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FYI for anyone coming from the Valley up the 60, you can buy a permit before you get up there at the Ace in Globe, AZ. These two tried to do it without a permit and realized there was a Game and Fish officer there, then were forced to drive an hour out of the way to Whiteriver Junction to get one.
Great video guys. At 57 I am hoping my wife and I get a chance in the next few years to do this. Awesome reminder that we will definitely need to ramp up our training prior to any attempt to summit. Thanks for all the info.
Thanks. Everything we used and the camera are listed towards the bottom of the blog we did on our Mt Whitney hike. Check out this link: inspire-to-go.com/hiking-to-the-summit-of-mount-whitney-in-one-day/
Congrats ! 7-time summiter here. You came in from Tucson, but I grew up in Pasadena. Climbed Whitney with two friends and a Shelty named Shadow in 1970. Took full packs to the summit and spent the night in the hut (1971). I know your exhilaration. Take it to the bank, and be proud.
Nice! I'm scheduled Oct 23rd for my second shot at this amazing hike. Thanks for the reminder of the highlights so I can keep training hard before October.
This is a gnarly trail. I apparently did not get lost as I followed the dots, but even then it was wicked. I was tempted to turn back, but was too embarrassed by all the teenagers and kids climbing around me. The last 1/3 or 1/4 of this trail is barely a hike - more like a scramble/climb - even tree climbing. The last 15 feet is vertical.
Good job. Like our intro said yes it is a little gnarly towards the summit but worth the effort once you get to the summit of Flatiron. Thanks for sharing!
You guys rock! Superb stamina and style. It was 1975 when a buddy of mine and I journeyed from Flagstaff to Whitney Portal just to hike up and back in one day, just as you guys did. But we were much younger than you (22 years old), and despite our conditioning, it was exhausting. Thanks for the memories!
Great question. Find a hike in your area that has a good downhill. We have a 6-mile out and back hike in our area that is a steep 3-mile climb and a 3-miller killer downhill that we will do twice when getting ready for a hike like Whitney or the Grand Canyon that does it for us.
When I was 16 in 1994 (now 46) my friend and I camped there and hiked to constatation lake at the start of the steep switch backs. It was an amazing hike. Back then you didn't need a stupid pass to hike the lands that belong to us!
Good video. You folks made amazingly good time for a couple of old farts. My average time was 16 hrs. in my early 50's. I am hoping to do it again sometime if not for recent circulation problems in my legs. I can at least still make the hike to Lone Pine Lake for now.
It was really a wonderful Mt. Whitney hike!! You've shared a video that makes us passionate to watch it. The scenery was very beautiful, and the view was just fantastic!! Thanks for showing and sharing.
I've done 2 of these : Grand Canyon SK to BA, and Superstition Flatiron. The GC hike is one of my all time favorite hikes next to Mnt. Whitney. I did it on June 23, 2007, in 12 hours. The temperature at the Indian Garden ranger station was 120º at 3 pm. I drank 7 liters of fluid. I also did some minor hiking in Organ Pipe Cactus. No major trails or significant landmarks, but simply interesting desert landscape, fauna and flora. I ran into a young big horn sheep, a baby tortoise, a tarantula, and a standoff between a rattlesnake and a jackrabbit.
Thanks for watching and commenting. We did Mt Whitney the other day and working on the video now that should be posted in the next couple of days. It was awesome!
The Flatiron trail in Superstitions is gnarly. I didn't know what I was getting into. It certainly has a variety of landscapes and views, but eventually turns into a bushwacking nightmare. The trail gets progressively steeper and less like a trail, until it becomes boulder and tree branch climbing, and navigating by trail markers painted on the rocks. Eventually the last 20 feet or so are vertical. I was tempted to turn back several times, but was embarrassed by the young kids climbing around me. The view at the top is definitely worth the climb, but it helps to be aware of the struggle and mentally prepared.
Planning on trying the Mt. Baldy trail for the first time this August. I love how you have the topographical maps to show the trails! Have you ever tried the Nankoweap Trail in the North Rim of the Grand Canyon? Just came back from there although we didn't go far down into the canyon because of the summer heat.
Thanks for watching and the feedback. No we have yet to do the Nankoweap Trail but it is on our list of hikes to do hopefully this fall. If you do it let us know how it was.
Yes. You can buy a permit in Globe AZ before you get up there. Sounds like these two tried to do it without a permit and had to drive an hour out of the way to get one. I believe you can get a permit at the Ace in Globe, AZ.
That's a really nicely done video. Great scenery, but also the data on the actual hikes and the Google Earth views are super helpful. Thanks for taking the time!
Wow...I'm adding this to my bucket list!! We have a permit to explore Aravaipa Canyon June 10-12, 2024...lots of creek crossing there to. The beauty of being retired...we'll go eplore the Cibecue Falls during the week...thanks for sharing!
My son and I took the bear Canyon route up past seven Falls. This added what I referred to as the useless thousand we then went down the road past the ski park to Summerhaven for a total of 26 miles.
Wow that is a good one. Way to add some miles. Did you do it in one day or did you spend the night on the trail and break it up into 2 days? We did the Bear Canyon Hike and did a video when doing it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QNRu5pUTwhs.htmlsi=N0Lg_Qx22gsOAQB8
9:15 minutes total time. I think we refilled our bottles and filtered at the same spot you did. I have some photos, but I don’t know how to attach them to this post.
Just arrived in Flagstaff. I heard about this ride but it was not sold to me properly. I am excited to do it now. Thank you. And thanks for the wind comment! nice touch. Also, the two of you average 18mph? That is impressive. My wide averages about 13mph so i guess i will not do this ride with her.