The Gnome King reviewed Man Who Climbs Trees by James Aldred
Review of 'Man Who Climbs Trees' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The Man Who Climbs Trees or as I like to call it "How much does nature hate James Aldred?" Two things blew my mind in this book, the scale of some of these trees and how many times James came close to being killed by wildlife. The scene with the bees was stunning, how he got out of that situation shows just how tough he was. I once got stung on the foot by a bee and was limping for ages, not sure how I would handle a swarm attacking me whilst dangling in a tree.
I loved how the book is laid out, you're thrown right into a scene with James' first desperate climb to safety and you see something click in his head and the obsession begins. Him climbing trees must be destiny as he meets the right people and gets the start in a wonderful career rigging …
The Man Who Climbs Trees or as I like to call it "How much does nature hate James Aldred?" Two things blew my mind in this book, the scale of some of these trees and how many times James came close to being killed by wildlife. The scene with the bees was stunning, how he got out of that situation shows just how tough he was. I once got stung on the foot by a bee and was limping for ages, not sure how I would handle a swarm attacking me whilst dangling in a tree.
I loved how the book is laid out, you're thrown right into a scene with James' first desperate climb to safety and you see something click in his head and the obsession begins. Him climbing trees must be destiny as he meets the right people and gets the start in a wonderful career rigging ropes into trees for documentaries, eventually recording video too.
The writing is very good, James' love of trees really comes across with each tree he picks to climb, the book is essentially tree after tree but somehow each tree's personality is captured and this keeps your interest going. One thing the book is missing is photo's I read it on the kindle and there were none, I found his website which has some interesting stuff and makes a great addition to the reading experience.
A really exciting nature read.
Blog review is here> felcherman.wordpress.com/2018/07/03/the-man-who-climbs-trees-by-james-aldred/