Ground to Crown: Climbing the Giant Sequoia

[@TK-zf7sx]

There is a book called "The Wild Trees", by Richard Preston. It tells the story of some of the people who first started finding and climbing the tallest redwoods on the California and Oregon coast. If you liked this video, look for the book.

[@danielkosta3134]

Excellent book. Well worth seeking out and reading.

[@kennethsizer6217]

Bonus: If you get the audiobook, there are snippets of Steve Sillett and Marie Antoine interviews toward the end.

[@marcusporras9571]

The sequoia tree is something magnificent. I've gone about 6 times since the parks reopened. I've immersed myself completely. Never knowing when it's the last time I'll see them.

[@crispinjulius5032]

So much majesty in these beautiful trees. Truly a wonder of the Earth.

[@jandunn169]

Thank you....so much for your work and dedication to these trees. .I would love to see a canopy with fire caves, huckleberry, ferns and more lichen like Richard Preston describes in his book "Wild Trees"

[@minenotyours6906]

the scene where I think his name is Collin was standing on top of the enormous stump with the new tree growing from the middle.That scene was minor to most people and they probably do not see the significance that I seen but it was so cool.worth a 1000 words.Very awesome what you guys do keep the videos coming.

[@superchknmonkey]

+mine not yours we love that shot too. :)

[@danielkosta3134]

A beautiful testament of rebirth and the continuation of the species.

[@LCHLLO2008]

great work amigos .Nice to see people enjoying these incredible trees absolutely stunning .Nature at its best :)

[@lostinthewoods7369]

Very interesting! Looks like the experience of a lifetime!

[@PatrickBrianRiordan]

This is really cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@bigdaddy9976]

Beautiful view. Thanks for the great video from the top of a Giant Sequoia.

[@yayabrazie]

Loved this video and would love to do this for a living. Im an environmental studies major in NY.

[@billhart9832]

Thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening. Nice work!

[@yorkshire_saddlehunter184]

Just comes to show the importance of always being on a tether around the main trunk. Good video and good information guys. The crossbow is mint! 😁

[@rsusannah]

Fantastic video! That would be my absolute dream job!

[@treeboss5626]

First time I've seen someone use two hand acenders one straped to you that cool

[@roderickrayrutledge2740]

The tree of all trees. ❤🙏

[@selinao.4966]

this is so Incredible! I wish that I can do this one day too!♥

[@trevethan82319841]

i love the idea to use a crossbow to get the throw line into the tree very clever

[@bigdaddy9976]

I'd love to have a job like this. Not only climbing the Sequoia but harvesting the cone to help continue the species for future generations to enjoy.

[@devlindoesthings]

I’m so jealous! Recently I’ve started a free climbing channel where I climb trees around my area. Nothing particularly difficult apart from just climbing up trees where the first branch is 4 or 5 metres up.

[@claudeanthony468]

Fantastic guys great stuff if you ever come to Australia we can show you around in a place called the ancient forest not many people know it as that name

[@naomiklijs5912]

beautiful.. Great job!

[@ryangreenhalgh2572]

So after you fire the tagline from the crossbow, how do you know for certain what branch it went around near the top of the tree? And how do you know that that branch is healthy? I imagine you could have binoculars or something, but it seems like there must be some way to verify the stability of the anchor branch, right? Otherwise you're just ascending 200ft up a fixed line where you don't even know if the top anchor is secure. (I'm used to rock climbing where you can always visually inspect your anchors.)

[@arnoldmeulen]

Very interesting and good video. I like it but why do you need so many carabiners in a tree?

[@tterraggarret]

Looks like so much fun. Can I come and help?

[@chamness964]

I want to climb with you all. i would love to climb them. i have 10 yrs in climbing tree's. But nothing that big or tall..

[@bear304inc5]

Awesome video, thanks for posting. One thing though the young man in the yellow helmet should really consider using biners to lock those hand ascenders on the rope, I've had them come off the rope before climbing.

