Gloucester Tree — Attraction in Pemberton

The Gloucester Tree is one of my must-do item ever since I started the planning of my trip to the South West region. I reckon that it isn’t often that I will get a chance to climb a (very) tall tree sans safety harness and safety net. It sounds dangerous and it definitely is! It’s even more exciting when going up the tree, someone else wants to come down. It is a tight squeeze up there and it’s a balancing act that has to be performed by both parties on the same metal rung. A signage at the foot lists out the safety precautions to be taken when attempting the climb.

According to the information provided, 153 metal rungs are pegged into the tree trunk forming a ladder spiralling up towards the Gloucester Tree Lookout, 53 metres above the ground. While reasonably strenuous, I feel that the climb is doable for most people. It should take not more than 10 minutes and the view from the top should make the effort...

Gloucester Tree, this tree is located in Gloucester National Park. This tree is 72 feet tall. There are iron stakes nailed to the trunk to facilitate climbing. It is the highest forest fire lookout in the world. Because in the 1930s and 1940s, people used this method to observe forest fires, so they were called "fire alarm trees." There are 163 steel bars inserted into the fire alarm tree. From the bottom of the tree to the top of the tree, there are three platforms of different heights in the middle. Now it has lost its function as a lookout for fire alarms and is purely a tourist attraction. According to statistics, only 20% of tourists successfully climb up. Looking around today, the Gloucester Tree's body is covered with steel bars and traces of human trampling. It is just a very simple and heart-wrenching Gary tree, a tree...

The Gloucester Tree is a 53 metre tree near the town of Pemberton, WA. It is located within a national park and can be climbed. The cost of admission is the regular national park entry fee. There is NO HARNESS and only a bit of wire "mesh" to keep you from falling so it can definitely be a dangerous adventure. However, nobody has ever died from a fall there and the views from the top are absolutely spectacular. The climb is NOT recommended for children/any unfit person, however, anybody is welcome to give it a go. The climb is strenuous and very steep and is near vertical for a good chunk of the ascent. If you aren't totally freaked out by heights, give this a go because it's an...