HIKING SOLO - Mt Bierstadt| Colorado & Tips to Hike a 14'er

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Mt Bierstadt is one of 58 Colorado 14’ers. Located in the Mt. Evans Wilderness it is a gentle sloping trail above treeline near Georgetown Colorado. If you have ever wanted to hike a 14’er i share some of my tips for a successful climb in this video while heading to the summit.
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@nickfadely6794 21 день назад

I just now saw this along with your Mt. Albert video. Nice job on Bierstadt and wise decision turning back on Albert. I live here and have done Bierstadt seven times with four of those from the winter closure. Don't know if your mother still lives in Rifle, but if so, you need to get the Maroon Bells Four Pass Loop on your schedule. Thanks for all your fantastic work, Alice! Hope you enjoyed Kyushu/Kyoto and brought back that kimono! 😉

@AliceFordAdventures 18 дней назад

Four pass loop is on my list. Just need some days to visit without my mom.

@TS-mo6pn 2 года назад

Well done, thank you. Hiked Mt. Bierstadt with my daughter two years ago. We got to see a couple of moose in the willows as well as a marmot and pika or two higher up. Your recommendations for preparation are spot-on. Despite being one of the "easy" 14ers, not everything is predictable. It makes me cringe to see people trying to summit a 14er wearing flip-flops and carrying nothing in the way of first aid stuff, extra layers, etc.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

You are preaching to the mountain choir for sure. Im told so many stories by people of others being completely unprepared. So awesome you saw moose! Thanks for watching

@davidreed5443 2 года назад

Vivid reminder of the feeling of wide open spaces, and giant vistas! 💙💙💙💙💜💜💜💜

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Absolutely!

@BeforeIKicktheBucket1 2 года назад

Stunning views, great work..

@dr.nigelcool3771 2 года назад

Really beautiful!

@sirravi 2 года назад

Beautiful mountain! Thanks for the video.

@seancasey7202 2 года назад

Beautiful place and hike!

@Dave-hu1es 2 года назад

I really do love your hiking videos👍. Must be great to live in a country with so many mountain hiking options.

@donaldzimmermann1417 2 года назад

Thanks for your wonderful adventure videos! I've been a subscriber for about a year. I had done 31 fourteeners, some many times. Now at 72 you take me back up to them. Your Longs Peak video was spectacular! Bierstadt was one of my favorites. Yes, those rare cloudless days with no wind and you are standing on the highest point for miles!

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks Donald! Colorado is such a wonderful place to be able to explore, I’m glad to hear you’ve been up so many mountains, thanks so much for subscribing.

@ramsesmorales9151 2 года назад

Beautiful place, and great job on reaching the top. Nice view from up there.

@derbagger22 2 года назад

Another very enjoyable video. Thanks, Alice!

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thank you

@phillipseaton7163 2 года назад

Hey Alice good to see you live again. Hope you are having a fantastic weekend

@iloveadventures6710 2 года назад

You Nailed It!

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thank you so much

@carolynduncan3117 8 месяцев назад

Climbing it tomorrow and I can’t wait!! 😊

@roger_is_red 2 года назад

very relaxing!!

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thank you

@hotschott3600 2 года назад

Great video, thanks for sharing! I’ve done Bierstadt three times and it’s one of my favorites. One time I climbed across the ridge to Mt Evans and went down from there. I was tired while everyone else was just getting out of their car and walking up the short trail to the summit. Fun experience! Thanks Alice!

@rugged9769 2 года назад

Enjoyed the music and scenery in this video. October-Nov is a good time to hike 14ers. No crowd, easier to find parking, atmosphere more stable with less chance for storms, and those snow dusted peaks look even more beautiful

@maxpaape5412 2 года назад

I just live the way you edit these videos. Really keeps your interest and very informative. This is really nice

@maxpaape5412 2 года назад

I meant love the way. I'm actually out hiking myself. Western MD

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks so much Max. Western md has some beautiful forest. I was just out on trail myself in western SC

@nickhikesinthewoods6150 2 года назад

Good video you did that hike on a absolutely beautiful day

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thank you. It certainly was a great day

@radisson8627 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing Alice. Stunning views, clear skies and no wind!!! Amazing scenery from above, and the clip taken from the drone where a person can see the trail system 🏔😎☀️🥾⛺️

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks Radisson, glad you enjoyed it.

@johnalden5821 2 года назад

Beautiful video!. Bierstadt does look like it's accessible. I have hiked one 14er so far (Pike's Peak), but this looks like a candidate for number two. My son and I hiked Pike's Peak when he was a teenager, and we prepared pretty much as you said. We got to Colorado and went to Boulder first, where we stayed a couple of days and hiked in the Flatirons. Then we went to Rocky Mountain NP, where we did some hikes above tree line. We then headed down to Springs for the Pike's Peak hike at the end of the week. We started the Barr Trail in the morning and stayed at Barr Lodge the first night (which was good because a huge thunderstorm rolled in that afternoon, just after we arrived, and more came through that night). We summited the next morning with clear views. It was probably the best hiking experience of my life (or one of them, anyway).

