This Tree in Australia is the World's HIGHEST For Climbing.. Would You Do It?

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[@MrStredders]

I tried climbing Diamond Tree in 2015 and made it about a third of the way up before my body said no. While I was sitting there hanging on and contemplating my life choices, an eight-year old girl PASSED ME ON HER WAY DOWN FROM THE TOP 😂

[@jaymills6091]

Ian, whilst on our trip around Australia, we came upon this wonderful tree. I climbed it alongside with a friend. As he is a very tall and broad man, he had trouble. I, on the other hand, at 160cm and 57kgs, had no problem. I was then 66 years old. Loved it.

[@tomsimmonds9237]

My grandfather worked for the forestry dept back in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. His job was to man the fire lookouts including this tree and Diamond tree closer to Manjimup. Climbing these trees is hard work in itself but he did it with one arm, his right arm was amputated at the elbow in the 50’s. There wasn’t much he couldn’t do, mad as a cut snake hahaha. I’ve climbed both Gloucester tree and Diamond tree a couple of times each and I’m still in awe of how he used to do it with one arm

[@marieravening927]

Who was your grandfather?

[@tomsimmonds9237]

@@marieravening927 William Simmonds

[@ricohact]

I went there years ago on a bus tour around WA. No way was I going up, but my wife was the only one on the bus game enough to give it a go. She made it to the top with the whole bus load cheering her on.

[@fredfinks]

Getting down!!! imagine it would take ages. Its like a ladder to a roof is a million times easier than going from the roof to back on a ladder.

[@ricohact]

@@fredfinks and, unlike a ladder, the rungs are not directly below each other so you are reaching down and backwards trying to find your next footing.

[@vicbittertoo]

Doing the climb is one thing, imagine the first people to build the spikes, platforms and ladders :)

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

My parents took us on road trips and while I have massive acrophobia, (watching this video made my palms sweat) my sister was a massive tomboy and veteran tree climber at 8 years old. We paused at the bottom of this tree to see who was going up (dad really wanted to, mum not so much) and I was staying firmly on the ground even if I had to stay alone at the base. My parents turned around and my 8 year old sister was already 20m above the ground climbing the bars. Mum freaked, Dad promised to look after her and had to scramble up to catch up. They both made it to the top, hung out for a while and came back. My sister and I had a contentious relationship at the time, but I had to admit she was a badass.

[@davidbarry994]

The Gloucester Tree is no longer the highest at 61 metres! That honour belongs to the nearby Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree at 75 metres. There is also a third tree called the Diamond Tree which is for fraidy cats at only 51 metres. The trees are measured from the ground to the viewing platform. I've climbed all three, the Gloucester Tree at least half a dozen times. It requires a bit of effort, enough to make you breath hard but not enough to make you really sweat. Boots are the best footwear, and it helps if you wear gloves. No-one has ever died by falling from any of them. It's a real thrill when you get to the top!

[@binarycode4462]

Worked for the West Australian Forestry Dept in the sixties and climbed these trees a few times (left my initials carved in the cabin at the top). No way in hell would contemplate it now. The invulnerability of youth.

[@Jayzphoto]

Going up is the easy part, coming back down looking down at each spike & seeing how far the drop to the bottom is can freak you out a bit. Definitely gets scarier the older you get.

[@079lrt]

My Grandfather used to work for the Forestry Department here in WA. He regularly worked as fire watch, climbing up and down the trees. Crazy stuff!

[@Jordy120]

Comments like this always brings a smile.

