Final 100' of Exposed Climbing to the Summit - 14er Mt. Wilson 

Those clouds would've had me concerned

Getting back down is the hard part.

So typical of the 14-ers... just feel like the whole pile of bricks is going to come down as you pull on it...

When I climbed this with Daren in 1986 there was a big slab about the size of a baby grand piano near the top. When we were both on it, it slid down a little, scaring the crap outta us. It looks like that slab must've fallen in the intervening ~37 years, as it's no longer there.

I think whoever developed the GoPro wanted to design something that would ensure hand-sweating moments for anyone viewing videos like this, which make this exposed ridge look pretty extreme. It also looks as if it would very easy to pull on -- or step on -- a loose rock at any moment on that final ridge. I have no trouble with exposure -- except when I'm on loose rock. How dangerous is this route from that perspective?

I saw this video and thought there was no way I could climb this mountain. Then at the false summit I saw the much safer route 50 ft. below the ridge. Thanks for making this epic video.

That is a big pile of rocks.

I grew up and still live in Florida and terrified of heights. Call me a wimp but this video makes me uncomfortable just watching it. You are a brave sole and congrads.

I would have hit the SOS button on my Garmin Inreach for a heart attack

That's a serious knife edge dude good job dudes

I climbed this almost forty years ago. My last fourteener. Quite possibly the most demanding of all 54 IMHO.

That's a choss pile. One block comes off that you grab the wrong way and you're finished.

I hope ya'll are still alive and well. Terrifying 😱 hobby.

I got to downclimb that bit in a hailstorm with static buzzing around us after a freak storm moved in at 11am. Lesson learned-next time start from Kilpacker so I don't have to downclimb that to get to Rock of Ages.

Besides your skill as a climber, your life depends on the solidity of a pile of broken rock shards (many weighing a fraction of what a person weighs), most of which will be gone from their spot in the next blink of geologic time.

Class 4 means you need rope protection. Clearly they did. This is why people die. I'm a Search and Rescue team member in the Sierra and we have had multiple climber fatalities this year on class 4 sections. Just saying...

I dont think I could trust that stack of rocks you guys are climbing over to get to the top.

Dang looked unstable as all can be..But the rocks sticking together defying gravity..

what's it like going down that last 100 feet? I always find it so weird going backwards

I wanted to throw up just watching this. Jesus my legs would give out on me if I were there.

Class 3,4,5 ? Class 3 hands and feet , Class 5 roped for protection ( can solo ), Class 4 is Class 3 for those that think it is Class 5 and may need rope. The Wilson group is so rotten a rope for protection is highly recommended although it is only Class 3 . Often low level Class 5's ( 5.o - 5.6) are safer ,even solo than crumbly ,loose ,sketchy Class 3/4.

One of the scariest ascents I've been on.

I'm saving myself. For mountains that aren't crumbly af

What geologic forces would create those jumbled rocks on top? They look loose, like one hard grab and they could just let go.

The shaky camera makes it hard to judge ....

Wow that loose rock looks scary as hell. Imagine the forces that thrust this formation up, and crumbled all that stone. One good quake and it looks like it would come down.

Just a little a'sposed.

i could do this drunk

Airy and so beautiful. Ad alta

Good lord. I would not want to be near that rotten rock on that knife edge

I think I would stop and be happy with summit minus 100. Not worth dying.

Sweaty palms

That is a class 4 move. Not a bad one, but a harder class 3 move plus big exposure. That moves it to class 4 even though not objectively difficult moves.

How are you not scared

Which trail head did you take ?

Insane.

Mostly class 3 screaming at it's finest on the standard route. Nice work!

what kinda gloves are those? Do you recommend those? My hands tend to get sweaty :P

What kind of gloves do you wear???

You have parachutes in your backpacks right? Just in case..

I'd paraglide back down.

Is that class 3 or 4 scrambling?

Some airy moves there!

I'm getting vertigo on the couch watching

“ how did I just do that “ lmao 😂

No need. You’re at the top.

Nice, thanks.

Is that the only route up to the summit?

We did that on acid.

Very awesome! Good job, men!

dude that last part was sketchy af

I nearly pissed myself

I thought there was a 400 foot vertical climb here?

Dude, those rocks are not stable. Lol

Thats scares the the hell out-of me.

I love to hike, but class 0 is as high as ill go.

The Beehive offers PG climbing with more stability followed by bracing swim at the Sand Beach.

No room for error

How long did the traverse take summit to summit?