It must be tough to find people to check up on these ladders all over the mountains. The trail work is never ending. I don't understand why videographers dub music on their videos. I want to hear the sounds of the trails.....the outdoors. That's a big reason I go hiking. I often sit on a mossy boulder and just listen for awhile..
Well, Adam, I heard the change in the voice, and you were definitely not playing at it. That was getting to you. Please do not put yourself at unnecessary risk for us. Brilliant vlog with amazing views. Thanks for sharing.
I started the 48 in earnest this year. I just did caps ridge and i loved it! Im finally getting comfortable with scrambles. Your videos are excellent prep for me as now i want to do the T25. Thank you!!
Yes I finally just posted my video for that trail as well. Such a fun little scramble. But this one oo gosh still giving me nightmare's! yikes. Glad this one was useful for you as you started your T25 journey!
The first time I hiked this trail, in 2005, one of the ladders that is there now was not. I don't remember which one, but I remember looking around in disbelief and, seeing no alternative, scrambling up and then along a very narrow horizontal ledge with a muddy surface and an overhang giving less than a foot and a half of clearance, so that I had to take off my pack and push it along the ledge ahead of me. When I returned in 2012, there was a new ladder, which disappointed me, because it took away the fun. (It blocked the route I'd taken before.)
Another kick-butt adventure. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for giving me hiking ideas, especially for times I want to step out of my comfort zone!! Love some of the close up scenic shots you got!!
Thank you for all the videos you make. Not only do you do a great job making them...they are so valuable to everyone to preview trails that they should or should not do....keeping people inspired and safe at the same time...thank you for all you do!
I frequently say that the Terrifying 25 does not usually life up to the name and that it was named more because of how terrifying it was for the originator, Patricia Herr, to watch her young daughters climb them than because they are terrifying themselves. That one MAY live up to its name based on your video. Hopefully I'll see next summer when I try and finish that list.
Can't believe the number of times you went up and down the ladders and rock scrambles to get all the angles. Wow is all I can say... Thanks for all the work showing us these T-25 trails!
I kept hoping someone was filming you, because I did this trail once and I cannot fathom hiking back on certain parts for the camera! This made me relive some terrifying moments haha.
Great video! That does look terrifying! I was so ready to go out there until I saw that ladder scramble. (I froze for a couple minutes on Mt. Morgan, I have to admit!) Well, I hope to try this one someday!
I will say the ladders are taller than the Morgan one but luckily do not have a sideways ladder transfer like Morgan. There are more of them and there is the one halfway up the rock. The worst was the one that dumped you directly onto a rock slab at an angle that made me hyperventilate!
This was awesome. Looks like a great hike if you want to avoid the crowds. Also, I'm curious how much extra distance do you think you walk setting your camera up and then going back to retrieve it?
I thought you were moving pretty quickly over that rough terrain. That 1 does look truly terrifying. I definitely would have loved to hike that in my 20s. Never gonna do that at my age now. But was fun to watch You do it.
Looks like a heart pounding hike but it really looks more to be a climb than anything else. It must have been a bit nerve-racking to go back down! I know I'd much rather climb up than down! Thanks for sharing this amazing adventure! 😉
Hi Adam. Enjoyed this adventure, thankful you made it safely. It appeared the rocks were wet. If so, that made it even more difficult! Questions: Have you done the Huntingdon Ravine Trail? Were these trails marked, I did not see any paint blazes? I assume the loop route you took back avoided the steep sections above the ladders (?). Thanks for another good video...
I have not done that trail yet and had been planning to do it in September before I got injured. But then it was no longer possible. maybe next year! No blazes because this was mostly in a wilderness area and they do not use blazes in the wilderness. Yes I went back and descended via the sphinx trail as described in the guide section. Happy hiking!