[@simonjones2645]

Our grandparents probably knew each other, my great grandfather used to fell these by axe and saw , great grandmother ran the general store in Pemberton

[@redhammer9910]

I climbed this giant in 1982. When I got to the top I had to lean right over the wooden railing to reach some leaves and today those leaves are still in my photo album. It's a serious adrenaline rush but only if you have the nerve to do it. These days there's a platform which is about 40 feet up, by then you'll know if your going to make it. I don't recall hearing of anyone dying but then you will know very quickly if you are competent because sure as hell you'd be stark raving insane to push your luck, it's a long long way down and there is nothing to stop your fall and nothing to hold on to if you lose your grip or your foot slips. You're right about the view, the Valley of the Giants is an incredibly beautiful part of WA as if it's possible to decide what part of that states landscape beats all others.

[@danielponiatowski7368]

yeah its nice here, i took a job looking after one of the old mill towns built in 39. pretty much got the place to myself alot of the time.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

I saw the One Pack Wanderers video of these trees in Western Australia - not for me, ever! Of course, the biggest and oldest trees are actually in Tasmania, but you certainly cannot climb them, they're heavily protected! 😄👍

[@Jeni10]

Tia was so brave because she was so scared! 🥰😃🇦🇺

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@Jeni10 Yes, I completely empathized, I don't like heights either! 🙁 I had to watch though to make sure she was ok! 😂

[@Jeni10]

@@jenniferharrison8915 Cheveyo takes very good care of her and encourages her small steps into everything, but without forcing her. They’re great together!

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@Jeni10Yes, a perfect team! 🤗

[@donfinch862]

Did it when I was 12 on a school camp, and again when I was 41. It's not that bad, but depends on where your head's at I 'spose. Above the platform at the top is a room where the lookout bloke would set up camp - no access for the public. Great view and a beautiful forest in that area

[@UncleDarthChristo]

My wife climbed this tree on her 25th birthday, then returned to climb it on her 50th birthday. I stayed on the ground both times.

[@rebeccapember4624]

I climbed it as a kid and found it easy. Then tried again last year and didn’t even make it to the first platform! I actually felt physically sick.

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

Yep same lol.. mortality has kicked in since childhood lol

[@JimmInOz]

Going there soon… live nearby and never gone there somehow😅

[@jameswitt605]

I climbed it well over 35 years ago when my sister came over from Wisconsin for a visit.. It was quite hot, and some of those pegs wiggle a bit, and passing people coming down is a challenge.I was not able to get to the very top platform as they had it closed off. It was still an occasional active fire lookout tree then and they had equipment up there to do the job. Pemberton is a great little town in the states Southwest. Used to have a great pub with good grub. Have not been through there for many years now.

[@-sandman4605]

I'm heading down that way next year so i might do it & on my way down I'm stopping at gnomesville to put a IWROCKER gnome there. Stay tuned Ian. ✌😎

[@mattwinstone4673]

Live not far from there would love to see ya gnome there

[@-sandman4605]

@@mattwinstone4673 Coolup, not far for me either. 👍😎

[@danieljones3371]

I climbed the diamond tree in Manjimup Wa many a time before it closed, but never got to that one. My grandfather and some uncles used to work at the Diamond Tree firewatching

[@stephenmcleod7028]

He's probably still up there!! 😂

[@karenlittle8041]

No, I was there last week no body was up there.

[@nomadgigi4051]

There are a few of these trees, used to spot bushfires. I saw 2 or 3 of them, climbed a couple of meters up one but decided it was too risky as there was no one else there. It's definitely free to climb! No safety barriers of any kind, the ones I saw had only the round spikes as steps nothing else. My hat of to the fire spotters who climbed them regularly and stayed up for hours!

[@sonarmb]

I live in Manjimup, 20 minutes drive from the tree (Pemberton). I am an Emergency services volunteer. A few years back we had to rescue a Chinese gentleman from the top after he had a heart attack. He survived. We lifted him down in a stokes litter on the outside. He ignored the “heart“ bit!

[@sonarmb]

There is a few of these trees about the district, but most are now closed for climbing.

[@raydenn6027]

Almost 50 years ago I climbed the Gloucester Tree. I was around 20 at the time. Climbing up was hard enough but climbing down was murder on my calf muscles.

