Fly again with Piedmont Recreational Tree Climbing

>> BLACK AND WHITE TV, CLIMBING

THAT OLD TREE DOWN

THE BLOCK.

ALL GREAT MEMORIES.

>> THERE'S A MAN THAT'S

BRINGING AT LEAST ONE OF

THOSE MEMORIES BACK.

IN THIS WEEK'S NORTH CAROLINA

NOOK AND CRANNIES BILL

LESLIE TELLS US ABOUT PEED

MONTH TREE CLIMBING.

>> IN THIS PARK, IN HISTORIC

HILLSBOROUGH, THERE'S

AN OLD TREE INFESTED WITH

HUMANS

>> . THIS IS RECREATIONAL TREE

CLIMBING.

>> MY NAME IS PATRICK BRANT.

CARO IS A LITTLE OVER 100

FETAL.

HE HAS A CIRCUM-- THE SO I

NAMED THIS TREE CARO

AFTER CARO SYRUP.

>> ON WEEKENDS CARO IS USING

WITH THE LIKES OF THE

FORT FAMILY.

>> YEAH.

OH NO.

I'M GOING FLYING.

I BELIEVE I CAN FLY.

>> THAT'S YOUNG BRAIDEN.

HIS MOM APRIL.

>> IT'S REALLY -- LITTLE SISTER

SEILIA.

>> SORT OF TIRING GLEN AN DAD,

MIKE FORD.

>> IT'S VERY HARD.

TAKES A LONG TIME.

>> YOU CAN CALL THEM TREE

FORTS.

>> BECAUSE I LOVE TREES.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

>> EVERYBODY I GUESS HAS A

DIFFERENT REASON FOR

CLIMBING AND FOR ENJOYING BEING

IN THE TREE.

>> I DESERVE SOME SORT OF

TROPHY.

>> SOME ADULTS CLIMB BECAUSE

THEY REMEMBER HAVING

FUN WHEN THEY WERE KIDS.

>> WHAT WAS ONCE ONLY PLAY TIME

IS NOW PATRICK'S

PROFESSION.

>> I CLIMB BECAUSE I JUST LOVE

BEING OUTDOORS AND

I LOVE HAVING A NEW PERSPECTIVE

ON THE TREES.

>> TIME JUST SLOWS DOWN WHEN

YOU'RE IN A TREE.

>> EACH SESSION IS ABOUT AN

HOUR.

YOU CAN CLIMB THE ROPES, WALK

IN THE TREE AND RING

THE BELL WHEN YOU REACH THE

TOP.

>> WOO.

>> IT'S AN EXPERIENCE IN CARO

THAT WILL STING WITH

YOU FOREVER.

>> THAT WAS AN AMAZING

EXPERIENCE.

>> THAT'S EXCITING BECAUSE I

KNOW THAT I'VE SHOWN

SOMEBODY ELSE THE JOY OF

CLIMBING A TREE.

>> IT WAS FUN.

>> BILL LESLIE.

WRAL NEWS, ORANGE COUNTY.

>> I BET IT WAS.