Tree climbing stand

A tree-climbing platform comprising a substantially rectangular stand portion of rigid sheet material having a V-notch at one end, a tubular runner at either side of the platform, the main portions of each runner being secured to the stand parallel to and spaced thereabove, the stand having a metal plate secured thereto along each side of the V-notch, each plate having teeth along one edge projecting beyond the stand for engagement with a tree trunk, the stand having stirrups secured thereto adjacent the V-notch adapted for engagement with the feet of a climber, each runner projecting beyond the V-notched end of the stand and adapted to extend on either side of a tree trunk to be climbed, a crossbar removably secured at each end to a runner, the crossbar having a metal plate secured thereto at its center, the crossbar plate having teeth along one edge projecting from the crossbar and adapted to contact the tree trunk on the side opposite that contacted by the V-notch plates teeth, whereby a climber may embrace a tree with his arms while bending his knees to raise the platform and then put his weight on the platform to reengage the platform with the tree and thereafter grasp the tree at a higher level for again raising the platform.