Hyperion Redwood: Tallest Known Tree

[mdvaden]

Had a chance to bushwhack and find Hyperion Redwood last Friday.

 

Was going to wait for spring, as I wanted to enjoy exploring, not just rush looking for one tree. When I got down to Orick, California, for what was just to be a weekend of hiking, I realized that the rivers were not high - had not rained too much in the past week or two. And temps were reasonable. Never did need to wade upstream deeper than my pockets.

 

Was actually just probing to get acquainted with the one valley, more so than find the redwood. And with the good weather, kept progressing higher and higher in elevation. The unexpected sun stretched the useable daylength.

 

Won't be sharing the location, but will offer that one video on Youtube by Spickler, appears to exaggerate. And technically, no valley in that park is "lost" or "uncharted" as some written material says.

 

It is remote though - that's a fairly accurate statement.

 

A lot of bear activity. There was so much evidence of bears, I was surprised to have not seen hide or hair of one.

 

Will just start with little images for the present ...

Edited January 27, 2009 by mdvaden

[Ben Ballard]

good thread mate nice tree ,i read the book the wild trees it the story about finding them tall trees very good read

[Twiggy]

Yeah, "The Wild Trees" is a great book by a feller called Richard Preston. Its the story about how they found Hyperion and the nutters who climbed these giant Redwoods.

Brilliant!

[mdvaden]

good thread mate nice tree ,i read the book the wild trees it the story about finding them tall trees very good read

 

You're welcome. The full uncropped image of the scene above in 4000 x 5960 pixels is one of the nicer photos I've managed to get - but too much detail to post (presently)

 

This next image is a safe one to post, as it merely shows the same angle as shown in the National Geographic video about the tallest tree in California. If you play the video, note the view where the person is sitting on the log holding the line. Same angle as the attached photo.

 

Video: World's Tallest Tree Towers Over California

 

So that view is already published.

 

The first image I posted appears to be the first image online from that angle: hence the cropped reduced size for now.

Edited September 5, 2010 by Steve Bullman

[Ben Ballard]

what amazing adventure you must of had finding that tree the bears would of freaked me out

[David Humphries]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070123-redwoods-video.html.

 

 

 

Thanks for this link Mario.

 

 

Sillets a very lucky guy, what a great bag.

 

 

 

 

 

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[mdvaden]

what amazing adventure you must of had finding that tree the bears would of freaked me out

 

This is one side of a spot that had near 1 meter long up and down claw marks - one on the left and one on the right ...

[Linda]

Hi Mario

 

I just checked out your website for the first time - how great to see photos of all the trees in Preston's book! And some great photos they are!

 

Linda

[tommer9]

Is this the same tree?[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIoZ0J7x1Cg&feature=PlayList&p=8C588131743442EC&index=10]YouTube - Climbing the World's Tallest Tree[/ame]

[combined tree services]

that tree would be one hell of a climb , i would love to get the chance to climb it !!