@tashunkawitko5984 2 года назад

Oh my dear, this is so unbelievable beautiful! Those floating pictures from high above, the soft music, this light and those colours of the big sky, the special quietness of the fresh October mountain air ... everything fits together in a very magical way! This brings me a little fly-away from my heavy loaded desktop! Thanks a lot for that!!

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thank you very very much I’m so glad you enjoyed it

@ericduvivier5588 2 года назад

Love this. Takes me back to my first 14er done with my son during the summer of 2016. October looks like a pretty ideal time to do it. No crowds.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Absolutely! October may be colder but few people. Love that you did a 14er with your son. I saw a families on this day

@ThePlacesWhereWeGo 2 года назад

There’s some serious altitude! Top of the world just about. Enjoyed watching this from Southern California altitude. Stunning views.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. California has some great peaks too.

@KarlDeckerPresents 2 года назад

Wow, somebody got a new drone, great shots! I wish I had those angles when I climbed Evans, Bierstadt, Spalding, moderate class 3 but tough in the snow covered sections for me. Beautiful! I think the best tip is pick an easy one if your new to climbing mountains. . . and check the forecast!!!

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

I couldn’t agree more with those added tips. Many try to start with something way too challenging.

@DrJohn493 2 года назад

Enjoyed the October Colorado scenery. My technique for the Colorado back country coming from sea level, acclimate for about 2 weeks, then its take 20 steps, stop, suck air, take 20 steps, stop, suck air, repeat as often as necessary.

@randykerckhoff6324 2 года назад

I’ve done two fourteeners in Colorado- Mt Quandary and Pikes Peak.

@trailsafe67 2 года назад

So nice place Alice. Thank you so much for sharing. Watching from Singapore. Sending big thumbs up.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks ever so much

@jilellvenkatesh4515 Год назад

Woow super view 👍👍👍 love you

@georgespencer3973 2 года назад

Thank you for another pleasant Sunday afternoon video, Alice! The lack of wind was the first thing I noticed in the clip at the top. “Her hair isn’t even moving." I don’t think I’ve ever been on any peak and experienced an absence of wind. Nice day, indeed.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

It was certainly a rarity. It's always so windy on these summits. This was really a perfect day.

@RETIRE2024 2 года назад

Super work and we'll done thank you!

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thank you

@RETIRE2024 2 года назад

@@AliceFordAdventures the view must have made the effort worth it but hiking in the mountains is just it's own reward. Thank you for super wonderful videos and thoughtful commintary

@jeffcottingham3691 2 года назад

Hmm, I may need to take my wife and daughter here sometime - not too terribly far from us (well, about 5-6 hours), but I love the late fall and fresh early snows! Simply beautiful - thanks for sharing this!

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

It’s a great place to visit

@1121gsm 2 года назад

Very well done. I did Wheeler Peak, NM in October and had a little more snow than expected. Watching you go up in the snow reminded me of all the slipping and sliding on Wheeler Peak. The real treat was going to Taos and Santa Fe. I fell in love with both of them. That would make a nice video for you. The cave dwellings at Bandolier National Monument was also fantastic. Always enjoy your videos.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

I love Taos and Sante Fe. I’ve got a video on Chaco Canyon and the Taos Pueblo but not everything we did. I’ve never hiked in NM though, certainly something to do

@steveboyle6891 2 года назад

Perfect weather for that hike! I live in CO, but haven't done Bierstadt yet. Next summer I think.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Highly recommend it, it meanders so it seems less challenging than many of the others

@2011woodlands 2 года назад

The piano music worked well for this video as you are ascending the mountain and making Walter Mitty style " oxygen choices ". For sure acclimating to the higher elevation will make the difference between success and failure.

@gdavew63 2 года назад

Wow, you made that look easy. But listening to how you prepared for it and what you recommended, I know it isn't. I have yet to climb over 10,000'. I've done the trail to Gaudalupe peak in Texas, but never made it to the top, and that's round 8700'. I can see a trip to Colorado in my future. Thanks!

@elliford7276 2 года назад

Awsom

@nindes Год назад

Hey there I watched your video and have just climbed mt Bierstat a week or so a go we were also lucky with the weather it was clear sky's and no wind although we started late ie midday and completed the summit at 6pm. So the walk back was dark however we did have head torches and we were on the flatter parts of the walk on the way back ie I watched your video before and now after the whole experience was magical

@AliceFordAdventures Год назад

Glad you had a great experience and enjoyed the hike

@johnelmore5946 2 года назад

Nice Alice…. I’m a Flatlander on the gulf plains of Texas. Attempted Longs as a first 14er. (I know) … Did make it to the Keyhole but had no more strength. I’m a marathoner but 14ers don’t care if you drive up and attempt Longs as first 14er. I’ll go again, acclimate and attempt Bierstadt. Thanks for the video. You’re a great guide. Be safe. Thanks for listening.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks John. Good luck on your next attempt

@cowboypalaboy0723 2 года назад

Your so busy that's why you only upload videos on Sunday or longer take care always Alice love the hike.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thank you, yes I also work full time.

