Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:58 pm
Kouta,
Thanks for pointing out the wrong metric figure for Brummett. I originally had the Brummett listed at 326 ft and also the correct 99.3m figure to correspond with it.
Later on in December 2010 I measured the Brummett with the Ascending the Giants member Bill Price and I got the same figure as Brian and Will on their recent climb, 327.3 feet. The discrepensy is easily explained by a recent retaining wall that was built on the West side of the Brummett . Approximately 2.2 ft of soil has piled up on the high side of the Brummett. If you jump over the guard rail look under the retaining wall you can see the original ground level underneath the railroad planks. This was where Acscending the Giants and myself consider true high point of ground level to be, thus the tree gains a little over 1 feet of height. I forgot to change the metric figure when I updated the list, as you suspected. I will have the web site updated today with the correct metric figure.
Brummett's top is in really bad shape. Brian reports his foot nearly poked through the hollow shell of Brummett's top and it resonated like a drum. In the not too distant future, about 50 feet of Brummett's top will shatter and fall off.
The list of ponderosa I gave here is just the short list. A 250ft + pine tree of any variety is an extreme rarity. Only sugar and ponderosa are known to attain this lofty height. It's possible a Western White Pine might also get 250+ ft. I am searching hard for a 250'+ pinus monticola right now....very high on my priority list. It might be out there.
Michael Taylor
Thanks for pointing out the wrong metric figure for Brummett. I originally had the Brummett listed at 326 ft and also the correct 99.3m figure to correspond with it.
Later on in December 2010 I measured the Brummett with the Ascending the Giants member Bill Price and I got the same figure as Brian and Will on their recent climb, 327.3 feet. The discrepensy is easily explained by a recent retaining wall that was built on the West side of the Brummett . Approximately 2.2 ft of soil has piled up on the high side of the Brummett. If you jump over the guard rail look under the retaining wall you can see the original ground level underneath the railroad planks. This was where Acscending the Giants and myself consider true high point of ground level to be, thus the tree gains a little over 1 feet of height. I forgot to change the metric figure when I updated the list, as you suspected. I will have the web site updated today with the correct metric figure.
Brummett's top is in really bad shape. Brian reports his foot nearly poked through the hollow shell of Brummett's top and it resonated like a drum. In the not too distant future, about 50 feet of Brummett's top will shatter and fall off.
The list of ponderosa I gave here is just the short list. A 250ft + pine tree of any variety is an extreme rarity. Only sugar and ponderosa are known to attain this lofty height. It's possible a Western White Pine might also get 250+ ft. I am searching hard for a 250'+ pinus monticola right now....very high on my priority list. It might be out there.
Michael Taylor