Spectacular! California's physical beauty is breathtaking! This is an EXCELLENT content, Jarl! Thank you for sharing! Watched the entire video and never skipped a single ad. LOL Can't wait for part 2 & 3! Yay!
So refreshing to see your video of the Sierra’s. I’m in Oregon on the northern coastal mountains, watching our state burn. A community 25 miles away lost 100 homes, while on the cascade side the route we take to get to our cabin in the Oregon outback had at least 4 communities burn this past week. Air quality is the worst in the world right now. Seeing those extended times of just viewing the High Sierra’s was a balm to my soul. Looking forward to part 2 and 3.
Just outstanding filmography and country Jarl. I am Karl! I have climbed Whitney, JMT and ridden my bike up to Cottonwood Trail head, but haven't hiked in that section. Spectacular granite!
So great Jarl! My son & I did your part 1 as a weekend trip a month ago August 14-16. Old Army Pass and Mt Langley were fantastic and blew his 16 yr old mind to what is accessible to all of us. Thanks for the beautiful film bringing back those great memories. Unfortunately, that weekend also began the tremendous heat in the valley and we experienced a 3 hr thunderstorm at Cottonwood Lake #3 after coming down. That heat and weather was the beginning of all the lightning strikes and ignited so many fires in our state. Was supposed to be just coming home today from a 5 day, 50 mile loop trip (I think you've done before) from Lodgepole through Twin Lakes, Belle Canyon, Deadman Canyon, and Elizabeth Pass. Unfortunately, had to cancel due to smoke and fire danger. So this video will have to do. Especially looking forward to watching Part 2 & 3 as my interest was stoked about Miter Basin after Mt Langley and I checking it out that section on the map. Next summer! Thanks again.
Thank you so much Bill, sorry to hear about your cancelled trip! yes I have been to Twin Lakes and that area, not all the places you mention there though. Part 2 is up and ready now, enjoy:-)
Thanks. Well done. I've been backpacking in Sierras for the last 60 years. Been a decade or two since went up Langley and Miter Basin etc. And am longing to go up Langley again! I think I almost recognize some of the rocks! Great feeling to catch a nice day at high altitude. Looking forward to more adventures from you, Norwegian Xplorer.
pinkze he say "36:00 minutes in now. You are such a small dot on this massive landscape, but the fact you are there being the small dot is a massive achievement. Proud you should be, well done "
Hi Jarl from the U.K. Really like your videos especially of the eastern Sierra, you strike a nice balance between the natural sounds of the environment, talking and music. Thanks for sharing.
Wow. It was beautiful in a an eerie way. It is very sad to see all of these wildfires that are ravaging millions of acres of some of the most treasured forests in the world. I hope you stayed safe. Thank you for sharing as always! I can't wait to see part 2 & 3! So far it is spectacular to see. The sun in the opening segway was almost as if you were on another planet...or you painted it on the video. Really beautiful but sad since it's caused by the haze. Thank you.
Very nice. I camped in the Cottonwood Lakes many, many years ago (50±). They were building or improving the trail up New Army Pass at the time. Blasting rocks and such. I recall fishing at Muir Lake...I think the Cottonwood Lakes are or were closed to fishing since they used them for Golden Trout. I've got a long story about being flown into Templeton Meadow (SW of Cottonwoods) as a teen with my sibs and hiking the 20 miles in one day to meet my parents at Cottonwood Lakes and crossing New Army Pass after the sun had set.
Some great panoramas here. Three-time Langley veteran here. I’ve always wanted to do this trip, continue North to Crabtree meadow.. Sorry to see you had to put up with all that smoke. But the wind shifts and you still get what you came for.
“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.” Thoreau
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You have a gift my friend👏👏👏beautifully made video. New subscriber here. Love the content. Now all you need is your fly rod. All those lakes are packed with the California’s state fish, the Golden trout. Cheers 🍻
Another awesome video. I can't wait for Part 2. I really like the music you play behind the imagery. One minor matter: I prefer the instrumental music to the vocals, because I find that I become so distracted by the lyrics that I can't become fully absorbed in the scenery. Other viewers might feel differently though.
I prefer songs like diamond mind, the effect is just heavenly and out of this world! It is nice to experiment with such stunning vocals, every once in a while
Excellent! I've wanted to give Langley a shot for some time. I summited Cirque Peak from New Army Pass with some friends years ago. We camped at Muir Lake and did a day trip up Army Pass, over to New Army Pass, Cirque Peak, then down New Army. Was a great trip... and Muir Lake is an excellent spot for morning alpenglow :-) Thanks for the video!
@@NorwegianXplorer I also camped at the lower Soldier Lake on another trip. We looped Cirque Peak from Horseshoe Meadow, up Trail Pass then north on the PCT. That little landslide on Army Pass gave a couple of my friends the heebie jeebies :-D It sort of looked like they may have cleared some of it?
What an epic day of hiking Jarl! Really enjoyed this one. The way it came together, starting with your view of Mt. Langley and its ridge from your tent at Cottonwood Lakes, followed by your route up Army Pass, and capped by your climb to the summit of Mt. Langley, was just really inspiring. I enjoy all your videos and appreciate your efforts to share your treks with us. This one really wowed me. You told a great story! Be well and thank you.
