Super Trees: Climbing a Giant Sequoia | Nat Geo Live

National Geographic photographer Michael "Nick" Nichols takes his work to new heights, capturing the beauty of a 3,200-year-old, 247-foot-tall sequoia known as the President.

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[Anonymoose]

These trees are absolutely mind blowing, and they are NOT replaceable. It's a disgrace to humanity that there are actually people who would take them down.

[BruceJC]

I don't see how people saw the need to cut down such enormous trees in the past. Sure red wood is some of the best in the world, but we have no problems with pine for most of our current lumber needs. It's easy to harvest and easy and considerably fast to regrow. Either way I'm glad they are protected.

[Sweetgirl]

If that tree could talk!!? What a story it could tell. Absolutely the most beautiful tree!!

[steeeevo]

I just want to go touch one...  Fucking amazing!!

[JaneWarrenCampbell]

I saw the 5 page insert of The President one day when I was finishing zip lining. I was in the cabin where we were taking off our gear and I looked up at the wall and saw the photo of that amazing and beautiful sequoia and started to cry! That perhaps explains why I have written a book called Conversations with a Tree. I have a deep and unusual connection and my greatest dream is to visit the Pres one day.

[jefffedor]

The forest lives! It is our breath of life.Giants watch over us.

[jlfoodforest]

Incredible film footage!
I LOVE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC!

[theilluminedone]

This is a big reason I love my state. Giant forests. Desert, Sierras, Coastal Redwoods, Spectacular. Only maybe Alaska has us beat. If I ever see one of those tweaker bastards cutting down a redwood or sequoia I will hurt them.

[GuillaumeT]

I absolutely need to climb one of those giants.

[jdww]

3:18 WTF? How is that guy in green climbing all the way out there?

[regnorum]

I don't wanna belive people would cut that beauty!!!

[randommemesweekly]

we should preserve these amazing trees

[ruthforsyth]

Who needs mountain climbing, start here

[tdawg]

Pretty cool. Now you can just use a $1000 DJI drone.

[bethhickey]

It's because we don't care much about living things anymore, whether it is a giant sequoia or a person-we just don't care.  Those trees are absolutely breathtaking and we are allowing people to destroy them for money.  How sad.

[gelatoagustin]

Just to imagine this tree was the size of the grass in you’re front lawn and it survived a lot to be that big

[whatupplaya]

I have wanted a copy of that picture 😁 does anyone know how I could get one? Preferably a poster👍🏼 Just Incredible! Thanks to all who were a part of this❤️ It makes me SO HAPPY😁

[ericmclellan]

I remember this poster fold out I kept it

[wiredforstereo]

Fortunately, there are a number of big parks in the Redwoods, there need to be more.  The spot where Star Wars: Return of the Jedi was filmed (except the speeder chase) was all logged. 

On the other hand, wood that is logged is still sequestered carbon and stays that way for many years.  Redwoods on managed land grow at the maximum rate and are then logged.  There's not nearly as much old growth being logged as there once was, but that's probably because it was all logged already.  There have also been new populations started around the world, which is good.  But it will take thousands of years to regrow what's gone and to grow new groves.

[mgmg-sbze]

Are there the notices " No climb trees "?