[@bemusedbilby3409]

That brings back memories from about 2 decades ago. From memory the pegs are rebar. Yes the "fun" part was definitely when you had to pass someone going the other way.

[@nevillewran4083]

IWrocker, ppl here have mentioned "Valley of the Giants", it's worth a look. 140k, 85 miles south-east of Pemberton. Tourists go for the Tree-Top Walk, several hundred metres of elevated steel mesh walkways where you pass closely the tops of the giant Karri trees, it's a great experience. There's a shop/museum with (think) a few interactive displays. The walk is great, but I also visit because it's a terrific national park with hundreds of Karri trees. Beautiful scenery, a few hills, wildlife, lush thick foliage.

[@uncleboo47]

Hi Ian. I live in Brisbane, but I had resigned from my job to go walkabout and see a bit of the countryside/outback. I travelled from Sydney to Perth on the Indian Pacific and I bought a ticket with Greyhound Buses in Perth, (I didn't drive a car) - where you had 6 months to use the ticket, but you could only go forward - as such (no backtracking). It was a start in Perth - end in Darwin arrangement. So I started in Perth and travelled south, then south-east and before too long arrived in beautiful Pemberton, where I spent 3-4 days. My mistake was leaving the climb to the last full day I had in Pemberton. So - I climbed this Gloucester Tree in late 1995 - alone - on a cold drizzling morning in my trusty Dunlop volleys (tennis shoes). The previous 3 days were perfect weather. There were not many tourists around due to an airline strike of some sort - and there was not one other person there that morning. I had walked out to the tree from my accom and made sure to brush the dirt/mud/leaves off the bottom of the Volleys. The first thing that struck me was how COLD the iron bars were (obviously - LOL) - but the climb up was not too difficult at all. Sadly, the photo I took from the top with my Kodak Instamatic [or sim] was complete mist - you could hardly make out the leaves of the closest tree - LOL. Anyway - coming down (backwards obviously) was a lot harder and the Volleys slipped once or twice, but this was the advantage of being the only one there - I didn't have to rush, plus I was reasonably fit and slim in those days.

[@davidcruse6589]

Most Aussie's kids climb trees all the time My brother has massive pine tree 50 /60 ft tall not sure how old but house over 100 yrs old and apparently original owners planted it His mate would climb it and have races to the top only climbing on branches similar to rock climbing have to pick best branches I'm like you not for me can be in planes building but can't stand on a normal size roof You need to look up tassie / Tasmania tree top walk they built a big walking bridge throught the forest you can walk along at tree top hight But they charge to use it I've never done it but know others who have they loved it

[@zwieseler]

The tallest trees in Australia are at Maydena in Tasmania, absolutely huge. This one was originally set up for a fire lookout.

[@leandabee]

👍👌👌

[@redhammer9910]

The tallest trees in the world are the American redwood the West Australian Karri tree is the second tallest just 30 foot shorter. I have never heard of the Maydena let alone it being the tallest in Australia.

[@zwieseler]

@@redhammer9910 Maydena is a town in Tasmania, not the name of the tree which is eucalyptus regnans or Mountain Ash. Google tallest trees in Australia...

[@MrStredders]

@@redhammer9910Centurion is the name of the tree. Maydena the closest town to where it is. It’s the tallest mapped tree in Australia and the tallest hardwood and flowering plant in the world :)

[@zwieseler]

@@MrStredders Yep, they call the tallest one Centurion but there's a bunch of them down there. Well worth a visit if you go to Tassie. They're on the Styx River.

