Mount Moosilauke, Hiking a 4,000 Footer in the Winter in New Hampshire
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2019
- Welcome back everyone to another adventure-filled video! This one is getting a bit more wild than usual because we hiked a dangerous 4,000 footer, Mount Moosilauke, in WINTER!
Mount Moosilauke is the south-westernmost 4,000 footer in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. It is the 10th highest mountain in New Hampshire clocking in at 4,802 ft.
We hiked up the Beaver Brook trail which also overlapped the Appalachian Trail. This trail is extremely steep and with the thick coating of ice covering the trail and the fresh powder blanketing on top of it, it made for a treacherous hike. There were many moments where I was very scared and we slipped pretty far down the trail when coming back down the mountain.
Luckily, we came prepared with a lot of gear that we would not have been able to complete the hike without. Most important being many many warm layers, snowshoes, and microspikes.
It is important to layer up not only because you are hiking in the winter but the weather in the White Mountains can change dramatically in a blink of an eye. You should be prepared for wind, ice, rain, snow, and heat.
Refer to my video, What I Wear On A Winter Day Hike, for more information on this.
We also found that bringing snowshoes was incredibly helpful for navigating on the deep powder that coated parts of the trail. Now, they were not helpful for the entire hike so this is a gear that you can live without.
Refer to my video, Snowshoeing In Miller State Park, New Hampshire, for more information on this.
Lastly, and most importantly, we absolutely would not have made it up the mountain without our microspikes. You can buy many variations of these at any outdoor store. They come in small, running gauged spikes to macro-mountaineering gauged spikes.
You can buy the version we have here: shrsl.com/23q4v
Despite the intensity of this hike, we had an absolute blast and an adventure. Would you try winter hiking? Have you hiked Mount Moosilauke before? Let me know in the comments below!
My Must Have Gear List (Contains Affiliate Links):
- My Daypack (EMS) - shrsl.com/23q3m
- My Waterproof Hiking Boots (Keen) - shrsl.com/23q3u
- My Microspikes (Kahtoola) - shrsl.com/23q4v
- My Day-to-day Waterbottle (Hydroflask) - shrsl.com/23q4k
- My Long Hikes Water Reservoir - shrsl.com/23q4p
- My Favorite Gaitors To Keep Me Dry (OR) - shrsl.com/23q5e
- My Favorite Wool Socks (Smart Wool) - shrsl.com/23q62
- My Trail Running Shoes (Merrel) - shrsl.com/23q7n
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wow - such beautiful snowy impressions! ❤️ And really helpful tips! Thanks a lot for sharing! Greetings from Vienna!
Thank you so much for watching and your comment! Happy Holidays.
My style of winter is something like…cocoa in front of the fire. So cool that you did this! Cool…hey, but I admire adventure!
Ah but the best part of that is coming in to sip cocoa in front of the fire AFTER you spend some good time outdoors! Thank you for watching!
Amazing! Great video. I'd love to do these snowy hikes with ya'll, must be amazing real life!!
Thanks Kerey for watching! Moosilauke was a TOUGH hike but we totally want to do it again to capture those epic views.
I've never really hiked during the winter, usually just during the summer so this looked intense! So cool! No pun intended!
I do love hiking in warm weather, when everything is in full bloom but winter hiking has its perks. The snow dusting on everything is a different kind of beauty. The trails are less crowded and more natural. The mountains are intensely quiet, all you can hear is your own breathing and footsteps. It’s thrilling!
Very impressive! New friends. Look forward to future hikes.
Thank you so much for watching and your comment!
Rock stars!! ❤😎🎉😍
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
hiking on a snowy place..its like magical video is so cool...nice adventure 🥰😊👍
Thank you! It’s a magical experience. Glad we could share it with you ❤️
@@WildandGrowing yes your welcome :)
very nice video I think you guys should attempt a thru hike of the AT
Thank you! It’s been on my bucket list for a few years. It almost happened this past spring but life got in the way. Fingers crossed we’ll do it real soon!
you guys are incredible! ❤️
Thank you!!!
Awesome! 😊 I wish I could do that lol 😂
It was extremely difficult, wouldn’t recommend everyone to do this. Luckily we filmed parts so others can see! Thank you for watching.