Height-related

A8.  Mountaineer’s clips badly scare Brian (10)  _ _ R _ _ _ N _ _ _

B8.  High spot recently snared by Penny Gold (7)  _ _ A _ _ A _

C8.  Guide : “Outside of gym is harder to climb” (7)  _ T _ _ _ E _

D8. Rock climbing I bungled or botched (10) _ _ _ L _ _ R _ _ _

E8.  Scrambled to Peter’s high spot (7)  _ R _ _ _ _ _

F8.  Comes down the rock with red rotten apples (7) _ A _ _ E _ _

Answers for “Trees”

R7  Sassafras

S7  Maple

T7  Catalpa

U7  Larch

V7  Jacaranda

W7  Evergreen

X7  Buckeye

Y7  Papaw

Z7  Avocado

Jay