I like that this is an interview with a local arborist to the area rather than some explorer coming in from the outside. Also, another highlight of the article is his amazing survival story of dealing with a bee swarm while climbing a different tree:
The problem was that I had to first change over from my ascending gear, on my harness, to descending gear so I could quickly rappel back down the tree. I was trying to do that and then I saw three bees flying really close to my face. Two flew past me and I thought, ok that’s alright, but then the third bee flew into my helmet and so, of course, it stung me because it was trapped.
That started the swarm…