[@lyonstea8352]

Great job guys my family own 97 acre forest i love to set up onto the cliff face looking onto the other tress and hills i really love this video. :)

[@bigdaddy9976]

You guys must have some unbelievable upper body strength. How do you train for tree climbing?

[@Gnarmarmilla]

So awesome… I see this was posted 9 years ago, I am wondering, would these fine lads be using rope runner pros or Akimbo’s to ascend and descend on those lines today? I just bought a Rope Runner Pro and am using it for arborist work and as I thought about how fun climbing is I remembered these awesome trees that I once lived 30 minutes away from before I moved to Illinois for the last 22 years. That’s what made me look this up. I’m so thankful to see that you guys are doing this and that you love these precious forests like I do. May God bless you all to do great work. Amen You heard of the Snowline Lodge? My parents managed it for about a year and so we used to visit these trees as my dad and mom loved nature. Hope to climb one someday myself.

[@danielkosta3134]

Excellent book. Well worth seeking out and reading.

[@graemeday8274]

Have any of you looked into foot and knee ascenders used by arborists rather than pulling up using your arms

[@mink33]

Awesome video guys; really enjoyed it. I guess you don't mind heights eh? The M&N thing was epic.

[@johnburens3395]

Dave, are you guys climbing in the Whitaker forest section of Redwood Mountain grove? If so, how can I get permission to investigate this section of the grove? I have explored most of Redwood Mountain grove. Of the 67 recognized groves I have been to 39 and of the top 40 biggest Giant Sequoias I have visited 32 of them.

[@DavidKatz]

John - Take a look here to learn more about UCB's Center for Forestry ucanr.edu/sites/cff/

[@johnburens3395]

Thanks, Maybe I can help you guys out...

[@JonathanJones33]

Are you guys using only ascenders on your main climbing line? I couldn't tell but it doesn't look like you have any kind of friction hitch from your harness to the main line.

[@treeboss5626]

That's what I said wow wa we wa

[@Iithuanianboy]

Are your ascenders your only attachment point to the ropes?? Those aren't meant to take a shock load, or handle a fall.

[@geoninja8971]

They aren't using them for fall arrest, more for work positioning.....

[@theroverscout]

awesome work guys, if you want to get more efficient check out the double bungee climbing system by onrope1.

[@johnlocke1519]

Great video man.. It really kept me interested throughout the entire thing.. But did he really drop the M&M from the top?

[@superchknmonkey]

John Locke The M&M is kinda like Santa Clause, you know the truth, but do you really want to know the answer?

[@altawolf8946]

Great video and keep up with the hard work. However I'm biased to Humboldt State Univ. Forestry program. Go JACKS!!!

[@hootTHEhiker]

I dabble in tree climbing myself. wondering if you were using cambium protectors? or did you use SRT?

[@superchknmonkey]

+j f hey! yes, we use cambium protectors once we make it up into the branches and transfer onto DRT.

[@jasoncurtis604]

what is that blue tool that he used to climb the rope?

[@treesareshady]

+Jason Curtis hand ascender

[@thelollerchef]

+Jason Curtis they're just generally called ascenders. mechanical devices we can use to climb the ropes for a variety of purposes :)

[@mroy1300]

thelollerchef Is it safe to ascend using your hand ascenders as anchors to the rope? I though you needed a rope wrench or unisender... I assume they are tying into the rope as they go up for safety.

[@bigdaddy9976]

What is the difference between the Giant Sequoia and the California Redwood?

[@CornellTreeClimbing]

Two of the three species of redwood. Sequoia are larger by volume, coastals are taller

[@Shamshir_Shaikh]

Good Job Guys, make more trees in world like this. can they be Grown in India or they need different types of soil which is available in US only ?

[@rabhaw9629]

+shamshir sheikh there are some in Belfast in the UK.

[@Shamshir_Shaikh]

Thanks, can they be grown in Asian countries ?