[@nzcyclone]

I agree, I have done a lot of climbing in my younger days. Going up I found at least was always easier than coming down. I think mainly when your climbing up your focusing on where going and next holding point. Whereas when your going down you get a much better idea of the angles and steepness of something as you have the ground as the reference. Whereas when you are climbing up you only have the sky as a reference which doesnt give you a great sense of just how steep something is. Sure it gives your legs a darn good work out climbing up. But climbing down I always found more tiring as it required much more control. A great video thanks for sharing :)

[@gregoryparnell2775]

As a kid of 13 I would climb up 30ft tall Mango tree to check in the Possums nest & collect the biggest & ripest fruit for my Nanna & myself .Now I don't like walking up the three steps at the back of my house. I did manage 3 plane trips in 5 weeks earlier this year & doing it again in December .More white knuckles for me.

[@nzcyclone]

@@gregoryparnell2775 I hear ya. I look at things now and go hmmmmm nope. Whereas years ago would not even have thought about it just done it. They say with age comes wisdom..... not sure about wisdom but certainly does give you a different perspective when looking at things.

[@petermaguire2632]

Karri (Carry) - back in the 70's you used to be able to get onto the roof. It was great sitting up there with the tree swaying in the wind and the sun going down.

[@nevillewran4083]

Pemberton's a nice town to visit. There's an arboretum, the houses have their own local vernacular (it was a sawmill town and still looks a bit rustic), it's where "Jasper Jones" was filmed, there's a distillery nearby. Sadly the timber industry is dying, so many of the small furmniture-making firms have shut. The giftshop/tourist info centre has great wood products, locally made. There's a tourist railway that takes you thru beautiful bush, as do many a hiking trail. Right about now, September, snakes would be showing themselves. About 2K down the hill from the Gloucester tree is a great walking trail, altho a Tiger Snake lived under the same tree stump for about 5 years. Every 2nd bushwalk, I'd see it near the stump.

[@rubytuesday5412]

Been there, done that! Pemby is a beautiful place in West Oz, beautifully lush and green. I believe the tree is closed atm, I could be wrong....

[@JustJokes-bw4fs]

Gloucester is closed.

[@rebeccagrenfell2423]

I have climed these trees a few times and they are Tremendous... The first time I was 11... The view was heaven ly... And you get down the same way you get up... Very Careful ly...🌵✨

[@digitalsparky]

The tree is in a public forest, it's free to climb (at your own risk, obviously). I've been there, didn't climb it (I get vertigo) but my dad did! (and yes, you go back down the way you came up!)

[@fjonesjones2]

Yes, climbed it approx 10 years ago... before moving just outside of Pemby (Pemberton), W.A.... Great view too mate... ;-)

[@bobturtlefrog2846]

I've done the Valley of the Giants and the Tree Top Walk at Walpole but never the Gloucester Tree, afraid of heights and have heart issues now. We have some amazing stuff here in the West, thanks for sharing.

[@JustJokes-bw4fs]

Gloucester Tree is closed now for maintenaince.

[@grasslipper8856]

The Styx valley Tasmania is worth a look as well the canopy alone is over 90 meters tall without the giants towering above that and for a bit of trivia there in Tasmania stands an ancient Huon pine that started life around 7.200 years before Tutankhamun ruled Egypt.

[@OzzyJackal72]

This is amazing opening your latest video and seeing you talk about this. My wife and I are here right now in Pemberton and we're at the tree today.

[@danielponiatowski7368]

cool, i pop over to pem a few times a week and going tomorrow but have'nt had a look at the tree yet. theres an old church up the road from my place in the middle of the bush, made from gravel stone, with an old pump organ. no signs but if you turn up wheatley coast rd off muir hwy its the first track on the left.

[@ttawebmaster]

I'm with you. Getting up is one thing but getting down is another. Getting up you are pushing off your legs but getting down you need to make sure that your foot reaches the steel peg under you. I'd be more worried about getting down then going up.

[@briangill4000]

At 75m the trunk is still 5-6 ft across and able to support the platform!! Several trees in Tassie are over 100m tall (330ft) That's why they are called Centurions.

[@nevillewran4083]

Tallest tree in the world was an Aussie Moutain Ash, taller than any Sequoia tree in the US. Measured officially by the Victorian Surveyor-General. (think) 165m.

