Giant Ascent: Chris Sharma Free Climbs Huge Redwood w/ Help of Scientists

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  • Опубліковано 28 гру 2024

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  • @avitasvul
    @avitasvul 9 років тому +1012

    next, cactus climbing in Arizona.

    • @KaraokeNig
      @KaraokeNig 9 років тому +17

      Arts Roy Friend of mine did the famous climbing in Arizona you speak of.
      She said its not very good.

    • @jrdnnss
      @jrdnnss 9 років тому +8

      +6Bene i'll send prayers

    • @rtharmon454
      @rtharmon454 7 років тому +5

      Arts Roy
      hahaha I live in az
      actually fell on a cactus today

    • @KaraokeNig
      @KaraokeNig 7 років тому +2

      +Rt Harmon
      Did you survived?

    • @rtharmon454
      @rtharmon454 7 років тому +3

      Bene barely

  • @kathleentyson6727
    @kathleentyson6727 9 років тому +40

    For those of you who have never seen these MAGNIFICENT ethereal trees ......DO IT!!!!
    It is a humbling experience to be in their midst it literally took my breath away the first time I laid eyes on them.
    I can't imagine how it felt to climb one.

  • @Landoni25
    @Landoni25 8 років тому +310

    I always slam a few redbull's before climbing... nothing like a jittery sugar and caffeine buzz to get me in touch with the old growth red wood forest.

    • @foreverCaroline2
      @foreverCaroline2 5 років тому +12

      Landoni25 that's why Red Bull will never sponsor Alex Honnold.

    • @kingswarm6417
      @kingswarm6417 5 років тому +13

      Red Bull doesn’t give you wings when you fall

    • @culbyj3665
      @culbyj3665 4 роки тому

      REAL SARCASM HERE!! and then post on ur glten free copper free electronicooo phone with fiber woods moistend as the mosfets and ICS on the Printed circuit board made of wheat bread, IM upvoting You

    • @Cptmayhem55
      @Cptmayhem55 5 місяців тому

      I bet it gives great typewriter leg though.

  • @humboldtrootz
    @humboldtrootz 8 років тому +76

    there are people who live in redwood tree houses for decades to fight clear cutting old growth redwoods. I love my Humboldt hippies!!!!

    • @christophersmithcountrytim7109
      @christophersmithcountrytim7109 8 років тому +14

      that be me north coast earth first my name is SKY 14 years and a vetran tree sitter,but this hear is a small redwood :)

  • @tooney012345678910
    @tooney012345678910 9 років тому +21

    Wow I'm from Europe and I didn't imagine such big trees exist in real life ! I'm impressed really impressed !

    • @guscorry6592
      @guscorry6592 3 роки тому +1

      If you ever get the chance, visit the Sequoia and Redwood National Forests. It changed my life

    • @williamroberts364
      @williamroberts364 2 роки тому

      haha 😂 you haven't senn the trees of the amazon jungle!

    • @SAMEntalhealth
      @SAMEntalhealth Рік тому

      That's bigfoots home lol

  • @samwilliams662
    @samwilliams662 5 років тому +134

    Dude looked pretty reluctant taking that single sip out the red bull can

    • @dojanglesclimb
      @dojanglesclimb 5 років тому +27

      I mean it's practically poison, but hey, sponsorship.

    • @AM23.
      @AM23. 5 років тому

      Dojangles agree

    • @samwilliams662
      @samwilliams662 5 років тому +1

      Dojangles the look on his face looks like he tasted it for the first time

    • @toddmulligan2609
      @toddmulligan2609 5 років тому +2

      Wish there was more childlike joy in this but i like the big achievement can suck it I’m just gonna have a fun day but then yeah the redbull angle on this one wtf

    • @BenjaminEmbrace
      @BenjaminEmbrace 3 місяці тому

      Garbage chemical water
      Not good for athletes
      I sure don’t drink it

  • @foxtrot789
    @foxtrot789 8 років тому +75

    Not often you see someone as legendary as Chris Sharma top-roping... lol

  • @aaronhanes7114
    @aaronhanes7114 7 років тому +5

    SICK!! props to Chris Sharma for taking climbing back to the roots!

