FYI: The world's tallest known tree (alive) is named Hyperion, in the Californian Redwood National Park.[1]<p>Its location is kept a secret, but it's rumored that if you know the right dendrologist, they might take you on a hike to it....<p>[1]: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)</a>
Nice article, but unfortunate hyperbole:<p><pre><code> climbs one of the potential candidates for the world's tallest tree
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At 330 feet it's hardly a match for the world's tallest trees. California redwoods routinely clock 370 feet and 330 is quite an ordinary occurrence you can see on quick accessible hikes
"If you fall unconscious whilst climbing a tree the chest harness prevents you from slumping into a safe position—head lower than heart. An unconscious climber in that position has only three minutes or so to survive and that means the ground team must quickly get them down using an emergency extra rope."<p>Does anyone know why they don't use a chest harness that slumps you into a safe position? Or why falling unconscious is common enough to mention it?
Reading about this tree climber, I noticed how when he used the word angiosperm, I was surprised by his intelligence, as if being a tree climber is something less intelligent people do. I'm ashamed of that. And, to see how dedicated he is to protecting forests and coming from such humble beginnings, it made me further ashamed of my privilege and what I'm using it for. This community on HN talks a lot about "changing the world": this guy is doing it, truly, in such an important and unrecognized way.