Climbing Trees in Costa Rica's Disappearing CloudForest

My friend Rafi and I climb three trees in a day and tell the story of the forest in which we live, and how it is changing due to man-made climate change.

0:00 - Intro
1:50 - The CloudForest
3:55 - 1st Tree
12:00 - 2nd Tree
18:52 - 3rd Tree

[Dotrund]

This video deserves so much more attention than it's getting. It makes me sad to think that just because a video contains information about climate change it might be too controversial for the "algorithm".


We need to know how our actions are affecting the world, and this was a very tangible method of showing that. Thank you for making this!

[bennettcontos]

I always get excited when you upload, Noah. I love the pace of your vids, they’re so chill and not like the typical up-in-your-face content you see on the internet

[hidden_sense]

Thank you for the great video! As a biologist and someone who stayed in a tropical rainforest for months (only short visits to cloud forests so far yet, unfortunately), climate change and the destuction it brings is a very emotional topic to me (I've been in the rainforest two rainy seasons, one quite dry and the other dryer than most dry seasons with permanent (natural) ponds drying up completely). As maybe a suggestion... since the number fits so perfectly, how about coming back every three years to repeat the climbs? 3 Years should be long enough to see tiny changes but short enough to capture the progression over time. In thirty years it will look completely different... and you could show the whole transition. Those records are valuable and not very accessible to most people... unless people like you show them :). Thank you again for the beautiful film!

[climbingwithdani]

great inspiration. incredible way to combine storytelling and creating an impact through climbing. love to see costa rica my country being represented worldwide <3

[McLootin]

I mean, the lessons in nature added to the mix are very, very cool. Great content! Please more of this when you can, Noah 💜

[conitohappy]

No sé cómo no te encontré antes. Es justo lo que más amo. ¡Sabía que se podía hacer! Escalar árboles y sentirse parte de él. ¡Gracias!

[riostarr]

Currently in Costa Rica for the first time in a study abroad program on conservation and ecology. Also just climbed my first strangler fig and happened to be in monte verde! Crazy parallels! Love the video, great work :)

[williamcilliers]

this is just so good! I would love to climb that Grandmother tree❤

[kyotheonlyone]

Please post more man your content is amazing and nobody makes the exact same content as you. You inspire me to go out more and be more creative with how I climb. Your videos always cure my boredom.

[windsweptmtn]

A very inspiring watch, excellent work Noah and Rafi. May your narrative inspire the action of many.

[hunteriannozzi]

Hey Noah great video, I recently met and climbed with Izzy in the states! This makes me want to come try lead tree climbing sooner rather than later. Even the "dry" trees are unlike anything I've experienced and look unreal.

[wbwfixb]

You can be proud of yourself man. It is crazy how i feel more connected to these trees than to a lot of people around me. I hope they survive. Climate change is not the end.

[jensalford]

saw one of your vids recommended earlier today. I've been watching for 2 hours, good stuff!

[EvanWisheropp]

Loved this. Brought back great memories of those very amazing two days there with you all.

[wes]

Amazing video Noah, such a big inspiration! I've been climbing trees in the Netherlands for some years now. Lately I've started studying them aswell. Also I've become way more aware of natures wellbeing over the last few year and it is just sad and depressing like you said. But I love the message at the end where you just appreciate that you got to do all that now that most of natures beautiful forests, plants, trees and everything else are still here. I try to do that to! But we should all also try to save the planet a little! Just to have many more fun days of climbing trees in the future.

[kal]

Hi Noah, please come climb trees in Papua New Guinea someday. Best wishes in your adventure to save the only planet that we call our home.🇵🇬

[lux_less]

To be honest, I'm not even very big on climbing content right now. But I support your work and I think that you deserve recognition on your smaller videos, so you get to be my background audio for the next 20 minutes. Oh, also! Take a comment :)

[ilaywallach]

such a beautiful way to tell such an importent story

[emericcoudeville]

A collab with @CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt would be great. PS: great video!

[hekoh]

Im loving your videos, this quality and work deserves more attention. I hope one day i can climb one of those trees and feel the peace of the top