  • @ChristopherJacob
    @ChristopherJacob 9 років тому +15

    Beautiful combination of sport and education, thanks RedBull

  • @alanweak
    @alanweak 9 років тому +5

    Chris is one of my personal heroes.

  • @antichris78
    @antichris78 8 років тому +230

    Ten bucks that can has got water in it

    • @hopebear06
      @hopebear06 7 років тому +14

      Chris L I reckon it is Red Bullshit in the can because he was struggling to look as though he was enjoying it.

    • @iamcharizard5468
      @iamcharizard5468 7 років тому +8

      Lol. He didn't even actually swallow, so there was probably nothing in it.

  • @Ian-pn9hl
    @Ian-pn9hl 8 років тому +101

    Drinking that pink industrial chemical delight, right after studying the cute little freshly picked up pine buds... How cute, how inspiring, gives me wings.

    • @droppedspaghetti8005
      @droppedspaghetti8005 7 років тому +6

      Ian Fellbom RedBull isn't pink...

    • @christopherantimie1613
      @christopherantimie1613 7 років тому +5

      Ian Fellbom Just leave it to natural selection to get rid of the ones dumb enough to believe this drink compatible with a healthy life. Otherwise, it's still nice to have all these events sponsored by redbull, mountain dew, etc.. You can watch and just ignore the advertising for the most part. The people dumb enough to fall for the marketing are probably already drinking that trash anyways.

    • @rickytrockclimbing2935
      @rickytrockclimbing2935 3 роки тому

      I came here to make this exact comment.

    • @thomasjameson5761
      @thomasjameson5761 3 роки тому

      Lol

  • @adrianrichter6743
    @adrianrichter6743 6 років тому +3

    You've created more awareness for trees! I appreciate it :)

  • @charlie_table2674
    @charlie_table2674 5 років тому +48

    3:36 such hesitation to drink that Red Bull. He knows it’s poison, but he needs the sponsorship.

    • @nathanwilliams4005
      @nathanwilliams4005 5 років тому +6

      And the wings.

    • @foreverCaroline2
      @foreverCaroline2 5 років тому +5

      Disappointed. But I can't judge. He still rocks...and trees.

    • @Tornnnado
      @Tornnnado 3 роки тому

      @Moonlight does basically anything you might wanna re-read what they said lmao

  • @zacharymeisel2597
    @zacharymeisel2597 9 років тому +1

    Thanks for representing my hometown Red Bull! I love that forest just as much!

  • @foxtrotwhisky4061
    @foxtrotwhisky4061 9 років тому +12

    @tripmind I love climbing trees, and when I saw the link to this I immediately felt inspired to go and attempt to 'free climb' a redwood - you are correct about that.
    However, seeing Chris Sharma take numerous falls and describe it as 'super hard climbing' tells me my climbing level is nowhere near good enough for this.
    I won't be attempting this, even though I want to.

  • @davideg4418
    @davideg4418 9 років тому +1

    Life is climbing. I need more videos of climbing. I climb and it's the best thing of the world

  • @McTokesterOven
    @McTokesterOven 9 років тому +1

    I live in Arcata CA and I love having the redwoods in my backyard!

  • @javierr.castillo1101
    @javierr.castillo1101 7 років тому

    Tree's are alive. Just luke Rocks and boulders and cliffs and peeks. Great vis. Ty!

  • @emilgiese
    @emilgiese 2 роки тому

    Just now seeing spectacular, wonderful climb! Stunningly beautiful! Thankyou!

  • @CraigPlus2
    @CraigPlus2 9 років тому

    Having grownup in Santa Cruz it was so cool to be able to see these massive trees up close and get massive respect foe=r these massive old trees!

  • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
    @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 9 років тому +193

    Of course it's free climbing, how could they charge you to climb a tree?

  • @stefanzahariou5028
    @stefanzahariou5028 6 років тому

    easily one of the best videos on youtube

  • @foreverCaroline2
    @foreverCaroline2 5 років тому +7

    How did they get the rope up there? What type of anchor?

    • @Croach61
      @Croach61 5 років тому

      My question as well.

  • @JotaXtremoDuroAdventure
    @JotaXtremoDuroAdventure 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful forest and trees🌳...!!!

  • @MichaelPalmer70
    @MichaelPalmer70 9 років тому +1

    safe to say chris sharma is a top rope tough guy!

  • @loganmcclinton4492
    @loganmcclinton4492 8 років тому +9

    What is the name of this route?

  • @-davorite-
    @-davorite- 4 роки тому +1

    I think every human could this far in the past when big trees like this were everywhere

  • @watermelontreeofknowledge8682
    @watermelontreeofknowledge8682 9 років тому +38

    What we learned today: don't free-climb tree trunks even if u think you're a beast

  • @jefkoele-wijn8872
    @jefkoele-wijn8872 6 років тому

    Amazing to see a person climb a tree like that

  • @matdinkleburg2755
    @matdinkleburg2755 9 років тому +2

    watched this as ismoked a bowl.... dope experience

  • @MrBand
    @MrBand 9 років тому +6

    Very good !

  • @rosscayley8773
    @rosscayley8773 9 років тому

    looks grat. and brings back memories. used to cut laps around the trunk of a large swamp gum growing in the paddock behind my parents house as training as a kid over 25 years ago in victoria, Australia. not tall, but fatter and more variety. That tree had the works- a 15 move v6 slab to a mantle into a fork between two big branches, and an overhanging crack-system where it had rotted out one side, merging up into a v5 power sequence. And a circuit. Its still there, but I haven't touched it in a while.

  • @sharonperegrina5301
    @sharonperegrina5301 9 років тому

    amazing!!! just have been there also getting in touch with this amazing trees trying to climb them, but then i noticed how delicate they are and that you really have to climb them super carefully to not hurt them...
    i learned that if you don´t know very well what you want, just sit next to a tree and meditate, meditate for a while, maybe for a day, a week, a month, but finally you will get an answer of this amazing life trees...

  • @lindsaymarich1352
    @lindsaymarich1352 9 років тому +2

    I love this. Long live the Redwoods

  • @rosscayley8773
    @rosscayley8773 9 років тому

    looks great. and brings back memories. used to cut laps around the trunk of a large swamp gum growing in the paddock behind my parents house as training as a kid over 25 years ago in victoria, Australia. not tall, but fatter and more variety. That tree had the works- a 15 move v6 slab to a mantle into a fork between two big branches, and an overhanging crack-system where it had rotted out one side, merging up into a v5 power sequence. And a circuit. Its still there, but I haven't touched it in a while.

  • @gleisous
    @gleisous 9 років тому +99

    redbull & chalk don't fit in this environment

    • @auroravuitton90
      @auroravuitton90 5 років тому +3

      Maybe some bark grinded down into powder form to replace chalk

  • @pitot1988
    @pitot1988 9 років тому

    Looks like Chris has reached another level in his own personal journey! Inpsiring

  • @leoniegluck3958
    @leoniegluck3958 9 років тому

    Ich seh mir das Viedeo jetzt solange an bis ich den Regenwald gerettet habe!

  • @rushweaver2807
    @rushweaver2807 8 років тому +9

    I'm a tree climber. But I use hooks. This is insanely difficult. Not to mention redwoods are insanely big. Highest I've ever had to climb is 120

    • @jonathanryals9934
      @jonathanryals9934 5 років тому

      I only spike up if I'm felling the tree. Ok maybe I'll spike up a difficult tree if it's thick bark and really healthy... but, not If it's in a highly visible area.