@jamesnasium4035 2 года назад

Great video! The trail didn't look too crowded. Maybe October is the right time of year to hike Mt. Bierstadt, which I understand gets the most hikers of any 14er. Me and my wife and 2 boys hiked Mt Flora, a 13er, a couple of years ago and next time we're back in Colorado, the younger son and I want to hike a 14er. It will be tougher, but we get to spend some time together "training," which mostly means hiking together, so it's a great bonding experience.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thats wonderful. I think Bierstadt is a great choice for a first 14'er. Start early! I stayed in Georgetown which meant I didn't have to get up super early since I was so close to the trail. It was colder but as you saw not a ton of people.

@jasoncombs7545 2 года назад

"Now (s)he walks in quiet solitude The forests and the streams Seeking grace in every step (s)he takes (Her)His sight has turned inside (herself)himself To try and understand The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high..."

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

❤️

@brianjohnston6132 2 года назад

It's so crazy for the trail to look like that this time of year. Everything in this video should be covered in snow right now. It should require snow shoes, crampons, and a lot of mountaineering experience to summit. There's so little snow in the mountains right now. Along the Front Range, where I am, there's been no measurable snowfall yet this season. It's Dec 6. The average first snow is mid-Oct.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

This was shot the first week of October, but yes I’ve heard snow fall is terribly low this year. 😞

@seshagriffin7025 Год назад

I really appreciate that you are a solo hiker and also your tips on how to stay hydrated. Do you have any tips on safety for female solo hiker? I hike alone and also paddle alone often and I don’t really worry much but get flack from other people about it. I do have pepper spray and a hand held alarm.

@AliceFordAdventures Год назад

Hi Sesha, you’re welcome. I am just like you i carry a Garmin, an emergency alarm and bear spray if in bear country. Other than that I don’t carry any weapons. Always trust your instinct I think our best form of safety is not letting our ego push us into dangerous conditions

@calsurflance5598 2 года назад

Hi Alice ! While a 14,000 ft mountain is not on my radar anytime soon, I none the less enjoyed the breath taking view. What was the elevation at the start of the trail? I also appreciate what you are doing on your other channel.👌 Be safe and stay well; Lance

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks so much Lance. The elevation at the start is around 11,000 feet

@christophercrews1380 2 года назад

In 1995 I hiked my first two 14ers Grays and Torreys. Since then I think I’ve done 10, Longs being the most challenging. If anyone is extremely bold and peak physical condition, Lincoln, Bross, and Democrat south of Breckinridge can be done in one day, but most split it up into two days like my brother and I. Cameron ridge is considered a “14er” but I don’t since it’s a 14000 ft. ridge and not a peak. But I’ve not done Bierstadt or Evan’s.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

I need to do Torreya and Greys. Hopefully next year :)

@KhashayarGhazianzad 2 года назад

Great journey! Big like and new subscribe from your friend here. Well done! 👍

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks so much

@coloradojacket 2 года назад

Hiked it 23 years ago, back when you had to muck through the willows....

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Ooh that must have been a mess

@demianfgomez 2 года назад

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@uk2488 2 года назад

👍

@Courtnisadventures 2 года назад

I do hiking videos too!!

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

That’s awesome

@Colokids1 2 года назад

I hiked Mt. Bierstadt and Mt. Evans in one day, starting from the top of Evans to Bierstadt and back.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

How was that ridgeline? It didn't look too gnarly but I've heard its pretty challgening.

@Colokids1 2 года назад

@@AliceFordAdventures The ridgeline had some tough areas, but doable! Once on top of Bierstadt, I hiked down to the lake below, and then up a very steep mountainside to the top of Evans.

@OutdoorSugar 2 года назад

Your home base in Colorado?

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

Sometimes. My mom lives there.

@OutdoorSugar 2 года назад

@@AliceFordAdventures I live in CO, very familiar with some of your hikes. Enjoy your channel.

@AliceFordAdventures 2 года назад

@@OutdoorSugar Thanks so much! Any hikes you would like to see on this channel

@OutdoorSugar 2 года назад

@@AliceFordAdventures I haven’t explored SW CO much, so maybe anything in the San Juan’s would be interesting. I am also interested in exploring the Wind River Range in WY, anything there would be nice. Not sure if you get up that way or not? As an outdoor enthusiast, I enjoy all you hiking vids no matter where they are. Your channel is very underrated when you consider number of views.