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in Western Australia, they have trees that are pinned for climbing. This is filmed from the point of view climbing a 65m (215ft) tall one. (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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No safety harness, permit, training or ticket is required, you just come, climb, and try not to fall.

Nobody has ever died from falling from this tree yet.

I filmed my climb in 4k, with no commentary, and no jump-cuts, to try to preserve the experience in video, for the day when climbing is inevitably halted.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Were the inclined sections, like at the beginning, easier, or harder to climb than the more ladder-like sections?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Harder, the pins are just rebar, many are wobbly, they slope downwards and they are more spaced out than the ladder rungs, about a meter apart