    • @em0p0ny
      @em0p0ny 3 роки тому

      @@jonathanryals9934 agreed, i learned to do removals without spikes first. Lots of pruning/ball moss removal over here

  • @DavidBylsma
    @DavidBylsma 9 років тому +4

    great video...thank you

  • @RJTheMountainSage
    @RJTheMountainSage 7 років тому

    Redbull and self reflection, meditation. A match made in heaven

  • @jamesvillegas877
    @jamesvillegas877 9 років тому

    Something different I've never seen. Very cool.

  • @anthonymardiros4070
    @anthonymardiros4070 9 років тому +10

    Sharma should compete on American ninja warrior. A pro climber like him would definitely be able to go all the way.

    • @nv631
      @nv631 3 роки тому +1

      That's his warmup every morning

    • @ninjaempire9093
      @ninjaempire9093 2 роки тому

      Correct, the first two victors of the show Geoff Britten and Isaac Caldiero were rock climbers. But they did also specifically train for ninja warrior for a few years because there are unique elements about it that aren’t in rock climbing

  • @siouxdoughnem221
    @siouxdoughnem221 9 років тому

    Coastal redwoods are not generally watered by rain. Fog rolls in from the sea, condenses and drips to their roots. It is no surprise that these trees would not be stressed by drought. I'm curious what their hypothesis is, and the data that turns up later in the season

  • @Whom1337
    @Whom1337 2 роки тому

    Grateful to have one near me in the UK they're a sight to behold up close
    these trees are taller than the tallest building in my city

  • @wroat9591
    @wroat9591 3 роки тому

    Ich wünsche jedem auf der Welt nur das Beste:)

  • @em_joy4473
    @em_joy4473 7 років тому

    time to add "see the view from the top of a redwood tree" On to my bucket list

  • @CasperKiev
    @CasperKiev 9 років тому

    молодцы ребята, дают жизнь следующим поколениям людей

  • @glenjamindle
    @glenjamindle 9 років тому +1

    Chris Sharma....top roping...

  • @FlutistPride
    @FlutistPride 9 років тому

    Chris Sharma is amazing.

  • @chochopav
    @chochopav 7 років тому

    Beatifull forest...living beings!

  • @xpartanreach
    @xpartanreach 9 років тому +6

    i would love to do that.

  • @neobrandon86
    @neobrandon86 7 років тому

    ive done it with no ropes...stupid looking back on it now but still a proud moment for me

  • @GrogDC1
    @GrogDC1 6 років тому +14

    Just curious, do these guys ever do a single days work?

    • @whitchellegera291
      @whitchellegera291 4 роки тому +8

      If you work hard enough and get really good at something you love, you'd actually get to have fun while working.

    • @nullied
      @nullied 4 роки тому +1

      If you enjoy what you do you'll never work a day in your life

    • @longebane
      @longebane 4 роки тому

      @@whitchellegera291 buuuuulllllshiiitttt

    • @whitchellegera291
      @whitchellegera291 4 роки тому +1

      @@longebane look at them. Do you not realize that that's their work?

    • @vizion4724
      @vizion4724 4 роки тому

      Long Dao why is it bullshit?

  • @WyeExplorer
    @WyeExplorer 9 років тому

    A beautiful experience. Exciting, educational and sensory.

  • @IsaacNewton1966
    @IsaacNewton1966 8 років тому +1

    I bet being in those forest is humbling. People look so small there. I just bought a couple giant sequoia trees, that I am making videos, of unboxing, planting, and growing. I sure hope the do ok here. Love the video!

  • @channel1_channel
    @channel1_channel 9 років тому +2

    Tough climb! ..great vid

  • @chanchitotheturtle
    @chanchitotheturtle 9 років тому

    I couldn't tell where was Justin Vitcov was looking... and that's totally fine.

