• 3: Home
  • 3.1: Why we do what we do
  • 3.2: About Us
  • 3.3: Links
  • 3.4: Sponsors
• 4: Field Work
• 4: Champion Trees
  • 4.1: Future Champion Trees
  • 4.2: Champion Trees of the Past
  • 4.3: Books
• 5: Oregon Big Tree Registry
  • 5.1: Nominating a Champion
  • 5.2: Nomination Instructions
  • 5.3: Volunteer
  • 5.4: State and National Registries
• 6: Preservation
  • 6.1: Forest Preservation & Eco Adventures
  • 6.2: Urban Old Growth
  • 6.3: Trekking for Tropical Conifers
  • 6.4: Wildlife
• 7: Blog

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Ascending the Giants is an ongoing series of expeditions lead by two arborists, Brian French and Will Koomjian, to measure the largest tree of each species. These trees demonstrate the pinnacle of what a species can be; they are called champion trees.

With the support of photographer Sean O'Connor and  videographer John Waller the team is able to capture some of the first and only footage inside the canopies of these remarkable trees. Ascending the Giants plans to showcase these specimens to increase knowledge of their existence and their ecological importance.

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Jakarta Post

January 29th, 2010's Jakarta Post Weekender magazine includes a great article about our Trekking for Tropical Conifers project.  This is a multi-year effort to document the largest trees of the prehistoric Araucaria family scattered across the Indonesian archipelago.

2009 saw Will Koomjian make the first trip for this project, which included tree measuring trips to Kalimantan and Sulawesi.