I’ve been in that area countless times and I never knew that was a route, great climb! You should try some of the combo routes in Upper Glacier Gorge this summer. Arrowhead, McHenry’s, Spearhead, and Chief’s Head is a fantastic one
Just did this line (I did the other line west of it). It was deja vu for your conditions. Some sketchy snow bergschrund things. Completely bare top out as well.
this is such a cool video what a sweet hike with some awesome views. thanks for creating this I'm hoping to hike that area within the next couple weeks down by the lakes
Saw it in summers '75 and '76(just a couple of days post Big Thompson flood) on a walk up from Bear Lake to the last of the little lakes beneath Hallets Peak but lots less snow at that time of year. A bit like the Chimney beneath Pamola but it only had one chunk of ice in it that I saw in July '79.
Emerald lake was the highlight of my trip to RMNP last summer! A beautiful and awe inspiring video, I could never have imagined such an insane route without you! I look forward to exploring more of the park in the future
Yeah from may of last season - I’m rarely posting things in real time but everything I post has a full guide on my website and if you scroll down to the hike route - it has the date there
Most couloirs are hit or miss - you def need snow if that’s the question. This one usually stays “in” aka doable until June but after that I wouldn’t wait too much longer because of the issues I mentioned in the video. Totally depends on the winter before though.
Not in the plans right now, I am all for good ridge lines but ones that can kill you very easily, not so much. Rock quality is my biggest concern on that one.
Your write-up omits any disclaimer about wandering into avalanche territory, aside from references to avy debris. Considering this video is posted in prime avy season and wet slides are just around the corner, you should at least add a link to the CAIC site, since triggering an avalanche could be fatal: www.avalanche.state.co.us/
@@Wanderlust073 it’s not ridiculous. This guy puts a lot of effort into giving a thorough review of routes and risk, so viewers can make judgement calls about whether or not something is in their ability. To omit such a huge variable in safety is pretty surprising. All it takes is one Jerry from Nebraska to trigger a slide and cause an accident. Avy safety is such a specific bit of knowledge that not many people have, so at least posting the forecast link would be wise. Also, this video isn’t just available in the spring time, and people may be tempted to try it right now in March, and end up getting themselves or someone else killed.
This video, which is more of a Skimo perspective (but many ski mountaineers climb this en route to the descent) goes into a lot of detail about the route and its hazards, and is told by locals: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_OPJUCG4d60.html