[@briangill4000]

@@nevillewran4083 mountain ash, also known as swamp gum and eucalyptus Regnans. Only grows in Victoria and Tasmania. Unfortunately most of the biggest trees have already been cut down. They are so hard to measure that some of the tallest have only recently been discovered using satellite mapping. Pity we cut most of them down for short term gain. We will have to wait hundreds of years for more Centurions to grow 😭

[@nevillewran4083]

@@briangill4000 It's a tragedy, and there are a number of 1950s-60s newsreels showing their destruction by proud axemen. Gotta give those fellas credit for the hard, dangerous life they lived, but it hurts to see such majestic living things topple. They're in southern NSW, too. This clip is set in WA, here we have different names for trees. I have a WA Swamp Gum next to my dam, and it's nothing like a Mountain Ash, it looks a bit like a tea tree. 6, 7m tall? And Marris are what many Sandgropers call 'redgum', very different from redgum in the east of the continent.

[@briangill4000]

@@nevillewran4083 yep, born and bred sandgroper

[@annewilson8454]

There's a little 20 metre tree climb at O'Reillys in the Gold Coast hinterland. That's scary enough without doing this giant.

[@necianicholas2878]

My brother & I climbed it in 1972. I was 12yrs old.

[@mrtremblay1809]

Climbed the bicentennial tree last year. Climbing this when it’s windy is when it really gets scary. Specially at the top it sways so much.

[@tiaelina1090]

My stomach was in knots, my head was spinning and my legs felt like jelly just watching that, especially the second video. I have a fear of heights and if I was able to climb that there is no way I’d be able to get back down. I reckon the climb down would be worse. Yep not for me

[@daveamies5031]

Face your fears they say 🤣perhaps start smaller and work up though 👍

[@stevenbalekic5683]

Australia apparently did have trees taller than the US but alas early Australia was more concerned with logging than measuring, and the heights measured way back when were not done officially so weren't counted.

[@nevillewran4083]

One was, a fallen Mountain Ash by the Victorian Surveyor-General. His job then was close to being like a minister of the crown, so you'd think it was accurate. pretty sure it was 165m.

[@CM-ey7nq]

Yeah, getting up is one thing. The whole "now how do I get down from here" part would freak me out the most.

[@dantheman5222]

did this in my 20s and OMG it was terrifing as you can see its not duel access so if somone is coming down you have to step outide of the mesh to let somone pass lol and the tree sways

[@BobHutton]

I climbed it in 2017, in my 60's. I took it steady and only moved one limb at a time. It was ok, but I was fortunate that no one else was climbing it at the time.

[@mce_AU]

I climbed this about 30 years ago. I don't remember what the structures were like up the top there back then. Me being a helicopter pilot for a little while I'm not afraid of heights so it didn't bother me. I remember placing my feet as close to the tree as possible so not to affect the rungs at all.

[@sladflob]

try it on your vertiginous friends 🙂

[@paulholmes9939]

This is just a couple of hrs south of home done it a few times . Look for a video of the tree top walk in pemberton it’s great fun. Last time I did this was on my 54th birthday and my grand niece followed me up to the top she was only 9 at the time . She loved it

[@russo187]

I live 2 hrs from this tree...last time I was down there I was determined to climb it until I actually seen it in person

[@edwardt1941]

Your'e not in Kansas anymore. Too funny Ian!. Crazy experiences in US too. I believe there is a cantilevered platform out over the Grand Canyon that is quite an experience

[@simonjones2645]

Did it when I was 7, my great grandfather used to cut these trees by ax and saw standing on driven boards ! My great grandmother used to own the general store in Pemberton where this tree is ! PS it's pronounced gloss ter !

