desired time and number of participants; visit www.adventureterra.com to learn more.

Canopy tree climbing is more technical than it is physically difficult, the guides explained, and because of that almost anyone at any level of physical fitness can climb.

The minimum age of climbers is 8 and no climbing experience is necessary.