Australia's Most Terrifying Tourist Attractions
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Join us as we naively climb the Gloucester Tree in Western Australia.
This super tall tree, scaling the heights of 53 meters is known as one of the world's tallest fire lookout trees.
Think we'd had enough? Apparently not! We then went to the Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree for a climb up to 65 meters tall.
In this video, I'll share:
🔶tips on how to climb the tree
🔶historical information about how many people climbed in the past
🔶the view of the surrounding Karri forest from the top perspective
🔶our post climb psychological insights you might want to think about before you attempt to climb this tree that, of course, we did not ask ourselves first! #panicattack #existentialcrisis
Whether you're a seasoned climber or seeking your next big adventure, the trees promise an unforgettable journey.
UPDATE ** Both trees are now closed to climbing as of 2023 and have yet to announce a reopening date. Can't say I am surprised. I would be so curious to know what needs to be done before they reopen again*
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Question - Would you climb this tree? Honestly, if you had all the information provided to you before you went, would you still climb it?!
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My name is Lyndsie Plowman. I have been in love with travelling since I was 16 years old. Now I document my adventures to help inspire you to appreciate the natural world around you. I want you to get curious about wildlife, plants, rocks, insects to really think about your place in this world and what you want to do with your one short and precious life.
I did the Gloucester Tree in 1969 as a 12yo. Back then at the top, the spikes stopped at a large fork on which the lookout cabin sat. There was a gap of about a metre that made you reach up and lunge at the trapdoor opening and then step onto the fork and hoik yourself in. There was no 'safety net' and that metre was completely exposed. It was pretty hairy.....then you had to step back out which was even hairier. You also used to get a little sticker 'certificate' to verify that you climbed it.
I climbed Gloucester tree when I was 7 months pregnant. It wasn't hard.
I'm surprised they still let people climb that. I did climb it like 30 years ago,a sphincter tightening experience.
🤣 Indeed it was
It's been shut for a couple of years and that was a while ago, I don't know if it's open yet
3:31 that's a view I've been to scared to see my whole life, I'm glad to finally see it, as nobody I know has climbed it and taken photos. I hope one day I'll conquered my fear before it's too late and the tree is closed forever.
I have climbed the Gloucester tree also and yes it is terrifying .
I climbed the Gloucester, i'm also a bit of an arachnophobe. About half way up there was the moult or skeleton of a huge huntsman hanging from one of the rungs. I was so glad I did not run into a live huntsman, the adrenaline was already up, I did not need any more.
Oh my gosh, I'm so glad too, that would've been toooooo much!! I didn't see any spider at all thank goodness haha
Firt climbed back in the seventies, then did it again with my young niece in the eighties then again with my kids, now at 73 i think i'm done climbing. Loved it everytime. Cheers
I was born in and grew up in Pemberton but was always too scared to climb the Gloucester Tree (it didnt always have netting), I used to visit a lot to see the birds. I have only climbed a few rungs up for a photo as a kid and climbed back down.
There were 3 similar Kerri climbing trees which originally were fire lookout trees.
1 Gloster tree in pemberton,
2 Bicentennial tree near pemberton,
3 Diamond tree near manjimup,
Unfortunately the climbing rods in diamond tree were removed by the shire,
Looks like the ole fire lookout tree climbing days might be over! All of them are being assessed for safety now
Yes I climbed the Diamond Tree decades ago. A lot of the rungs were angling downwards. Scary!!! Shame they didn't put the rods back in. I can't remember netting around it, probably not (in the 70's when things were less crowded and a LOT more freewheeling haha).
I made it to the top when i was 17. It sways around quite a bit in the wind. I tried again when I was about 40 and could only make it up a few rungs 😂 its really scary!
Honestly a wise decision 👌
Done it maybe 5 times. Scary but exhilarating. 100% worth it :)
Went up a couple of times in the 70`s . I see Nana keep making improvements up to the point of closure . Don`t get that one ? That climb taught many people what it can mean to overcome their fears . And that alone was a public good .
Good for you, you went up a couple of times?! Legend.
I can absolutely see that making people overcome their fears! I felt like I could do ANYTHING after climbing the Gloucester Tree!!
