‘Challenges Every Single Muscle’: Champion Tree Climber Turns Work Into Passion

Jordyn Dyck, an arborist and competitive tree climber, is seen working on a tree in Winnipeg on Sept. 12. The Canadian Press/Steve Lambert

Climbing up trees, wrangling with ropes and navigating twisted odd-angled limbs may not be everyone’s idea of a great day.

But it is to Jordyn Dyck, who has turned her job as an arborist into a passion leading to international tree-climbing competitions.