[@felixdekatt3650]

going up is insane coming down is other worldly scary

[@Lithgow11]

As soon as we can get Pedro and John together, we will broadcast mail time. Patient with us? Can’t wait to see the little children cuddle there kangaroos 🦘? ❤❤

[@JustJokes-bw4fs]

In Pemberton, there is another tree to climb called Gloucester Tree. It is 61m or 200 feet. I climbed this one as a 12 year old girl, by myself, while my family waited for me on the ground. Google says no one has fallen or died from Gloucester Tree or the Bicentennial Tree. There has been 2 heart attacks when the people returned to the ground. Google has forgotten the man who had a heart attack at the top and had to be lowered down on a stretcher. I remember that occurring in the years before I climbed it, in 1985.

[@kazz3956]

I live in the South West of Western Australia….about two hours away (closer to the ocean). I’ve climbed this tree BC (before kids 😂😂😂) with my hubby. It is certainly not for the faint hearted. We stopped a while on the lower platform, re grouped and kept going. It is a totally beautiful view and if you are not skirmish, and fit enough it is soooo worth it. Goodness that was back in 1998. We stayed a few days for our holiday. Even climbed Bluff Knoll after that. It is one of the highest mountains, of the Stirling Ranges it was suppose to take 3 to 4 hours and we blitzed it in around 2 hours or so…. Even with stopping up top to admire the views... Majestic views also. I love the Karri (pronounced Carry) Forrest that line the roads on the drive down. Karri wood is a hard wood and makes stunning furniture. We also have Jarrah Forrest’s too in WA. They don’t grow quite as big but it would be my pick for hard wood furniture any day of the week.

[@nevillewran4083]

Mountain Ash are taller than Karris and I prefer Tassie & Victorian forests, but WA is gorgeous. Bluff Knoll is the highest point in the south but by world or Aussie standards isn't all that tall. I do carpentry with Jarrah, Marri & Karri wood, I love it. Hiking thru a Karri forest? Magical.

[@kazz3956]

@@nevillewran4083 Don't get me wrong, cause Tassie is beautiful too. But I do love my area I live in too.

[@nevillewran4083]

@@kazz3956 I agree with you, WA's s.w is gorgeous. Fewer visitors, too. You can still find a campsite by yourself. I like that Bluff Knoll seems to get snow on top about every 3 years now.

[@stanleywiggins5047]

20 years ago I had no problem zipping up & down a 4 meter ladder, but after turning 55 I get half way up & my legs start shaking. Now at 65 the only way I can get up to clean the gutters is to tie a fruit bin on the forklift, if only have a pallet on the forklift I'm nervous & shaking a little, so I'll pass on those 75m trees, just look at em from the bottom 😊

[@LTM]

Yep, have been up there a few times. It's a bit scary but the view at the top is worth it.

[@jenlangley2930]

I climbed the Gloucester Tree when I was 11 back in the 90s. Was fun I went to the top and my Dad made it to the platform. I remember getting a sticker proudly proclaiming "I climbed the Gloucester Tree"

[@paulrodsted3905]

I climbed that when I was a kid and the gaps between the pegs seemed so far apart.... The cage bit you mentioned is rural fencing wire mesh....

[@matthewcullen1298]

I wouldn't do it without a harness and double ropes. Basically clip and unclip. One slip and youre well and truly buggered otherwise.

[@Stormyday-zg7iz]

Although the tallest trees today are the redwood, the tallest tree ever recorded was an Australian hardwood, in 1872 a Eucalyptus Regan's was spotted near Watts River Victoria, Australia, Purportedly was 132.6m (435 feet) tall, all the very large trees were felled in the past but we still have trees over 300 feet tall.

