Tree climbing at Pete Nelson’s treehouse workshop.
What a great year it’s been for treehouses and treehouse enthusiasts! Attending Pete Nelson’s treehouse workshop at the beautiful Deer Haven Farms B&B in Newburg, Oregon, was my highlight for the year. I learned more than I thought possible about tree climbing, ropes and knots, rigging, treehouse support hardware and installation, and building in the trees. Our wonderful hosts, Stuart and Christina Sommers, Judy Nelson, and Zoe made sure we were comfortable and well fed!
Hands-on treehouse building at Deer Haven Farms
Check out Pete Nelson’s workshop site here to learn more about his workshops. Pete’s team is really an amazingly talented group. They not only know just about everything there is to know about building houses in trees, but they can also teach the novice with patience and good humor!
Pete’s partner in leading and teaching is Jake Jacobs of Treehouse ARTZ. Pete and Jake have designed and built many treehouses together and they love to share their knowledge and experience with everyone during the workshop sessions and evening social events. There are a lot of questions that pop up during the course of the workshop and it’s great to be able to turn directly to the experts to discuss them. The entire crew, Daryl McDonald, Ian Weedman, Charlie Nelson, Chuck Mcclellan, Seanix Zenobia went out of their way to answer questions and make sure that we learned to do things correctly.
Jake Jacobs presenting on the finer artz of tree climbing and rigging
Pete Nelson
A BIG thanks to Pete, Jake, and the whole team for making the workshop both fun and educational!
