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Nice work! I wish I could have my 30 year old knees back.

It’s a beauty 👍🏼

That was a few years ago before it was EXTREMELY popular. It probably has a more well trampled path. With some practice and conditioning you could get up that Mary 😁👍🏼

We loved the solitude of that area 👍🏼! A big time mountain that is for sure 👍🏼!

@@TheMountainMatt Hike Ibapah, if you haven’t already. It’s such an awesome range and full of high strangeness with various crazy looking giant faces in the rock. Granite Creek to Ibapah or Red Mountain. 👌🏼Notch Peak is a hit too, 50 miles outta Delta, UT.

I’ll check it out 👍🏼

Thanks! One of my favorite adventures hands done 👍🏼🤩

Thanks! Back then we were fairly new to the scene so that boulder field seemed GIGANTIC! The girls were so young as well but did a great job I thought. Backpacking that area would be ideal 👍🏼🤩 cheers! I’m currently checking out that Hairpin Lake route 👍🏼

🤣 that’s funny Tom! I can’t remember barely a week ago if that helps 😂

We all love it! Emily and I are bringing the girls out there first week of October for the fall colors and the rut. It should be amazing!

Most peaks in Glacier are accessible it’s all about the individual’s experience level and desire to summit. Some are easier than others. Some have huge approaches and some are right off the road. I have multiple apps and research far in advance for the adventures depending on the experience level of the people I’m with. Thanks for watching! I use Strava, AllTrails, FATMAP-( going away with 😩) and Google earth. Between the aforementioned and the internet I unusually feel safe route finding 👍🏼

Thanks so much! Thinking of doing Siyeh and Iceberg peak at the very least. Is your Strava account the same name as your RUclips channel??

Trust me I know how to say it now after a couple years of this video being uploaded 🤣 … lots of comments helping with pronunciation 👍🏼

Thanks! One of my most favorite days in the mountains right there 👍🏼

Cool Mike! I was just up there a few days ago on the 18th as well. We kept going up to Mount St John up a couloir to the right of the lake. Unreal scenery up there 🤩 I agree it is tough! If you can handle that one try Garnet Canyon Trail to the saddle of the Middle and South Teton, just as good if not better. I made it up to the Middle Teton that day and finally checked it off the list 🤩! Cheers!

I heard this past winter was good up there for snow pack 👍🏼

The hike itself is fairly quick if you’re a seasoned person on the trails. It’s the drive up there that blows! I also heard that Cascade Road just closed today because of the current fire. We started around 7am.

It was summer as soon as June hit last year, fortunately there’s a ton of snow up high this year 👍🏼

Thanks! Most likely no chance up Buck from the Idaho side unless you plan to trad climb. Waaaaaay above my pay grade. I’m in the Tetons right now and there’s a lot of snow in the backcountry. I was on the Middle Teton 2 days ago and there’s TONS of snow up the approach to Buck still. I’d wait to summit Buck for a few weeks unless you go up there with crampons and an ice axe. The backcountry looks sick though!

@@TheMountainMatt Thanks for the insight. We'll skip Buck this trip. So many great options in the Tetons.

It’s one of the best, enjoy👍🏼!

Heck yeah! 👍🏼

It was a great day 🤩

If I remember correctly we spent a TON in Ketchum for dinner 😆

That particular video was recorded the last week of August 2023. Cascade Pass Road just opened for the season a couple weeks ago so you should be good.

I know right! Definitely high clearance.

You have to do it Josh! You’ll be so glad you did it a few years from now. My advice though…. Be in the moment with your family as much as possible 😁👍🏼🤩

@@TheMountainMatt we hike as a family every Friday but once a year I take a big trip on my own. I’ve been a filmmaker for years but never recorded my hikes.

I think it’s time brother 😀

Never done Lone Peak yet but all the research I’ve seen Is Pfeifferhorn is easier.

Yes, pretty much. The Highline is amazing but is a zoo. Also, you'd have to coordinate a hikers shuttle.

Heading out to Jackson and Idaho Falls on Monday actually 😃! Doing the Middle and South Teton. Thinking about Borah or Mount St John 🤔 as well. I’m torn!

@@TheMountainMatt Super cool! Can't go wrong with either! Just finished Borah yesterday... the descent is awful (in my opinion) but well worth the torture. Have fun and be safe out there.

Was there any climbing involved? I heard it's pretty much a class 3 walk up, is that correct? Any snow left over?

@@TheMountainMatt ehh.. class 3ish scramble/climb on chicken out ridge and that's pretty much it. Great hand and foot holds up and down. There is a small 20ft or so down climb off the ridge onto the snowbridge but it's super easy. The only snow you have to worry about is the snowbridge, absolutely dry otherwise.

Great! Thanks so much for this!

Thank you! Live to try again another day.

Thank you, it would have been even better if we would have been able to summit 😩 Cheers!