[@tophat_promotionsandmarketing]

I used to climb radio towers in the old days and we weren’t attached. We did have a safety belt but only put it around the steelwork for a rest or to work and we had to climb up the outside of the tower to start the job, also carrying a rope to winch gear up later on. Climbing up the interior of a tower is like the top section of that tree a ladder, a platform a ladder, a platform etc. I’ve never climbed this structure but it a lot easier than climbing a tower. People used to say how the hell do you climb up the outside of a tower without falling and I’d say you’d be surprised how hard you can hang on when you know when you know if you let go you die. 😂 Some were up to 500m high. It’s still the same for today’s workers, but they are now attached with a static safety line. The fear of heights can take a while to get over, but you eventually you do get used of it.

[@treeusher3452]

I climbed it when I was a kid , there's also Diamond Tree closer to Pemberton , yeah it's scary 😂

[@simonmarshall180]

Not too far away from home. I’ve climbed the tree dozens of times. It’s worth it. The old fire lookouts are 30 miles apart give or take. The tallest are way up. Uni students would sit up there with binoculars and a two way radio. They would spot fires I’ve climbed Mosif them.

[@JoskMclaren]

There's also another one in the area, or used to be. The Diamond Tree. Its really not that scary and the view is really special. Easiest way to go down is in reverse. Mind you some of the irons felt a little loose 😁

[@frankmageelivelongandbehap6576]

I live in Perth Western Australia, but for a couple months are used to live down in Pemberton Western Australia and those trees are bloody beautiful and amazing for fitness but you wouldn’t want to have a heart attack halfway up or all the way up because the emergency services would have to climb up then air lift you out or abseil with you down and you go down the way you go up but slowly

[@yoluko4750]

Did this and the Diamond tree about 1o years back. The netting on the side isn't really reassuring when there is none beneath you, and if you slip there is nothing to stop you from plummetting. There's no waiver, but plenty of signs to warn you to climb at your own risk. Ity's definitely not for the faint hearted.

[@rodfranklin5340]

I grew up in Western Australia & did this a couple of times as a kid in the 1970's. It looks a lot safer now.

[@WesleyMediaHub]

Nice vid Excellent reaction👍🏻 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1:44

[@grandmothergoose]

So far no one has died climbing the Gloucester tree, but a couple of people have died from heart attacks after getting back down to the ground. Personally, I've never been there but had I, I would have dared it when I was much younger, but nowadays I'd probably have a heart attack just from watching someone else climb it!

[@leemasters3592]

I'm like you- I say its not the height that bothers me but the lack of floor at that height. I went to Diamond tree in 2013 (the oldest of the lookout trees, about 49m, permanently closed since 2019 due to rot in the trunk) and went up about 5 pegs- between my bad leg and the massive ear infection messing with by balance I decided I didn't want to die that day. My Mother however having turned 65 the same week, went to the top. Getting down is basically doing the same thing backwards- think of it like a spiral ladder. I have some awesome photos of her ascending/descending taken by lying on my back on the bench underneath and shooting almost straight up! I also remember reading somewhere about women climbing these trees laden with morning tea, lunch, or afternoon tea for whomever was on watch. I really hope those ladies had tight sealing thermos'!

[@kaindog1007]

Thanks Ian I’m glad you got around to watching it. 😊

[@miniveedub]

I’ve been to the Gloucester tree, no way on earth could I ever climb it. The Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk is only an hour and a half from there, that’s more my speed, still up in the top of the karri trees but on a metal walkway with railings. The Gloucester tree is only metres away from the Bibbulmun Track, which is a 1000 kilometre walking track that stretches from Kalamunda in Perth to Albany on the south coast. The average time to walk the track is 6-8 weeks. There’s a few videos here on KZbin of people walking the whole way.

[@shadowqueen99]

I visited the tree about 15 years ago and started the climb, but only made it maybe a metre or 2 up before I bailed, I am afraid of heights so not surprising 😅

[@donnyc4144]

South west Western Australia. A great place to visit. 😀👍🇦🇺

[@jennypursche4488]

This was a fire tree, made to see bushfires made to save lives I've seen that & many others when I was in Pemberton Wa

[@TheOMT]

Many school and scout groups visit the Glouscester tree, I went in 1985

[@visiontrimshop730]

I climbed the gloster tree and jewl tree. Would have done bicentenial tree as well but my wife was sick of waiting for me😂. Defenatly a good workout. No waver needed. If your not confident you won't get past the forh peg. But totally worth the climb for the chalenge and the view.

