In Herik’s talk we discover that UpTrees is the kind of idea that you start today and not tomorrow. A passion project that has grown into a touching and thought provoking means of uniting people through the primal activity of climbing trees. From the thousands of photos and hours of video content at his disposal, we get to hear snippets of the conversations and see the characters that inhabit his trees. Whether it is a group singing happy birthday or a sobering talk on economy, it’s all part of an evolving project that is as much about people and relationships as it is about trees.