Boulder Skyline Traverse Classic Trail Run & Hike Guide 

Glad to hear that they improved cell service in the area.

Good timing as I just talked about all the gear I use - pinned on my IG here: instagram.com/thevirtualsherpa/

@@TheVirtualSherpa Thanks for the info! I just recently bought a pair of the Speedgoat 5’s and have worn them on one hike, the Chatauqua Mountain/Palmer Lake 2 trail. If you go clockwise the first mile of the trail is quite steep, about 1,100ft in that first mile, and the speedgoats did really well on the loose rock/steep trail. The rest of the trail is a breeze though so I don’t how they are going down when it’s very steep (trail is a loop), which is why I asked about your experience with them. I planned on using them on Class one and two 14ers and 13ers in the summer and shoulder seasons. I was also looking at Sportiva’s, mainly the Mutants and Raptors, but others as well. I would have liked to try them above tree line on more scramble terrain but like you the windy, crazy weather have been holding me back. I wanted to ask you another question. Have you been on the Lake Isabelle/Pawnee Pass trail? Might be the most beautiful trail I’ve ever hiked. I park at Brainard Lake instead of the Long Lake trailhead, thus you see three lakes, numerous ponds, creeks, and cascades, and a massive amount of wildflowers in July. Then onto Pawnee Pass, up to the Continental Divide. Once you get to the sign (12,550ft I believe) go another tenth of a mile and you can see Lake Granby/Grand Lake. On a weekday and early there are not too many people on the trail to Isabelle and then very few to Pawnee Pass. Of course if you’ve already been on this hike you already know all this. Thanks again for the information on the shoes and all of your videos, articles, and pictures.

Welcome and thanks for the sub! Hope you enjoy the binging.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xkz3lhXWcR0.html

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Mb-_XMOwsU.html FWIW - check conditions on 14ers.com under trail conditions and trailhead conditions.

Oh sick! Sorry if I didn’t hear you - had my headphones in for most of the day. If you saw me then, you probably saw me at the 2nd low point of my day, that climb is no joke.

@@TheVirtualSherpa No worries mate. I was actually on the Bear Peak trail heading along the West Ridge, you were trucking along pretty good at that point! That climb up to Bear Peak was definitely no Shadow Canyon even if it felt like it at times.

Did some of that last summer (vid on channel) - thing I don’t love about the rest of it is the lack of any kind of trail and unique terrain. Views can’t be beat though, that’s for sure.

Thanks - lost them literally right after I stopped filming 🥶🫥😬

Realized that after I was watching today and figured someone would point it out.

As he said in the video, HIGHLY recommend using a map if it’s your first time. I’m pretty familiar with those trails and had to consult my map a ton, especially due to fatigue later on

Nope some longer runs this year - but would love to snag Gannett if things work out too.

No way just a tough tough climb

Water was off unfortunately - not sure if it was just my luck or seasonally but I almost wanted to film how disappointed I was that it was not running haha. Boulder is full of animals for sure - a great place to be humbled very quickly.

Thanks appreciate the tips 👍🏽

Thanks man, appreciate it - not looking to do any collabs at this time though.

@@TheVirtualSherpa If you wanna grow on RU-vid you gotta collab with people! I watched one of your vids awhile back and you said you were disheartened about all the work you’ve put in and haven’t seen a good amount of growth. I’m here if you change your mind.

Lmao - “running” was def relative but actually more than I showed - just hard to actively run and film.

I was thinking that along the way - If north to south is better. Probably would be, so long as you don’t take the most direct trail up Sanitas. I will say though, once you get to south Boulder - it’s generally a straight downhill to Sanitas which was nice in terms of actual runnable terrain (for me at least).

I knew there had to be a better way to Sanitas just didn’t have it in me to do research at that point so went ⬆️

Something about suffering in the mountains seems to draw us crazy ones back time and time again - even though it’s usually a lot of type 2/3 fun. Gotta love it!

Thanks Diana - always appreciate your comments