[@julesmarwell8023]

Hi Ian where else would you find a California Red Wood forest. > here in the Grampians of course planted 7o years ago, and its doing well and healthy 100 foot high. Thank you America

[@nevillewran4083]

The Sequoias planted in the Ottways, south of Beech Forest, are better than those planted Portland way. Just about need a 4WD to get to them, tho.

[@graygrey4874]

I'm from West Aust. and climbed this tree in the mid 60's (about 18 yrs old) no problem at all and no fear or pause half way up, either. Tried again in the 90's (my 40's or 50's) ...got to the first landing, paused for about 10 minutes then proceeded ....... down. My name is Cupid - not Stupid.

[@stuartdunk803]

Been there done that 2001 Pemberton WA!!😊

[@Dexter_2105]

I climbed this about 10 years ago. It was a bit scary being forced to the outer edge of the spikes when someone is coming down.

[@darneyoung537]

It’s ok going up, but coming down is another thing he can have that on his own ❤️❤️🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺

[@mickhughes6327]

This is just up the road from me. Beautiful part of the world. Also Karri is pronounced like carry.

[@MrMBSonic]

I would immediately use it for climbing. I love the height 😁

[@rongt859]

Fire spotters for the Forrester Department used to climbed it ever day , imagine that

[@stormfire61]

I have climbed this tree, I think it was about 1986, when we were there, the chimb is different now by the video, as there is only metal stakes now, around the base, it looks different to when I was there. They told us some people had frozen up top, the photos I have from the top show a flying fox comming down from the top, I would never come down that way as it ended up agaist a tree,

[@michaelfink64]

My then girlfriend (now wife of 30 years) and I ticked this off our bucket list way back in 1991. I think we will go back but leave the climbing to the young folk. By the way, Gloucester is pronounced "Gloster" (like the English town). Getting down is pretty much the same in reverse. Does get a little hairy when you meet someone going the other way.

[@IcanbePsycho]

I don’t think I’ll be able to climb that, I’d probably shit meself if I had to 😅

[@DEATHTOTHESHITTERS]

Nobody talks about the climb back down. I made it up about 10 pegs and went back down. No way it was wet and windy and cold.

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

No way would I do that. Never!

[@amismarterthanmy6thgrader]

Cool suggestion

[@Krenisphia]

I feel like coming back down will be harder.

[@JeffJK000]

Climb Gloucester and Bicentennial Tree few times. Convenient they're only 15km away. Sketchy when wet.

[@odenttraipser5833]

Very sketchy when wet!!!

[@odenttraipser5833]

How do you get down - same was as going up but in reverse 🙂. And believe me, it is much, much harder coming down than going up. Long before I got to the bottom both my legs were shaking uncontrollably. Great view from the top though. It was built as a fire lookout tower. Quite a few were built but only a few are left.

[@dangermouse3619]

I've climbed trees higher than this when i wasa kid. I used to love clinbing since i was 18 months old escaping out of my cot. 😂 I always climbed pine trees right to the the top. Did it once with my mate and 9nce at the top i jumped up and down on the branch wewere on and it snapped. Lucky for us the branches were so close together and we only droped about 30cms. Should of seen the look on his face when it snapped. 😂

[@erwinzyx]

I climbed this tree about 30 years ago while on holiday with my family. My parents were quite surprised that I made the climb, because I am afraid of heights, which incidentally is due to a medical condition which affects my sense of balance. The higher the elevation, the worse my balance becomes. I wouldn't even attempt the climb these days.

[@GrumpSkull]

This cat would take the elevator back down. I learnt on the huge electricity pylons that going up is easier than going down.