  • @backrowproductions1608
    @backrowproductions1608 2 роки тому

    I love how you guys cut to him drinking a Red Bull while they’re talking about something unrelated. It’s subtle but great marketing at the same time lol

  • @seamussnow9555
    @seamussnow9555 7 років тому

    mad respect from a canadian arborist

  • @pablohyslop
    @pablohyslop 9 років тому

    So cool! Anyone know the name of the song at the beginning??

  • @Giancarlum
    @Giancarlum 9 років тому +12

    How did they put the rope up in the first place?

    • @alphazuluz
      @alphazuluz 9 років тому +13

      +Giancarlo Zucca On shorter trees, you throw the rope up with a thin, slick line and a small weight. Then, you use the small line to pull up your climbing rope. On taller trees, people use a bow and arrow with a line or fishing line attached, or a slingshot shooting a fishing weight attached to fishing line. Either way, once you have the throw line up, you pull up the climbing rope.

    • @Akshay-pc3yc
      @Akshay-pc3yc 6 років тому

      Zolen Boogaerts really..?

    • @heydudeyahbro5492
      @heydudeyahbro5492 6 років тому

      Giancarlo Zucca It's called throwing, you use these things called arms. You actually are as dumb as you look.

    • @davidgardiner8525
      @davidgardiner8525 6 років тому +6

      Kevin Malia, you can throw a rope 75 meters up? That's almost 250 ft. Either you are joking or have no concept of height or human capability.

    • @buck19
      @buck19 6 років тому

      Climbing spurs

  • @ryanburbridge
    @ryanburbridge 8 років тому +5

    Hey bro those trees have been around on their own for a long time... they will be fine.

    • @adamwest3264
      @adamwest3264 8 років тому +4

      lol, cause the scientist dedicated to studying them is unaware of their age...
      -West

  • @CHRISSY001-o2x
    @CHRISSY001-o2x 5 років тому

    wow congrats go on and dont forget to safe your life. god bless

  • @genuinehearts8247
    @genuinehearts8247 3 роки тому

    One day I would love to learn.

  • @francoismanne8079
    @francoismanne8079 6 років тому

    Thx for this amazing and magic moment!

  • @tomclimber3125
    @tomclimber3125 8 років тому +8

    This video is so good and natural, but I hate the Red Bull Marketing behind the scenes

  • @girmantasst103
    @girmantasst103 7 років тому

    Beautiful & Magical

  • @JDeanMurray
    @JDeanMurray 9 років тому

    What a great video

  • @ChristianLevesque
    @ChristianLevesque 9 років тому

    Great idea + great video. !

  • @ProfesorTutu
    @ProfesorTutu 8 місяців тому

    Hey, how did you fasten those ropes on the tree?

  • @Nuglar
    @Nuglar 9 років тому

    Never thought I'd see the day when ecophysiolgoy featured on a redbull channel! All I want to know is was that water potential from the lower or upper branches?

  • @raslc
    @raslc 9 років тому

    How did they even get the rope at the top of the tree for his harness?

  • @jimlahey5354
    @jimlahey5354 2 роки тому

    Good thing they have those hats on

  • @SkullLikeASecret
    @SkullLikeASecret 9 років тому +1

    Corrected Title: "Chris Sharma Top Ropes a Giant Red Wood Tree."

    • @kearress7350
      @kearress7350 9 років тому

      SkullLikeASecret You can free climb and still use the tope rope method for protection. This is not free soloing!

    • @SkullLikeASecret
      @SkullLikeASecret 9 років тому

      Kearress True, true. I was being sarcastic.

  • @andrewstewart62
    @andrewstewart62 5 років тому

    How are the safety ropes attached?

