Bertie Gregory Instagram – #CanopyCampLife! Our rope experts @waldo_etherington and @meg_and_onaldson rigged this tree house allowing us to film, sleep and eat high in the trees as the elephants went about their business underneath us. Due to a long history of poaching and their thick jungle home, forest elephants understandably get very grumpy when they bump into humans. So by staying off the forest floor, we could film while the elephants did their thing undisturbed. Also featured in these pics is director @markmcc01 and sound recordist @justdrewsound.
Many people seem to be very curious as to how we went to the bathroom. It involved a bag, good balance, good aim and careful positioning of the climbing harness straps! Supporting us in the trees, we owe a huge thanks to the local team who put in some serious heavy lifting helping carry in and out the jungle all the ropes, filming platforms and hanging tents. More on them soon! Photographed in @dzanga.sangha National Park for the ‘Elephant Quest’ episode of ‘Animals Up Close’ now streaming on Disney ! #AnimalsUpClose @wildstarfilms @natgeotv @remote_ropes_ltd | Posted on 11/Nov/2023 17:30:36
