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OUT-THE-TOP OF TAIWAN in this Pinus taiwanensis. It’s not often you get to poke ur noggin through the very top but this tree was pumpin and still reaching for the sky with all the health and vigour. 99% of the big trees in Tassie are crisp dead stags on top and well getting up there isn’t in my skillset and doesn’t quite pass the vibe check.
As I got to the top of the 50m-ish tree I kinda just saw the possibility and the position so went for it. It was a wibbly wobbly knee shaking experience but awwwwww geeeez the tree froth was real in that moment. For years I’ve been running a double ended 7m lanyard in the big trees to give a bit of extra flexibility and it came in clutch for this ladder of a conifer. Just successive moves to throw it over the next branch while keeping my last point captured until the other end. Then just rinse and repeat.
So good to have the time to hot 3 new species in one day with .tl.chiu at the Taiwanese big tree frother party.
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17/05/2026
TAIWAN, Magical climb w of this epic 50m tall cedar deep in the mountains. The epiphytic diversity was pumping with two species of epiphytic rhododendrons, orchids and the fluffiest moss pillows.
We spent the previous day at his village and I learnt so much about the indigenous Tsou tribe, a group of around 5000 people. This is my fourth time to Taiwan but my first time travelling and leaning about the people, it’s usually Taipei - epic tree mission - Taipei. The Tsou and other indigenous groups are very diverse with cultural backgrounds and languages.
Taiwan is the place to be!!
TASMANIA IS THE BIG TREE STATE
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05/05/2026
My favourite photo. Racetrack Palya, Death Valley.
The long diverging paths of the rocks and weird convergent path between them. The playas plated texture with the much smaller salt textures on each plate. The sharp uneroded surfaces of the rock as if it’s just tumbled down from the hills. The clear desert skies long before dawn catching that first glow.
Spent 3 days on the playa just wandering around looking for the best rock and paths that faced the best direction for a sunrise shot. So quiet and alone for days then PHWOOOSH an F16 would do a super low level pass up the valley. Scared the s**t outta me.
Back to the regular tree stuff tomorrow
30/04/2026
ABUNDANCE OF JOY. The Ghana tree climbing crew is kicking goals. Anita, Kenny, Tony, Prince and Yaw defended their MPhil theses… YES TEAM❤️❤️ CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR HARD WORK. The crew has also been holding monthly climb practice sessions to keep the skills fresh.
One of my life’s loveliest acts was to do what I could to play a small part in facilitating, with expert training by and , someone else’s success. I like trees, I like climbing…. that’s me and that’s how complex I like to keep it. But those skills in the hands of really smart people with enthusiasm and passions…. just shut up and get out of their way. To the MOOOOOOOON
In just a few weeks Anita, Tony and Prince from Ghana will join us in Rwanda. There we’ll be working to setup another canopy research hub and train a stack on young passionate scientists how to access the canopy. What a joy.
Life’s been a mess lately in so many ways but seeing these smiling faces just made me do backflips.
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