View from the Treetops | National Geographic

Steve Sillett climbs a massive redwood, 350 feet in the sky, in order to study the unique environment of the forest canopy.
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[@taingo1574]

The Wild Tree takes me here. What a fascinating/amazing work that you guys are doing.

[@BlueFever101]

Everyone who is interested in this - read The Wild Trees by Richard Preston. A whole book about these guys and what they do.

[@haiimstrobez]

hahahaha, the camera made me laugh. That guy is struggling to get up there and the cameras just like "HEYYYYYYY" soaring up there.

[@oscardaone]

beautiful

[@DangerousStrength]

those are beautiful

[@MrDeadDream]

I wish I could climb like that :(

[@caserioboricua]

woah!!!!

[@Ethyogptn]

Looks like fun :D

[@traceyemmericktakeuchi8990]

If you are an arborist, remember to sign up for the WCISA Annual meeting in Yosemite in 2015. Stephen Sillett will be a major speaker inclusion for the conference!

[@workingclasssociety]

The first scientist, but not the first person.

[@Fonimu]

omg its teldrassil (night elf) ! :D

[@chrisgarrettmoon]

that is taller than the tallest building in downtown san jose!!!

[@zozocalifornia]

I believe they said that the next day, the funky tree Steve thought might be the tallest so climbed it anway... fell. Had he been in it: mincemeat, in ropes.

[@Rodrigo0504]

The camera seems to have the easier and faster way up!

[@swastik.biswas7421]

drone it is

[@therachelcr]

According to The Wild Trees Sillett himself ascended one of these giants in 1967.

[@goodwitwood]

Whats really funny is that he found a whole nother ecosystem up there.

[@Ethyogptn]

Ah. True, true :/

[@gymer15]

erational geographic

[@ButterflyDragon9]

I was hoping they were going to show what kind of "work" he was going to do. Sounded more like he was looking for an excuse to have fun climbing a big ass tree.

[@Tasc71]

first?

[@jinglemybells262]

5th

[@maxinemaniac]

hes from humboldt?? ahaha no doubt hes a stoner