Borah Peak: Climbing the East Face of Idaho’s Tallest Mountain 

Travis Fyne 🤣

These guys are absolutely mediocre amateurs. Even in this video they didn't bring climbing helmets (they should have). I have enjoyed and watched several of their videos, and they perform too much like amateurs. I would say they've been lucky with regard to some risks. And if I ever am in a peaceful area and a helicopter comes flying in, I'm gonna get pissed. Their footage on Mt. Adams was spectacular, but they were not supposed to use a drone in a Wilderness Area! Those things are really noisy and disturb the peace for the residents and us visitors alike. They all need to get more serious and respectful out there.

Tee Vee this comment is nonsense. You go climb 9+ 10k’s, and being pissed over a helicopter? You’ve never been in the national forests where’s fire and rescues helicopters do regular routes. Also u think a “visitor” will hear that drone? They’re on top of a damn mountain.

Tee Vee you’re absolutely right. The only thing worse than those dayglo suits is the effing helicopter. Gross, guys. What were you thinking?

So who's the pilot out of the bunch?

I just found them two days ago and have binged probably 85 percent of their content. so awesome

Very True

Jared Mende exactly!

Thank you.

These guys never cease to amaze me. They make scary climbs look like a walk in the park. If this is mediocre amateur climbing I’m thinking professionals must levitate.

@@beetroot48 no doubt! It really puzzles me that these cats don’t have more subscribers.

Thanks! We're terrible self promoters.

I write in the text messages to these guys "wear clothing that can be seen" they show up in their skittle clothing. It's perfect.

Thanks!

yes please submit a video to that festival or Telluride film festival.. y’all should be viral. These are way better then the “beat Monday” series @outdoortv

I'm going to admit you did get me thinking about how to make a video that is Banff quality.

Telluride might be a good venue as well. Now I just need to put together a banff or telluride worthy adventure and story.

@@MediocreAmateur I've been watching BMFF videos for decades.... you can do it, you have all the basics. :)

If you guys decide to submit a video to a festival your current way of doing things is actually pretty close to perfect. You chose a mountain with exposure, soaring vistas well above tree line so the distances look great, and climbed it via a non standard route. It's not the routes that everyone does that are interesting; it's the routes that are seldom traveled, even if they are on a well traveled mountain. Skittle color clothing and great weather complete this eye popping video.

Thanks! We definitely try our hardest not to die.

do you know what song that is?

Yes you are more or less correct , islands move across the ocean and collided with the land

I'm the farthest from an expert when it comes to class ratings. When I'm planning my routes I usually call up Aaron and have him remind me what the classifications mean in the real world. I then promptly forget what he told me.

Thanks. Free, good sounding music is actually one of the hardest things to find. If you ever stumble across any let me know because I'm always looking.

Mediocre Amateur whats the song at 3:45?

He Will Try by: Molly Hemsley its only on apple music sadly

I'll really miss those hours.

Real mountaineers ditch the helis.

That's definitely a lot of low class 5. I would never do something like that without ropes. It's easy, sure, but the cost of making a mistake is very high.

I don't see any of what I'd call class 5, but the boundary can be rather blurry, especially with the exposure upping the pucker factor. Generally I would not consider it class 5 until I start to need to preform crag climbing techniques with my feet and or hands, e.g. edging, stemming, crimping, smearing, jamming, etc. These moves benefit greatly from the use of climbing shoes. On this climb you can see that all the foot holds are large steps which can be done just as well in none technical boots, and the hand holds are simple jugs, so to me this is solidly below class 5. That being said, a rope and certainly helmets (!) could be a good idea in some sections given the exposure.

@@recurrenTopology nah. 5.1 is always a almoat no roper for me. 5.4 and up is where technique comes in.

Rusty Cranium Productions Solid 9.5. Danny swears by McGriddles but I find the best power-up is any Hostess delicacy. Sugar rush for hours.

@@cnuila I love mcgriddles, but my Hostess treat of choice is definitely the ho-ho.

We use both a Dynafit and a Camp bottle holder. I prefer the camp bottle holder because of its size but the dynafit one is insulated.

You guessed right on the drone and gopro. We sometimes use our phones when we're rushed but I also take a sony a6500 along with their 18-135 lens. I try to use the sony as much as possible but often are adventures don't facilitate its use.

Are you not allowed to use drones because it potential messes with the birds? I absolutely adore drone footage and would love to use one on my hikes but I'm not sure that it's retarded if it's a rule aimed at preserving wildlife better.

@@madmanswhispers canadian parks made 4 billion profit last year that i checked. As far as i can tell its just a money grab and deterrent. Right from their website. " disturb wildlife and lead to negative experiences for other visitors". People in general disturb wildlife so the point is moot. These drones can only fly for 20 minutes anyways. So imagine u hiked 4 hours and are doing a multi pitch climb in the middle of no where and chances are u are going to only see up to 3 other climbing groups of 2 to 3 people. And maybe some goats and birds. And if ur lucky a grizzly or blackbear

@@Fizbini1 No, the quote from the website backs up my point that it can disturb wildlife. As I understand it, it's not too hard to spook birds from their nests and abandon their offspring for that year. So they are invasive and I think you're putting your desire to play with your toy above the wellbeing of the ecosystem. It's not moot if the same amount of people that disturb wildlife are suddenly able to disturb it more with their use of drones. That's not moot, that's just a lazy attempt to sell valid concerns down the river. Maybe you should just learn to admire nature instead of insisting you get to have things your way at the expense of an already strained ecosystem? Biodiversity is plummeting for a lot of reasons. We rely on nature in far bigger ways than we know. And if you admire the birds and the songs they have to sing, and all of that other wonderful nature like most of us on the channel, then maybe pause for a minute before you call park rules retarded. Like I said, I love the birds-eye view of trails. But it's not worth it if it disturbs wildlife. If you want the already dwindling ecosystem to be preserved for generations (which you should) then maybe consider putting the ecosystem's needs before your wants.

You shouldn’t be allowed to use those things in the park, it disturbs the environemnt

People go to parks and wilderness areas to get away from everything. Nothing worse than stupid Drones flying around when you're in the wilderness. Very few places are off limits to Drones seems like it's not too much to ask to have a few places still wild