So recently I've gotten interested in climbing trees. It seems like a really good skill to have when you go innawoods.

I would like to not have to use equipment to get to the top though. I have found a technique that I would like to try but I'm not sure it will work with trees much thicker than the ones in the video like older pine trees.

Does anyone have any experience? Can I just wrap rope around the tree to help compensate for the wider girth of the tree? Do I need anything special in terms of footwear or will my chuck taylors be fine?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnaewHWR5mg