I climbed the tree when was 12 yrs old back in 1980 it was the best time I had in Pemberton back then
I went to the top, about 15 years ago. No problem!
It’s changed since I last did it, never had the outside fencing when I did it lol
Slowly making it less terrifying haha
I'm glad it's not just me then. I had to retreat and not complete that climb
Climbed all three trees in the early 1990s.
Used to regularly abseil out of the bicentennial tree.
I climbed that tree when I was about 11 years old. It was terrifying. From my memory though there was no netting around the ladder except for the bottom few metres. I recall the ladder being completely open which added to the tension of the climb. I also recall a smaller lookout on top of that main platform where only one person could go up. My sister who was a little younger than me climbed up to it but getting to the main platform you were on was enough for me as I knew I had to prepare myself for going back down the tree.
I am so shocked you did that as an 11 year old!! No netting and you made it both up and back down!!! Legend. I also had a moment at the top where I was realizing what we just climbed and needed to go back down immediately before my good senses kicked in and I had a panic attack haha 😅😅😅
I climbed Gloucester Tree when I was 13 (that was in 1993), whenever a breeze came up I'd just stop and cling to the bars. I made it up and back though.
@@gemfyre855 waiting out the wind is a good idea! Such a big sway, oh my gosh!
you did it, you were fine. they don't need to change anything. it is your responsibility to decide if anything is safe or worthwhile.
I climbed the gloucester tree in 1975. It was windy and the platform at the top was moving in an arc through the air. The park ranger arrived just as we returned to the ground. He closed access to the tree for safety reasons as Cyclone Alby was causing high winds.
You climbed during a CYCLONE?!?! ...and the award for the biggest legend goes to.. YOU!
Yep the sway at the top when it’s windy is something else…
It shook me! Had to go right back down!
I got passed by a girl that looked about 7. She climbed it like it was less scary that the monkey bars at school. I would have gone faster to show she couldn't beat me, but I couldn't make myself move any faster than slow and careful. Her parents remained on the ground and seemed unfazed by their girl, that had to stretch to reach the next bar, climbing to the top.
I first climbed the tree when I was 18 (1989) it used to have wooden pegs that got slippery when wet
I've climbed that tree. Great fun!
I climbed the tree with my class mates on a school camp in 1976, we were 11 yrs old. I also climbed the tree with my son when he was 6 yrs old.
So many brave kids climbing this tree!
Correct, height from which you fall is not as relevant compared to sudden stop on the end of it.
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that looks heaps fun!
I thought they closed it down earlier this year, I climbed it about 25 years ago.
@jamesmatheson5115 totally! Turns out they did close it down for maintenence. Good on you for climbing it!
@@lyndsieplowman The view at the very top is amazing, no wonder they used it for fire spotting.
Not a big deal. We took our primary school kids up the Gloucester tree. At the time my son could only reach the next bar by standing on tiptoes. My only worry was that if he slipped he would take me down with him because it would be impossible to catch him. My wife did suffer a touch of vertigo at the tope - but is was a windy day!
@@michaelmcgrath7465 that's nuts!!! 💯
The most climbed tree 🌳 in the world 🌎..😊... can someone visit the marron farm and marketing it please 🙏.. the underrated crawfish.. hmmmm... I love marron .
I climbed that tree (Gloucester Tree) 4 years ago
I had a head for heights but couldn't focus properly and aborted very early.
No one has died, but I have rescued one person who almost did. He had an Internal Defibrillator and decided that wasn’t a problem. My crew was there for about 5 hours getting him down…..fun night.
Holy moly!!!! That's so intense! I'm sorry that happened. That sounds so stressful. There were definitely signs about that before going up. 😬
Champions ...I'm coming back as an Eagle, so all good. :) #waalitj
You'll be scared :-)
would you climb that tree if you knew that eucalyptus only have a 6' rootball? I don't know how the roots sustain the above ground parts nutritionally. when thees trees topple, you will never forget how under endowed they are....not enough anchor.....
I...I.. have no words. That just made me so nauseous because it's so terrifying 😫 😩 😭
@@lyndsieplowman once you see one of those trees toppled over it is shocking!
Probably not the video for you if you get nauseated by millennial cry babies
I got up 4 steps and went nope
@@sometimesnevernot sensible approach!