Hiking Mount Whitney 2022 |Sunrise|

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This hike is not for the faint of heart. It is the tallest mountain in the contiguous U.S. sitting at approx. 14,500ft. We spent two days acclimating at Horseshoe Meadows which sits at approx. 10,000 ft. (every little bit helps) This is the highest I have personally hiked to date. Altitude sickness is a very real thing and not to be taken lightly. Many who attempt this summit fail to do so. My suggestions are start very early to avoid exposure in the heat of the day. Make sure you pre-hydrate to stay ahead of dehydration. Cover exposed skin or use a good sun block as the exposure is intense. Above all, know your limitations and listen to your body. LEAVE NO TRACE! Pack it in, pack it out! This includes your doo doo! Thanks for watching!
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16 июл 2022

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@T3nG0d 2 года назад

21 minute video ?! LETS GOOOO

@BlueLineAdventures Год назад

That place looked absolutely freaking gorgeous! Great job on the hike and great video!

@BackcountryTreks Год назад

Thanks!🍻

@BackcountryTreks 2 года назад

Altitude sickness is a very real thing and not to be taken lightly. Many who attempt this summit fail to do so. My suggestions are start very early to avoid exposure in the heat of the day. (We hiked in mid July) Make sure you pre-hydrate to stay ahead of dehydration. Cover exposed skin or use a good sun block as the exposure is intense. Above all, know your limitations and listen to your body. LEAVE NO TRACE! Pack it in, pack it out! This includes your doo doo! Thanks for watching!🍻

@mhaskins3769 Год назад

Love the ending!

@BackcountryTreks Год назад

Thanks!

@BackpackingWithJason 2 года назад

Great job on getting up there. Beautiful sunrise. Absolutely incredible. The hike up there was really beautiful too. Really cool video 👍🏻👍🏻

@BackcountryTreks 2 года назад

Thanks man! Appreciate the kind words🍻

@jacknicholson5794 2 года назад

Wow

@BackcountryTreks 2 года назад

Neature 🌄

@turtlecrawford6468 2 года назад

This was awesome

@BackcountryTreks 2 года назад

Thanks! 🍻

@aliensoup2420 Год назад

That girl on the top is obviously a conditioned trail runner - look at her legs. She is young, and has probably been doing that trail for years - probably a local. I ran into one of these people on Mt. San Jacinto. I was attempting the Catcus to Clouds trail, starting in Palm Springs. I met a guy at the trailhead that looked super-fit, and he had nothing but a bladder pack. He said "Have a nice hike", then took off running up the trail - 8 miles to the tram station. I never saw him again, but I had to turn back after 5 miles due to leg cramps.

@Colorado_Kkid 2 года назад

Neat video and awesome scenery ... Thanks for sharing ... Curious how you like the Durston X-Mid 2 (At least I think it was a 2)?

@BackcountryTreks 2 года назад

Thanks! It’s actually the 1-P. I just did t have the bug net installed until it was closer to bed time. I love it!

@juanbackpacks Год назад

My son and I finished our HST thru hike by doing a pre dawn ascent of Whitney on Monday July 18. Seems we just missed you al lbs a couple days!

@BackcountryTreks Год назад

Sounds amazing! Congrats on completing you’re journey. Sounds like wild fire smoke is currently a huge problem. Glad we didn’t have to deal with that! 🍻

@dwaynestewart411 2 года назад

Well that was a great video. Tho if it was hard on a young man like yourself , my old ass would probly be struggling but hey if I could I would damn sure give it a shot. Keep up the good work . Dwayne

@BackcountryTreks 2 года назад

Thanks!🍻

@aliensoup2420 Год назад

It's mostly about conditioning. There are a couple videos of 70 yr. old guys day-hiking the Mountaineer's Route. It's not something you do on a whim. Even as a gym rat for 20 years, my first time up to Trail Camp (12,000 ft) was rough, and the trip down ravaged my knees. It's not just enough be be "in shape", you have to hike long trails, and high altitude to condition your joints, and body to the distance and altitude. After several years of hiking high, I was able to day summit 4 times with not much difficulty or discomfort, at age 49 - 55.

@BackcountryTreks Год назад

True dat! Being in shape helps but big miles and elevation is a different kind of animal 🍻

@aliensoup2420 Год назад

Poor communication. Agree on the camp site before you leave, or sometime before you separate.

@BackcountryTreks Год назад

We did agree. Still went sideways a little. Ended up working out really well. Thanks for watching 🍻

@andygustafson1 2 года назад

Any insight on the permit process?

@BackcountryTreks 2 года назад

We got ours almost immediately when the www.recreation.gov/portal opened. It sold out in minutes for the season. Kinda crazy. But people cancel all the time. There’s a Facebook group with tons of great info on that. Here’s a link on permit info. www.fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5150055#:~:text=2022%20Mt%20Whitney%20Lottery&text=Log%20into%20your%20account%20on,web%20reservations%20on%20Recreation.gov.

@dwaynestewart411 2 года назад

Something I don't understand. I watch your Mt. Whitney video and after that all I get is everyone and they're brothers Mt Whitney video. That irritates the shit out of me. Just saying Dwayne

@BackcountryTreks 2 года назад

The RU-vid algorithm can be very annoying.