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There was an enormous oak in the quad, that had huge branches. I would climb up about 20 feet and sit on a branch and study. Or take naps in the sunlight, like a lazy leopard. A poster below mentioned tree riding, but we played differently and called it tree surfing. I grew up with miles of forest behind me, and the idea was to climb up a tree that we thought would bend over far enough to ride down. By the time we were in highschool we weighed a lot more so we could take on thicker trees. Were talking 40 feet up, swing out with only arms and hope it goes. At one point we upped the ante to do this in fricking tandem to the point where we'd have 3 people climb a. BUY IT:  Original Tattoo Heavy Xmas Santa Claus Christmas All Days Shirt

Weight and climbing trees is so not scary (cause you feel surrounded by all the branches, it's not like it's just a clean fall under you) that you rarely realize how dangerously high you are before you can't go up anymore. Amazing. 13/10 would recommend. I miss being so little and light I could basically go all the way to the top... My dumb ass used to climb to the very top of my back yard tree, well above the top of my parent's roof. The trunk would be 2" diameter at that point. Once I go to the top, there was nothing else to do, so I'd just hold on and try to rock the tree top back and forth. Looking back, I'm completely shocked my mom let me that.In college. BUY IT:  Funny The Tribe Has Spoken Christmas Shirt

Stole it. Disclaimer: cannot guarantee all details are accurate as ofc he was told all this from his friends after he woke up, which would have been years before he told the story to me, which was also a long time ago. That reminded me of my closest call as a kid. Tree height is hard to remember as a kid. Everything always seems bigger when you’re young. I do remember being able to see my friends rooftop, looking down, on their two story house. So it was a pretty tall tree we were in. Anyhow, I fell from the highest spot we could climb to. Hit several good, sturdy branches on the way down, and hit the ground. Being like 10 years old, I just laid there groaning. BUY IT:  Funny 74 Years Old Retro Birthday Amazing Since January 1947 Shirt

The multiple bee stings ran away unscathed. Still not sure how I pulled that one off. I cheated death and injury alot as a kid. My dad told me when he was a kid he climbed a tree too high and fell off into a jaggy bush and was knocked out. His friends dragged him out the bush, ran up the street to get his mam who was hysterical and thought he’d died because he was all cut up (according to his friends). Called an ambulance, all was okay. The part he rages about is that his dad had crafted him some sort of (wooden I think?) go cart that he loved to drive around on, and apparently it was on the pavement or something by the tree and when  was the ambulance someone. BUY IT:  Perfect All I Need Is This Plant And That Other Plant And Those Plants Over There And Shirt

Kid breaks arm. This gave me sudden flashbacks. Had a friend drop from a really hight tree, get slowed down by a branch, and hit the ground some three feet away from a well. As I type tis, I realize nobody could believe it. The tree is still across from my house, and the well too. I wouldn't climb that thing now for all the money in the world. We used to do this as well... Sometimes climbing on branches as thick as a pencil and some how we didn't break them. Of course we were much lighter back then but also more stupid. Same here, was 40-50 feet up when I unknowingly angered a beehive. Jumped down, ran away, and all while slapping my head and body. Other thans. BUY IT:  Perfect Avez Vous Bu Oui Non Shirt

Near the top. On the descent my body rag dolled off of one branch to another until I slammed into the ground where the wind was pushed out of my chest. I recall gasping for air while being in incredible pain from the blows. My dad, who didn’t witness the fall, told me to walk it off. Later on I found out that’s how I likely broke my collar bone which had healed by the time it was found out. My other story involves unhooking breaks from our bike because it made it more exciting and careening down the hill because it to was exciting. Let’s just say ninja rolling off the bike into a yard doesn’t always work as a kid Expects and intends. Kid smash into stop sign a. BUY IT:  Perfect Senior Dad 2020 Could I Be Any Prouder Shirt