We describe another perspective on some aspects of the classification of kleinian groups, notably the resolution of Thurston’s ending lamination conjecture by Minksy, Brock and Canary. Our approach follows a similar strategy, though the logic is somewhat different, which allows us to bypass some of the more technical aspects of the proof. The subject is closely linked to the study of Teichmuller space and curve complexes, and these ideas can be fed back to gain new insights into these subjects.