Yeah buddy! I look forward to every new video. I know your channel will keep continuing to grow. Your videos are shot and cut so well. And you keep putting them out, which is the secret to the algorithm. I know all your hard work will pay off soon. Backpacking has gained so much popularity over the years, especially this last year. Before you know it you'll have over a million subscribers.
Your videos make my day, i can have the worst day ever and catch a new video and man it's all gone. I just go to the places you show and it's so beautiful. Feels like i am there with the camera. Amazing channel and content.
Veldig bra! Langely is special. As scenic - maybe more so - than Whitney - and you usually have it to yourself. Did it as a dayhike over New Army and back Old Army. The backcountry is looking special, if a bit smoky. Could be worse - you could be up north here in Oregon.
Thank you, yeah Langley was magic, very few and good people up there, stunning, this was wednesday before the big fires really took off, very lucky with the timing!
I love the way you film, it feels like I'm actually walking the trails and enjoying the scenery..... which is great right now because I'm stuck inside with serious smoke in my neighborhood (I'm even wearing a smoke mask indoors). This video was so much fun, because you took the same route that I did when I climbed up Cirque Peak via High Lake, about 20 years ago. Great to re-live that hike! And you took my mind off the smoke and heat. I'm glad you mentioned that you made it out before the smoke there got bad! Thanks so much for these awesome adventures!
Thank you, really appreciate your comment, yes I made it out last Sunday, the day before Labour Day, if you look at the intro footage you can see some high alpine scenes from the trail up to Mt Whitney where you can see the plume of smoke from the Creek Fire that has just started to expand towards Mammoth.
Hi Jarl ,wow ,awesome ,the smoke haze created an incredible light , man on my big screen visually over the top dude...... Hey look after yourself ......Tree
Miter Basin is beautiful...and the smoke gives it an 'other-world' feel. I did the North Lake to South Lake Loop last week (off-trail Wednesday) and could smell smoke a couple days, but nothing too bad - I think the worst was at Evolution Lake, but it was relatively clear by the next morning. We saw a thick layer of smoke to the west when we were up on Muir Pass, but otherwise, we really lucked out with the weather. The smoke looked pretty bad in Miter Basin, so I assume the rest of your trip was pretty smoky. Beautiful video Jarl!
Thank you, that was actually the worst day of smoke on the trip, the wind changed and kept the smoke at bay until the day we summited Whitney, which was the day the fire in Mammoth got really bad.
pinkze he say " 47:08- could easily be a martian landscape ( reminds me of the 1980 film " The Martian Chronicles " ) Like you say quite eerie, but beautiful at the same time. Just being there must truly be like nothing else, thanks for doing this "
Thanks for the video! Can't wait to finish watching this and the next 2 parts. If you have any interest, then would love a future video about backpacking tips for novices or just how to get started! You and Joey seem pretty experienced, so would be great to get advice from the pros :)
Thank you very much, I will consider that, although there might be a lot of content out there for that purpose, it seems like most channels only do gear videos lol
Jarl, great cinematography! Love how you frame all your shots. Thank you for another beautifully done video and sharing your adventures with us. It was great to see you post this, since its my boyfriend's and I one year anniversary hiking Langley in a day from New Army Pass. Now we have something to look forward to and heading up Old Army Pass. Thank you again for such a beautiful video and great music mixing. Keep up the great work 👍
Speechless! My next trip is Langley as i have only gone to where You camped the first night for a day hike. Thanks for posting. Oh and 4K is like being there.
Was planning a similar trip up the Miter Basin to climb Pickering & Mallory but the closure cancelled my permit. Bummer! Looks like a beautiful basin! Glad you liked Old Army Pass. I think it’s a terrific route. Another terrific video!
From somewhere around 17:22 and onwards the blueness of that sky is heavenly. This is my definition of truly blue, fair skies. It doesn't look deeper and richer than that. Have you photoshoped it? =S I can't believe it is true color. And panderosas with orange trunks, white rock like somewehere i nthe desert of Saudi Arabia or Oman and vibrant/intense blue sky = combination which boggles my mind. Smoke gave it desertLY taste, Res Sea/Persian Gulf spice to it ;)) It reminded me white/orange mountains along the coasts of Gulf of Aden and Red Sea when I worked on cargo vessels back in the days passing those regions always covered with sandy dust, impenetrable kind of smoke created by the mixture the desert and sea. I really need to visit South Sierras/South East to be exact. I am speechless.
Thank you again, as you climb higher in elevation the blueness of the sky really changes, I think this is prob when I pass 12000 feet it just turns into a deeper blue. Always wanted to see the gulf of Aden, been looking at google maps etc of that area, its somewhat inaccessible though lol
Great video and amazing scenery. That region of the Sierras is definitely on my to do list. Sucks that forest fires have become the new late summer norm in the American West.