We were thinking about taking the standard route up but decided on making our own route as well. Glad we did all the bushwhacking and route finding because Lake Victoria is amazing! We saw 1 person all day and he was headed back down the standard route right at Windy Pass. I think the standard route is almost 20 miles total but mostly trail now like you mentioned. I bet that felt SUPER remote back in the day 👍🏼

@@TheMountainMatt That is a mere 25 years ago... Internet has changed things massively. People look up their route before going now. Just like there is a trail to Tank Lakes now. Back when there was no information and all you had was a map, the number of routes was HUGE and while others had been there, and there were some pinch points, actual off trail "trail" did not exist by and large other than to exceptionally well known areas such as Forbidden peak or Eldorado Peak or Snowfield peak etc.

Sounds like paradise!

Thanks Chris! I truly appreciate that! I’ve got a few in the pipeline coming and have big adventures planned starting next week 😃 cheers!

Yes, it’s doable! We dropped down into the scree field just before the knife edge and hooked up with a path to the gondola 👍🏼 the knife edge looked like fun! A little sketchy though for the rookies 🤣

@@TheMountainMatt thanks! I will definitely have to add this to my list. Appreciate your videos!

It's a fun little scramble👍🏼

Thanks. That was August 2023. I don't get around to editing videos until the winter unfortunately.

Absolutely agree Mark! Emily and I have a few more years till we’re empty nesters and than we’re coming out there. Another annoying person moving to beautiful Idaho 🤣 thanks for watching!

The glacier only took us 30-45 mins. It's very steep and depending on the year it could have hidden crevasses. It was late in the season when we went up so everything was visible and obvious. I would definitely bring crampons and an ice axe. Depending on the conditions you might want to rope up with somebody. Sahale Glacier is typically a glacier in name only as it is a small glacier but a glacier nonetheless. It's a good glacier to cut your teeth on. Research glacier travel for sure and try to practice with your equipment before getting on it. Have a blast!

@@TheMountainMatt Awesome thanks! What time did yall make it back down too?

We met the girls around 3-330 and than hustled down to the trailhead by around 7ish I believe.

Thanks! It was a fun scramble to an unreal view 🤯

Wow 😮! I could see how that could happen, it’s such a weird soggy area.

Cool! I’ll put that one on the list 😁👍🏼

I've added a few cameras to my collection since this video. I currently shoot with a GH5 and a couple different lenses depending. I also have a dedicated iPhone 14 Pro Max for whoever is with me and they’re willing to get some shoots. Also, a couple GoPros for POV shots and those sketchy areas.

@@TheMountainMatt Thanks for the info and for showing us your adventures! Look forward to future content!

You bet 👍🏼 I love sharing our adventures with like minded peeps 😁

Non that adventure 🤣

I didn’t feel safe at all… luckily it was Ben’s vehicle 🤣

Thanks for visiting

Thanks Josh! Glad you found the channel! Needless to say we slept in the next morning 🤣. I said “hey bear” for at least an hour straight in the dark once we got back to the Jenny Lake area.

Sad, it must have been on the ridges near the summit😢

Wow 😬 this is the second time someone has told me something like this…. There’s a super sketchy area of class 5 climbing on that ridge. Sad.

@@nasernaser9391 it was. Sounds like he called his wife from the summit then had the accident on the way down. He's a well known very experienced hiker in the local community.

Terrible! 80 yr old guy huh 🤔…. I wonder if it’s the guy we saw run by use a year before up on Montic Cristo??? An amazing older guy ran by Emily and I like we were standing still! Tall skinny older gentleman.

That’s great that you got so far into Hanging Canyon👍🏼! Tetons got some late spring snow that is probably going to take awhile to melt. As far as Glacier goes… the most difficult would be either Dragonstail because of the steep LOOSE shale, although it is a short scramble it’s very dangerous. Siyeh Mountain, Sinopah Mountain and Grinnell Mountain were long steep slogs as well but didn’t feel as dangerous. I would have to say that Siyeh would be my most favorite in Glacier to date. Although it’s more of a climb. It had everything, amazing views and all kinds of wildlife. You can’t really go wrong in Glacier, every mountain or trail has its own incredible beauty. My favorite hike would probably be either Dawson Pass or Iceberg Lake. They’re amazing!

@@TheMountainMatt Thanks so much for the response. I'll let you know what we ended up doing! Going in a few weeks. I loved that you and your wife split off on several excursions. I'm going with my two sons who are 17 and 14 along with my wife and daughter who is 9. My daughter has done 13 miles in South Dakota up to Black Elk Peak but I'm thinking there'll be times when it's ideal to bifurcate. :)

My pleasure! I’m so lucky, Emily spoils me so much 😁. We actually cut our teeth on Harney Peak as it was called way back when we all did it! The trees at the top are crazy! Whatever you decide to do you guys will love! Heads up though, Glacier is a different kind of animal 👍🏼, enjoy!