Thru-Hiker Tries Mountaineering | STEEP Scrambling in Washington's Most Remote Mountain Range 

What footwear r y’all wearing?

As beautiful as the Tetons are, and the Colorado Rockies, and the Sierras, I don't think there's any spot more beautiful in the contiguous U.S. than Washington's North Cascades. The lush forests in the valleys surrounded by these jagged granite peaks and with volcanoes in the distance as well. You can't beat that view.

Beautiful and other worldly. Amazing. Hard to conceive of what I just saw. Stunning.

Omg, your hiking partner, she’s such a delight! Who would ever not want to go on a hike with her.

Beastly jumping right into the Pickets! 💪strong work!

That steep snow is truly terrifying. I, an avid scrambler and peakbagger myself, have heard too many stories of scramblers venturing into mountaineering on snow and sliding to their deaths. Congrats on the summit and no shame in being cautious on your first foray. Love the vids and hope you get lots of views!

Excellent! Totally enjoyed this.✌️

This is exactly the sort of expedition I love. I’ve climbed all around snow king and also just west of you, by baker lake! It’s so hard to find partners for this stuff though, last few years I often end up waiting until my sons have time

This was cool! I've never traveled on foot much outside the U.S. but I've been all over this country and I've just reached the conclusion (at 58 years old) that I'm gonna spend the years I have left in this area. It just has EVERYTHING except for accessibility and I'm willing to pay that price. Nicely done. WILDERNESS...... there's nothing better!!!

Nice report. The first (of four) times I climbed McMillan Spire, W. Peak, in late July 1987, there was no trail. It took us 2.5 days to get to Terror Basin, in the driving rain and with no visibility. We had only Fred’s guide book and topo maps but they worked. Our packs weighed 70 pounds at the start. I’ve been back to the Southern and Northern Pickets six times since. Magnificent and rugged country and not for the feint of heart. Beware ground bees in late summer.

Keep up the great work man, I'd love to see more videos like this

One of the best Pickett Range videos I've seen. I did some Class 3 scrambling back in the day. Nothing in this league but I enjoy good vids of it. There's no joke about being careful on the snow, though. I had a friend years ago who was a very experienced climber, with many times up Ranier, Glacier, Baker, etc. , also Mont Blanc & Monte Rosa in the Alps and Huascaran, Aconcagua, Chimborazo and many others in the Andes. Ironically, after all those challenging climbs, he slid down a snow chute to his death on an early season conditioning hike up Granite Mountain, a modest summit near Snoqualmie Pass. Please be careful.

Great work Dan, epic vistas @5:35 and 16:30 Superb sense of perspective and a marvellous way to spend a few days in the mountains.

Amazingly beautiful!

Thanks for another great video!

Congrats on just getting in there. I climbed in years ago with a 75-80 lb pack. We spent 8 days in the basin bagged a few peaks. We came out with 1 power bar and a few hard candies to get us out. Sadly on-shore clouds prevented us from getting as many days on the rock as we would have hoped for. It is not an area to be if you dont have experience.

Those peaks are no joke! Congrats on a really cool adventure.

Just gorgeous, thanks!

Fun times

Such a cool video as yours always are. Much appreciation from the Bristol Hills in the Finger Lakes.

Great video !!

Awesome video! Loved the view from your campsite!

Thanks man this threw me back a couple of years, attempted a south picket traverse was stymied by incoming weather made it half way bailed on mt terror. Even though this range is remote as you get in the lower 48 you get great reception from the summits. You should try next time the litle beaver/accsess creek approach its short but wild and you get the north south picket reveal. Good work stay on it

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Wait.... so who carried the tent and stove on the way out? 🤔 😅 Thank you for sharing!!! Your bravery and desire to overcome your own personal fears is amazing to watch. #inspiration

Just when I think that you can't top the previous video. When the apocalypse arrives I hope that I have a 'UV' on my team.

how Do you manage to film such epic scenes, maintain a narrative AND not fall off the mountain?!?! asking for a friend

Who carried out the tent and stove? Ultra-Violet's estimate of 33 degrees for that slope seems spot on.

that was awesomme dan !!! i prefer frozen snow but yes i agree about sticking to rock !!! just curious what degree bag did u use on this trip ??? the cowboy camp set up ..was that all nite ????? truly a Kodak moment !!!! wow

After you broke out of the forest/ after the root scramble, were there campsites up there with views of the pickets? I’m curious to know. I would love to do part of this route for a backpacking trip next summer!

This is a great video! What date was this, and also what sunshirt is that?

Usually cameras don’t capture just how steep things are. But my chest tightened and I got some vertigo from some out those shots. I feel like the camera did some justice to it but maybe it was way f’ing steeper.

So who won the bet on how many degrees that up-climb was?

Great video, thanks for sharing ! What time of year was it ?

what is the brand of your backpack？

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Way too dangerous!