I filmed a first-person view of climbing the Bicentennial tree, worlds tallest climbable lookout tree
Posted Jun 19, 2022, 9:24 AM UTC
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Going down was several times more daunting than going up.
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Yeah, you're forced to look down the whole time to get your footing. It seems so easy to slip straight through the pins if you lose your footing.
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As a full sandblooded groper, I'm constantly shocked that I've never been to Pemberton or any closer than the Manjimup-Walpole transit or Augusta.
Really need to change that.
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I can't recommend it highly enough. Do it!
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Jesus that’s a whole lot of nope for me. Like you I am not good with heights. Kudos to you for facing your fear. Good job!
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I'm constantly shocked that this is still open with how risk averse government is
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Thank you for this. My Dad showed me a picture of he and my mother here, from almost 50 years ago. He’s goofing around and leaning over the railing, much to my mothers horror. I finally understand now, thank you.
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How were your forearms after the climb? I think I was gripping way too tightly and I was pretty sore after.
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Forearms were not so bad, but my thighs were pretty sore for a couple days after, I'm not as used to the high knees/squats.
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Wow! Thanks for that! Its a view id never get to see otherwise.
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22 minutes..?
Can we just get a hi-light reel?
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If you adjust playback speed to 2x it makes me look really athletic.
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Highlight reel duration.
S = ut + 0.5.a.t.t.
t = sqrt(2S/a)
How tall is it again?
Neat video BTW. Thanks for posting.
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Safe to say most men will know "first person view" as POV. Just sayin.
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Delete this mate, this doesn’t need unwanted attention the gov want to close it
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The tree is located in Warren national park, near Pemberton. There are no safety lines, guides, or other requirements, just show up and climb, if you want.
It was rainy and a little windy when I climbed. There are other videos of the climb, but they mostly seem to have a low resolution or a constant commentary which I found annoying. I wanted to film, as near as possible, an un-edited, HD, first person perspective without commentary and only the sounds of the forest.
Since I'm afraid of heights, it was hard to keep the sound of my fear-panting breath out of the video as much as I wanted to, but at least I managed to keep the commentary down to a few involuntary under-the-breath comments when I found the loose pegs.
Are you going to do the Gloucester and Diamond trees as well?
The Diamond tree had pegs removed and closed for climbing a couple years back.
Oh, bugger.
Whaaaaa. Didn’t know this! Damn, missed my chance with it!
Yeah it really sucks. The diamond was better in my opinion, and it never had a line like the others. The tree died unfortunately. Hopefully the others don't.
No, I didn't get time to visit all three. I climbed the Diamond tree when I was a kid, haven't climbed the Gloucester tree yet, perhaps next time.
Same. And I'm impressed that the POV video still elicited a fear response in my body. It's like I was really there!