  • @olivierseurin1204
    @olivierseurin1204 8 років тому

    Aren't those trees supersoft? I don't live in an area where you can find them but I did touch one once. I wonder if it can offer enough resistance, because the wood is like cloth (or fabric, idk)

    • @tristencockralltc
      @tristencockralltc 8 років тому

      on the outside of the bark yes but the inside is so dense and strong that some of the redwoods that have been through massive fires still have fresh and alive still standing wood on the inside of what looks like a burnt tree on the outside but it is only the bark burnt

  • @harrylatka1
    @harrylatka1 9 років тому +13

    no splinters?

    • @cronicd21
      @cronicd21 9 років тому +1

      harrylatka1 I'm guessing he probably has really callused hands from climbing for so long so they probably don't affect him as much.

    • @Ackeljl
      @Ackeljl 9 років тому +8

      +harrylatka1 Redwood bark doesn't really splinter. When its ripped off, it has the consistency of shredded beef jerky.

  • @Dbt7be
    @Dbt7be 8 років тому

    awesome video!!

  • @Rubensgardens.Skogsmuseum
    @Rubensgardens.Skogsmuseum 5 років тому

    He should climb some baobabs. They are fantastic for climbing.

  • @EveryoneHarmonyPeace
    @EveryoneHarmonyPeace 9 років тому

    Nice Video, Love it!

  • @mikeFolco
    @mikeFolco 5 років тому +22

    glucose-fructose-caffeine soda polishing their image

    • @lukeRstrickland
      @lukeRstrickland 5 років тому

      Michel Folco sucrose* fructose is naturally occurring in fruits and other whole foods

    • @mikeFolco
      @mikeFolco 5 років тому +4

      @@lukeRstrickland So are snake Venom, arsenic and asbestos.

  • @thekill1197
    @thekill1197 5 років тому +1

    Read Wild Trees. They've been doing this for a while now! Cool stuff.

  • @shroudys
    @shroudys 9 років тому

    Incredible giants.

  • @Ricardo_Moto
    @Ricardo_Moto Рік тому

    I tried this in a park, first few m is so much easier than higher up.

  • @muonneutrino
    @muonneutrino 7 років тому

    How do they secure the rope? You can't lead-climb it - there are no bolts. So how it is done?

  • @angelestells1773
    @angelestells1773 4 роки тому

    !!!LOS GIGANTES MÁS HERMOSOS DEL PLANETA TIERRA!!!

  • @scottpatrickvest
    @scottpatrickvest 7 років тому

    Santa Cruz!

  • @ysf-psfx
    @ysf-psfx 5 років тому +24

    All pinches and sidepulls. Looks heinous

  • @MW2Crafter
    @MW2Crafter 9 років тому

    how did they get the rope up there?

  • @JohnSmithAwesomeSauce55
    @JohnSmithAwesomeSauce55 7 років тому

    Now here's the big question. How did they get the rope up there in the first place?

  • @jalisco1jalisco140
    @jalisco1jalisco140 7 років тому

    best video I ever seen

  • @XVINERX
    @XVINERX 9 років тому

    Sharma is such a bean

  • @crying_hippy
    @crying_hippy 5 років тому

    Why did donations end July 31st, why this date?

  • @abr1304
    @abr1304 5 років тому +1

    How did you get the rope up in the first place?

    • @murtazapirani9644
      @murtazapirani9644 5 років тому

      Probably threw it up, caught the other side, then belayed up to tie it before starting theclimb

    • @abr1304
      @abr1304 5 років тому

      Murtaza Pirani but the tree is so tall, how do you know the branch can hold your weight

    • @murtazapirani9644
      @murtazapirani9644 5 років тому

      You put your weight on it when your at ground level.

  • @thestezz
    @thestezz 8 років тому +5

    red bull just killed this video

  • @jordanstephenson525
    @jordanstephenson525 2 роки тому

    Camera man climbing w him underrated

  • @pieterjoziasse4287
    @pieterjoziasse4287 9 років тому

    Für den guten Zweck

  • @andrewbmaher9443
    @andrewbmaher9443 3 роки тому

    awesome video.