[@rabhaw9629]

they must be able to , Coastal areas and mountain ranges , the Himalayan sub continent must have some.

[@Shamshir_Shaikh]

Thanks Bro

[@TSideWes805]

+shamshir sheikh Depends where in India. If you try growing Sequoias in the hot and humid lowlands, it'll succumb to root rot and die, but if you live in the similar environment to the Giant Sequoias, such as the Himalayan foothills, you might.

[@hallets1956]

Their place in the forest? THEY belong there, we DON'T!!! Absolutely awesome guys :)

[@ScoutBobrman862]

So you climbed a tree when you were only 3 years old..Fascinating. Kind of difficult when most 3 year old's are having a rough time getting from point A to point B trying to balance the weight of their head before falling over. Not to mention also that the the average 3 yr old has an average stumpy-leg length of only 8-10 inches. You either must have had the upper body strength of Arnold Swartzeneggar or you used rope and had the ingenuity of using it to haul yourself up the tree...lol

[@monimal4670]

how doesnt this have more views

[@brockjones1364]

My kids have been hanging from trees, and zip lining since they were literally babies. I don't know the earliest age they climbed with me. I think haters are just envious, contemptuous people that cannot see past who they are themselves.

[@hootTHEhiker]

cool video though! this looks awsome

[@sjoly1987]

It seems that his branch that "fell" was cut off very well...almost smooth @6:30. Otherwise good film.

[@superchknmonkey]

sjoly1987 It was cut into smaller pieces to be moved, the original branch that fell was twice that large.

[@samxyx]

How is that tree gonna reproduce if you harvest all of its pine cones. Isn't that bad for the tree?

[@ivankebabremover6764]

I'm sure they wouldn't take them all. But if they did, these trees live thousands of years so its nothing on the trees timeline.

[@tomdavis7595]

The tree is like, I grow this tall so know one would bug me and thy still found a way.😬

[@BigCroca]

the tree is like nothing because trees cant speak or think in any human language.

[@elliottheap8969]

Bruh Mania r/whooosh

[@ansakovith2011]

..это прекрасно ..

[@Kwint.]

grapje hoor hoi toekomst zo leuk om je te zien wat zie je er leuk uit! :D

[@yakubpolyapolys4085]

it's my biggest aim to climb Sequoia

[@coreygrua3271]

One gains HOPE.

[@trifectafloatern2211]

Imagine freeclimbing that beast! :p

[@Preecy]

I would just sit at the top throwing those seed cones off to see how long it would take to hit the ground lol

[@ROBERTBUDA-RBMV]

good job frends

[@davidgorelle8967]

It seems like you guys are using rock climbing rope. Its super stretchy. I would hate that. But still, i want to climb a Sequoia so bad. I've got to fly down there one day.

[@CornellTreeClimbing]

It's nylon static line, and a bit stretchy even so, but 600 feet of NE Fly would weigh a ton. And still be pretty stretchy at that length.

[@VanD3rp]

1:52 Just like the beginning of E.T.

[@radekkubec1573]

It is wery nice, I would like, I would try it.

[@lk5355]

Dang-ers! I climb by night with my eyes closed. That way nobody can see me. With no aid or pro'. Redwood bark truly requires trust. Going on half a century of exploits not recorded. Thank you for sharing yours!

[@swithinbarclay4797]

Could you . . . the Lads of Tenacity . . . imagine a certain tall lanky long-haired long-bearded Scotsman--by the name of Johnnie Muir--alongside of you--on Sequoia Climbs? He'd be reveling even more than you would--if THAT can be believed!!

[@skatinwhenican]

ideal

[@Ben7x26]

Its an awesome experience but to many people climing will hurt the tree. You can clearly see that they were not the first.

[@daveking2184]

How much paid per bushel? I got 30 bucks working for simpson doing doug fir.

[@brianmcleod7762]

Putting a line in at 200 ft is definitely cheating. That’s not climbing a tree it’s climbing a rope. Not a thumbs downer though...