Greetings Jarl, you have inspired me to try this hike. I’m a Buddhist monk and I’m inviting a Christian monk to hike it with me. I’m making a video which talks about our preparations and I use the first part of this video to show people how spectacular the Sierras are. I wrote earlier asking you permission to use some of your footage and you graciously said yes, hope that is still the case !❤
@@NorwegianXplorer I’ll post it this Friday at 3 am Pacific Coast time in the USA. Any chance you will be hiking in the Sierras in 2023? I’ll be in the area for 3.5 months ! Would love to meet you.
Wow!! Amazing Rock Formations There!! The Water is Crystal Clear!! Do U Swim N the Water's there? Thank U for Sharing This Stunning Journey with Us!! 🤗❣
Wow! Your videos are so amazing. Question: do you ever hike up from a camera drop and think: "Why did I leave that so far down?!?" I always wonder how many extra miles you travel! Beautiful...thank you!
Thank you Charles, I dont know about extra miles and picking up the camera is fine, but sometimes if there are a lot of others around I try to avoid to much leapfrogging with the other hikers:-)
This vid (watching it again) inspired the first trip I'll take this summer, which follows your route. Friends will go around on the PCT after Langley, but I'll do Miter Basin and Crabtree Pass and rejoin them at the ranger station. I wonder why you didn't drop your pack down around the cutoff trail down to Soldier Lakes before walking to the summit. You're obviously a very strong hiker -- your "slowly" is most people's high gear -- but sill is nice to go up without all that weight, no?
Stunning. Very well-filmed. Am curious, does the elastic headband you wear serve a purpose? I camped in that Mitre basin grove of pines 2 Octobers ago, and woke to the sound & sight of a peregrine falcon hunting the meadow at high speed!
Awesome breathtaking visuals are a treat to watch, especially accompanied by the beautiful song 'diamond mind', just awesome!! Unfortunately the provided link couldn't send me to Spotify. Could you send me the link please?
Or you can follow Melantopia on Spotify and you will be notified when the song is released next friday open.spotify.com/artist/536Z5d0oUiDqAuYLlsTDtG?si=wFRUKj0sRzGY-05ZvGR2hA
Spectacular.. as you hike, I follow along on @gaiagps I couldn’t help but wonder, how this geology was all formed, given the big ‘rock pile’ nature of the area.. wiki of course sheds some light. “Twenty million years ago, crustal extension associated with the Basin and Range Province caused extensive volcanism in the Sierra.[29] About 10 Ma, the Sierra Nevada started to form when a block of crust between the Coast Range and the Basin and Range Province started to tilt to the west[30] “ Just amazing. Btw, what brand of white, translucent roll top bag do you have? Looks like your good bag. It has the black buckles on the top. Like your freestanding Marmot tent too, cool color. Thxs.
Great video and great timing. Assuming there are no closures (and smoke is not an issue) I'll be doing essentially this same trip as a loop very soon. Can't wait for part II. Side note- I purchased the 256gb 11 Pro Max. With as much filming as you do at 4k 60fps, is space/ memory ever an issue?
Awesome, should be a great trip, never an issue with storage at all, a trip like this might eat 40gb of storage, but I upgraded my icloud to 2TB, so the phone offloads the files while charging at night (using optimized stoarage).
No, but I am pretty sure It did not cross my mind at the time, but all smellables where put in the bear cannister. I saw a handful of other packs being left around the same area too.
I'm guessing this video was way earlier than the Sept post because all the national forests & parks all closed!!! Calif IS BURNING UP RIGHT NOW!! AND IM SUUROUNDED BY THEM!! YES!!! THIS COULD BE ANOTHER CAMP FIRE THAT TOOK OUT THE TOWN OF PARADISE,CALIF IN 2018. PLUS NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER WESTERN STATES!!! 🔥🔥 ITS SOO DANG SAD😭😭😩 I LOVE❤💕 YOUR WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS--- PLEASE BE SAFE OUT👍👍
@@dorishanoum3811 Thank you! No I was not far away, the Creek Fire took off the day before we were leaving, the timing were just good for us since we hiked out Whitney Portal the day it started getting really bad. We were lucky!
Yes it’s all closed. We were at Whitney portals Labor Day and they shut down at 5PM and kicked everyone out closed the visitor center and laid off all the employees. Shut down all the forest. The drive back to Los Angeles was horrible smoke was super thick and the road was jammed bumper to bumper with Labor Day traffic plus all the evacuations. I’m so lucky we submitted Whitney the week before.
Jael how do you train for your hikes? If you train at all. Also, do you live at altitude? I have never seen you affected by being hike around altitude, that is the reason I ask.
I have been training by hiking peaks with a lot of elevation gain, but this last year I have been backpacking as training for backpacking, I do get affected by altitude so I plan my trips with that in mind, spending an extra night at Horseshoe meadows which is over 10k before heading out etc
I had a quick look, it appears you use the wide angle lens on most of your shots? The wide angle lens feels like its got lower resolution, but it has better stabilization for some reason. I only use the wide angle for handheld first person walking shots and try to use the normal lens for everything else.
@@NorwegianXplorer thanks. I used GOPRO linear format. I'm still very low skilled in shotting and editing and I think that's a big part of why my video is not as good as other people with the same frame rate.
