North Sister: Fall Summit (4k) 

@@danieldbattin thanks! Yes, this mountain is not a walk in the park by any means!

Thanks! yes, it was a long day! getting back to the car was a huge relief.

Indeed. I did underestimate the route finding challenges a bit, I was thankful to have the rope!

Yea we regretted forgetting those! Haha it was very intense

Thanks! it was a tough mountain! took all the skills we had.

yes! it was pretty sketchy, and not so fun in the moment, but im glad I climbed it!

yea, its a hard mountain all around!

Eventually I will do the full 3 sisters traverse, I'm thinking late spring, so id climb in the ice and snow. Probably easier in some ways.

@@MountainMontage that would a awesome video to watch the full three sisters Traverse. I came across your videos during the 2020 shutdown and love them.

@@seasonti8312 Thanks! ill keep them coming, so stay tuned!

Yes, I heard about that. Very sad. It is a very difficult and dangerous mountain, regardless of experience

That's a good question, and I've been thinking about that a lot! They are both very difficult, in some ways similar (lots of sketchy loose rock) but other ways different. Jefferson is a longer climb with more elevation gain, it requires a steep ice / snow traverse pretty much year round, which means extra gear, and that traverse is no joke. Both mountains have difficult route finding, and supposedly have a 4th class option to the top, but on both, I ended up on 5th class terrain. On paper I'd say that Jefferson is harder, my personal experiences with the mountains, N Sister was harder for me, primarily because of getting off route and also doing it as a single day push, coupled with the conditions we did it in. It all added up to a less enjoyable climb then Jeff.

@@MountainMontage I respect your achievements, I am an amateur mountaineer and have bagged South Sister -- which is just a walk up -- along with Thielsen and Broken Top. I have been wanting to do Hood. What kind of training would you recommend for it? I have seen you climb Hood by many a route, I will be attempting the standard South side route in the spring. I look forward to your reply.

@@brayanwood2104 Nice! Hood is a great mountain, and relatively easy for a technical climb, but it does come with a whole new set of challenges and risks. My main advice would be to get comfortable using crampons and an ice axe(s), and to go with someone who is more experienced for your first time or two. Making a mistake up there is very high consequence. Id recommend climbing MSH in winter (before April you don't need a permit) This is a good climb to practice those skills with lower risk. Feel free to hit me up on FB (Andrew De La Bruere) if you want to discuss more details.

I'm not going to lie, this mountain is no joke. I got gripped on this one more then most, but mainly due to getting off route on the rotten rock. Fall is tricky cause the mountain can change quickly with the potential of fresh snow. My advice would be to be as prepared as you can for rock or snow, but also know your limits. Good luck, I hope it goes for you!!

@@MountainMontage appreciate the positive thoughts. i do have my guru going with me who has summited it multiple times so at least the route finding wont be an issue. i think more than anything your video better shows how steep shit is and how thin those ridges are more than others.

@@jasonroyce3587 That's great! yea this mountain is no joke! good luck!

@@johngo6283 That's probably good advice. Although, personally I would highly discourage anyone who calls them selves a beginner to start with a mountain like this. In this specific situation an ice axe would have been worthless, as the snow was fresh with nothing underneath and had no consolidation. What we needed (and forgot) was trekking poles! But I improvised with that stick.

Thanks, and yes... It was pretty Sketchy. But partly because we went the wrong way. I did underestimate the difficulty of that Mountain tho!