[@mattmyers8307]

Good show would have been great if the distracting music were eliminated. Be nice to hear nature when watching it.

[@collapsibletank]

"2..4..6..8..Forty...2..4..6..8..Fifty...2..4..6..8...Forty-eight..."..?! Better to undercount I suppose..... :O)

[@kmanmcshane]

get a foot ascender.

[@Srealdan]

More like get a rope walker system

[@ifell3]

No such thing as a stupid question, but you've just got to the top and you need a pee?

[@Muikku4_]

ifell3 well then u pee

[@coreyguice5685]

... and I only want 1 seed.

[@streetskater521]

2:43 your boy got miscalculated

[@marekvollach7831]

NO VEHICLES…😢😢😢. As a Canadian watching this beautiful American treasure: I would want a respectful forbidding of vehicles to access these Glory-filled trees 🌲

[@swithinbarclay4797]

"Tenacity"/Dave? Has USFS ever been interested in your work, for, say, an outfit of theirs, such as their Placerville [Coniferous] Nursery? Those Sequoia seedlings are really WILD and huge, to send down a packing shed's conveyor belt! Tell your Mom, for me, please Dave, "Shame on you!", for de-limbing your favorite childhood climbing tree, okay? This had to have been the Redwood Mountain Grove, right? That's the hugest of all of the Sequoia groves; there are many acres therein, set in 100% PURE Sequoia species composition; and, it's also where you will find the TALLEST Sequoias, perhaps 320'+, right? I've never been to RG, but I've learned these facts about this grove, and I'm achin' like crazy to go there, now. When I was a lad, I went all over Giant Forest, though. I saw all those Sugar, Ponderosa, and Jeffrey cones strewn around your feet; ever get a yen to climb the Big Boys, of those species? Being so tall, I could tell that the weather is quite DIFFERENT, up in the crowns, than it is on the ground. Hallelujah and Amen, to the GRAND work you do; I do not know, how much more, you could LOVE a Sequoia!!

[@aaronw8554]

I bet you were by far the coolest tree climber's in High school. Jk lol, great vid

[@philmay7834]

I would definitely consider rock to be a living organism. Loosely speaking, of course.

[@VibeCradle]

You should try climbing a blue whale

[@annestabile6361]

Certainly Steve Sillett over at HSU and his team were the first to begin to ascend these trees for study using visual descriptions only. Why no nod or mention? Also, why haven't any of you answered the question asked by several peole: what does the taking of all the cones actually do to the living tree? Seems to me there are some big pieces missing. Katz casually mentions the study of DNA--what about the DNA is being studied, exactly? I'm with others who think you're overstepping some boundaries in your quest to "preserve" these trees. Having said that, the truth is, I don't really understand all the facets of this. I know it's a short vid for all of that but, clarification for us lay people concerned that you're just lumbermen in a different form would help. So, why cones by the bushel and what does taking them all do, if anything, to the trees?

[@CornellTreeClimbing]

Good questions. It's hard to know where to begin...first, these trees produces tens of thousands of cones. If we spent a week up there we couldn't pick them all from even one tree. Second, we are doing this with the university of california, Berkeley, and CAL Fire...not fly by night organizations that are unconcerned with impact. This minuscule percentage of cone taken from this tree can be extracted at the seed bank and be used to replant areas that people destroyed in various ways....and those cones contain millions of seeds. There is no discernible impact of our climbing up there. Third, these trees are amazingly tough. We couldn't hurt them (climbing) if we tried. Everyone in a car, in a heated or cooled house, or eating food that is grown on the other side of the country is contributing in their tiny way to the destruction of the habitat, and thus the trees.

