my Halleck Cesare unab ducted and my legs are not very strong so I’ll never
legs are not very strong so I’ll never
legs are not very strong so I’ll never be able to climb a tree the way a lemur
be able to climb a tree the way a lemur
be able to climb a tree the way a lemur does but I still want to get up in that
does but I still want to get up in that
does but I still want to get up in that Magnolia so I’m gonna learn from the
Magnolia so I’m gonna learn from the
Magnolia so I’m gonna learn from the best human climbers the Veck and Thomas
best human climbers the Veck and Thomas
best human climbers the Veck and Thomas may look like j.crew models but they’re
may look like j.crew models but they’re
may look like j.crew models but they’re actually biological anthropologists who
actually biological anthropologists who
actually biological anthropologists who research tree climbing techniques of
research tree climbing techniques of
research tree climbing techniques of indigenous people in Malaysian jungles
indigenous people in Malaysian jungles
indigenous people in Malaysian jungles so these people are climbing trees to
so these people are climbing trees to
so these people are climbing trees to get food mostly honey what’s so great
get food mostly honey what’s so great
get food mostly honey what’s so great about honey that they’re climbing up so
about honey that they’re climbing up so
about honey that they’re climbing up so high to get honey so honey is one of the
high to get honey so honey is one of the
high to get honey so honey is one of the most energy dense foods in nature
most energy dense foods in nature
most energy dense foods in nature it’s basically pure sugar imagine living
it’s basically pure sugar imagine living
it’s basically pure sugar imagine living in a tropical rainforest what are you
in a tropical rainforest what are you
in a tropical rainforest what are you gonna find that sweet all those birds
gonna find that sweet all those birds
gonna find that sweet all those birds those brightly colored birds look like
those brightly colored birds look like
those brightly colored birds look like skittles so I wasn’t actually aware of
skittles so I wasn’t actually aware of
skittles so I wasn’t actually aware of this until we filmed the segment but it
this until we filmed the segment but it
this until we filmed the segment but it totally makes sense of course which is
totally makes sense of course which is
totally makes sense of course which is that the one thing that all indigenous
that the one thing that all indigenous
that the one thing that all indigenous climbing styles have in common is you’ve
climbing styles have in common is you’ve
climbing styles have in common is you’ve got to be barefoot like hi what kind of
got to be barefoot like hi what kind of
got to be barefoot like hi what kind of feet are the best feet to have for tree
feet are the best feet to have for tree
feet are the best feet to have for tree climbing your feet look pretty flat
climbing your feet look pretty flat
climbing your feet look pretty flat which might help you by getting more
which might help you by getting more
which might help you by getting more surface area on the tree and help
surface area on the tree and help
surface area on the tree and help prevent you from slipping but it may
prevent you from slipping but it may
prevent you from slipping but it may also be hard to fit the contour of the
also be hard to fit the contour of the
also be hard to fit the contour of the tree let’s do it teach me us technique
tree let’s do it teach me us technique
tree let’s do it teach me us technique so the first technique is what’s called
so the first technique is what’s called
so the first technique is what’s called the Frog technique or in the other
the Frog technique or in the other
the Frog technique or in the other language that of these people it’s
language that of these people it’s
language that of these people it’s called pinball all these people have
called pinball all these people have
called pinball all these people have different tree climbing techniques and
different tree climbing techniques and
different tree climbing techniques and they all have names like frog technique
they all have names like frog technique
they all have names like frog technique this is one of the aspects that speaks
this is one of the aspects that speaks
this is one of the aspects that speaks to how important tree climbing is in
to how important tree climbing is in
to how important tree climbing is in their lives we only have one word for
their lives we only have one word for
their lives we only have one word for climbing climbing right but they have
climbing climbing right but they have
climbing climbing right but they have several words right so denote the
several words right so denote the
several words right so denote the different styles it’s like martial arts
different styles it’s like martial arts
different styles it’s like martial arts movies where they’re like oh he defeated
movies where they’re like oh he defeated
movies where they’re like oh he defeated me with crane style exactly I said Vivek
me with crane style exactly I said Vivek
me with crane style exactly I said Vivek and Tomas you guys are now my tree
and Tomas you guys are now my tree
and Tomas you guys are now my tree climbing sensei’s teach me all the ways
climbing sensei’s teach me all the ways
climbing sensei’s teach me all the ways of climbing a tree and also show me
of climbing a tree and also show me
of climbing a tree and also show me videos you shot of people in the
videos you shot of people in the
videos you shot of people in the rainforest climbing trees so I can know
rainforest climbing trees so I can know
rainforest climbing trees so I can know if I’m doing it correctly
if I’m doing it correctly
if I’m doing it correctly first up frog style press your feet flat
first up frog style press your feet flat
first up frog style press your feet flat up against the tree like that look at
up against the tree like that look at
up against the tree like that look at how you’re put it’s just like just do
how you’re put it’s just like just do
how you’re put it’s just like just do that on the other side and then
that on the other side and then
that on the other side and then basically just go upward jumping like a
basically just go upward jumping like a
basically just go upward jumping like a frog well let me try
frog well let me try
frog well let me try so the key here is being flexible so
so the key here is being flexible so
so the key here is being flexible so these parts of your legs this rotate
these parts of your legs this rotate
these parts of your legs this rotate down yeah basically like that Wow
down yeah basically like that Wow
down yeah basically like that Wow next Chang would style this is where
next Chang would style this is where
next Chang would style this is where you’re basically gonna walk up a tree oh
you’re basically gonna walk up a tree oh
you’re basically gonna walk up a tree oh yes I am yeah yeah there you go
yes I am yeah yeah there you go
yes I am yeah yeah there you go and lastly no-name style mystery style
and lastly no-name style mystery style
and lastly no-name style mystery style there’s no father to this style so the
there’s no father to this style so the
there’s no father to this style so the final style involves getting your big
final style involves getting your big
final style involves getting your big toe around the tree but it’s good
toe around the tree but it’s good
toe around the tree but it’s good watch no-name style there you go now
watch no-name style there you go now
watch no-name style there you go now please yes this type of tree climbing is
please yes this type of tree climbing is
please yes this type of tree climbing is extremely physically demanding yeah
extremely physically demanding yeah
extremely physically demanding yeah there’s a lot of coordination and
there’s a lot of coordination and
there’s a lot of coordination and stability involved but isn’t this
stability involved but isn’t this
stability involved but isn’t this interesting look at Ray our sound guy
interesting look at Ray our sound guy
interesting look at Ray our sound guy every time we shot in the woods Ray
every time we shot in the woods Ray
every time we shot in the woods Ray would just get up in a tree and dominate
would just get up in a tree and dominate
would just get up in a tree and dominate it why can’t I climb like that I thought
it why can’t I climb like that I thought
it why can’t I climb like that I thought the answer was because Ray was small and
the answer was because Ray was small and
the answer was because Ray was small and strong like a loris but it turns out the
strong like a loris but it turns out the
strong like a loris but it turns out the answer is even more depressing nobody
answer is even more depressing nobody
answer is even more depressing nobody who is a really good tree climber in
who is a really good tree climber in
who is a really good tree climber in these villages is older than like 25
these villages is older than like 25
these villages is older than like 25 years old really so you have to learn
years old really so you have to learn
years old really so you have to learn before you’re 25 or you’ll never get it
before you’re 25 or you’ll never get it
before you’re 25 or you’ll never get it so we don’t need to make the rest of
so we don’t need to make the rest of
so we don’t need to make the rest of this episode
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