[@jolllyroger1]

@@CornellTreeClimbing yeah they're you go people are destroying nature by eating food and breathing out co2 that these trees need to live.... Typical Berkeley idiocy..... Carbon is not bad for the environment carbon is all life that's the idiocy.... Global warming is a big bs lie created just to extort tax money from hard working people.... Back in 1977-78-79 they claimed it was the coming ice age..... And they got caught in their lies fraud and criminal tax schemes..... Back in 1972 they claimed that within 20 years oil would be gone the world would be starving and that Florida would be under water...... I met in norther California an environmentalist on a ski lift he was skiing but getting paid to do so because he was counting the spotted owls...... His words paraphrased were that owls were everywhere and that they were not endanger in any way yet he falsified his counts and went skiing..... When I said why don't you report the truth he said if he said there were lots of owls they would fire him and get someone that would count the way they wanted..... That's a true af story and I have seen many more examples of environmental terrorists controlling the truth with intimidating tactics..... Think about how many environmental taxes you pay today and that money is just stolen by the lying demon rats and crooked politicians..... And another note is these same politicians want open borders so they can traffic heroin guns other drugs child sex trafficking and illegal organ trafficking...... Just look at congressman Leeland Yee from San Francisco... He was busted for drug and gun running and only got 2 freaking years..... Why because all his political buddies pulled strings because they are involved...... Californication politicians are criminals stealing your tax dollars....... I want to know how much money from our tax dollars went to pay these kids to have fun.... I GURANTEE THIS IS A HUGE PROFIT BUSINESS..... I'll bet they work a couple weeks a year and get a huge income.... This is how environmental terrorism works..... And they want more taxes...... And look at San Francisco is full of feces and needles..... San Francisco spends 1.5 million a year to pick up used needles wtf

[@coilstreeservice9398]

So collecting seeds just in case all the trees that are 2000 years old suddenly disappear you can replace them and people 2000 years from now can enjoy them? I think it's a long shot but okay man!👍

[@allisonjuno7654]

Coil's Tree Service no they’re planning ahead and planting new ones

[@AwosAtis]

Great production and videography. Would be great video if the guys holding the camera would keep their mouths shut.

[@dkaroun]

The nerdy version of rock climbers

[@Kwint.]

ja maar gewn lekker

[@UBIGI]

it's easy not climbing! 😃

[@Airserb]

nice vid guys ,... end lol :)

[@DonGorm]

#FiminismzRoolz

[@squaredharbors5988]

black bear cubs are way better

[@squaredharbors5988]

right out of the womb

[@timothyandrewnielsen]

This is what it's like when girls collect my seed.

[@hansnelsen5926]

Every one should know by now that tree houses are NOT good for trees. If I have to substantiate this you know nothing about trees. ALL TREE HOUSES. What about climbing trees? If large numbers of people do this, is this good for the trees? Research, maybe, but there is probably a cost benefit limit.

[@JulesBartow]

All that lumber going to waste. A couple days with an MS 880 and it'd be gone. The closest thing will know about them will be your videoYour grandchildren can read about

[@JamesTrott-s4r]

AI can't pronounce!

[@allanahbromwich4003]

tree climbing is only good for one thing which is money

[@allanahbromwich4003]

chop tree get paid

[@lulzmoney99]

Too much talking, not enough climbing. Climbers really need to get over themselves. You're climbing a tree. Cool. Just do it and shut up already.

[@freeclimb64]

That´s no climbing. It took me (and many others) to see, that you´re just go up using technical prusik. That´s absolutely boring hauling yourself & your gear. Sorry to say that - i started climbing 20 years ago and then these boring pictures. But probably - as far as i understand - your helping environment - well done!

[@PINGPONGROCKSBRAH]

there is no way to climb a tree like this without some kind of gear.

[@UBIGI]

🙌👍

[@TallTreesClub]

It is probably possible, but not particularly safe. A video about a guy Sharma was recorded, but he had a safety line. On the other hand, given the right massive tree with thick bark ridges, it's possible someone could do it, and I suspect it's been done.

[@DannyBoy443]

This is stupid. I was looking for a start to finish climb fully filmed on a GoPro. Lame.