Wasatch Scrambles: Lake Blanche & Sundial Peak Hike Guide
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- My first time in Big Cottonwood Canyon delivered with a classic Lake hike with Lake Blanche and solid scramble on Sundial Peak. Filmed in early July.
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i love and appreciate your videos man- i also appreciate any personal touch or flair you add to them, especially the drone LOL. As someone who was new to CO you were a massive guide and inspiration for so many of my hikes.
appreciate it my friend and never lose sight that you ultimately are the one who gets out there and does all the cool stuff!
As a European that is probably never able to see all those beautiful places (god those colours were amazing) I really appreciate every camera shot, especially the drone. You being your responsible self makes it even more awesome. Thank you for really putting a meaning into leave no trace! Bonus points in this video as you carried so much positive energy from the get go. Thank you for sharing this moment with us (10:25) and I at least do care. Extra bonus points for the nails... made the comment too early, but that made me laugh. You rock!
Btw... I wanted to ask since I'm trying out different support options.
Do you get more benefit from YT memberships or Patreon? I know they always keep a cut, but I do wanna support you, not them.
The best option is through Patreon, but you can support however it works best for you. I appreciate it no matter what 🤘🏽
So nicely filmed and presented man, trail looks great!
Literally my back yard! Welcome man hope you enjoyed your time.
I LOVED IT need to get back soon for more.
mt olympus, mt superior, twin peaks pfeifferhorn and lone peak all good scrambles i havent done all of them yet not living in utah anymore and when i was there i had car troubles
Dope scramble! Keep it up!
Glad you got a W, love the nails!
First, that was a beautiful hike... great shots! Second, nice paint job!! 💅Third, drone shots are awesome, and you always seem respectful about it.
Great video. As a CO resident it's cool to see stuff in UT. Makes the wheels start to turn.
Same tbh - Utah has so much to offer
Thanks for the upload! Just when i think i've watched every video....
Great to see some SLC/Wasatch hikes - hope you enjoyed your time in SLC! If you make it back the peaks I suggest most would be Lone Peak (class 3-4, 6000 feet gain), Broads Fork Twin Peak (class 3-4, 5200 feet gain from Broads Fork) or Pfeifferhorn (class 2-3, about 3700 gain from Red Pine). Another good one is Mt. Superior/Monte Cristo which was the high peak above you to the southeast when you were on Sundial. If you're looking for trail all the way Timpanogos or Nebo are also excellent choices. How challenging would you say the scrambling/exposure is on Sundial compared to various Colorado 14ers? I did nearly all the Wasatch peaks in my younger days, but just a handful of 14ers, with Sneffels being the hardest terrain (class 2+ maybe?).
Yoo! That's actually the next peak on my list! That's why I clicked on the video! I am also trying to get more comfortable scrambling. If you are still in Salt Lake may I recommend Pfifferhorn and White Baldy. They are in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
literally hit pfeifferhorn today can’t go wrong! looking to hit sundial peak next since last time I went up there the crew bailed out when we got to the lake
That gave me the foot sweats! Good on ya
Well done.
You should definitely go over to little cottonwood and do the sugarloaf peak to devils castle loop. Passes Cecret lake which is another really pretty alpine lake
That was plan 1B for this trip but didn't think I was in the spot to do it yet. Next time for sure!
Blanche same as the Golden Girl. I personally prefer to do Sundial as a loop by crossing the stream immediately and climbing up through a weakness in the cliff band. When you get on top of the ridge that way you are rewarded with a dramatic view of all three lakes immediately below, without the horn obstructing the view like it does from the true summit.
You won't be able to do south ridge superior in Utah as it's closed to Oct which you'd love but a very unique one is West slabs on Olympus. Otherwise another great ridge is Lone Peak to Big Horn and you can continue the ridge to Pfeirherhorn if you want to keep the fun going!
Thanks for the recs, I had those two on my list as well + devils castle. Thought this one was a good starting point for me
I have a hard time watching you on those edges ❤been watching ya a long time nope with a capital n great job ,
huge w!!, i went a couple weeks ago and bailed out at around 7:33 , would you say that was the hardest part? also sick goodr's, they look like the iced yetis but i dont recognize the sides
The part from like 8:10 is probably the crux of the actual climbing but there is another part I didn't show towards the end of the ridge 9:41 or so that had the most exposure. They are the Rainers made for REI, huge fan of Goodr
@@TheVirtualsherpa you definitely are rockin them
hopefully i'll be able to make it up there some time, it's a really fun hike overall
hey Mickey - love the video as always. which hoka shoes do you use for these trail runs?
Speedgoats 🐐
What’s the story on scramble fears? I thought I’ve seen you do plenty
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Wasatch rock makes Maroon Bell rock feel stable 😂
I def understand that - seems like dinner plates are the theme huh?
@@TheVirtualsherpa Locals call it dirty rotten horror
ukraine nails UKRAINE NAILS. we love
Way to preserver brother. Scramble some eggs!
I cant stand people who talk loud out when im running on trails but to be fair, drones are not permitted up there
idk man, I see where you’re coming from but a coversation with your buddies is much different than flying a loud piece of technology through the air.
Personally, I wouldn’t do drones even if it’s brief
Yeah talking loudly is worse lol not to mention screaming kids at the peak/lake
@@abuhnerkemper‼️
Totally feel ya. To each their own, we all have the things that drive us nuts for whatever reason.
Haha, yeah.. thats pretty bad
It’s Utah… whatcha expect from the people 😂 j/k, great video though!
As a european this no drones in wilderness areas seems crazy to me. Most of the times there’s absolutely no one around and alomost everything interesting is wilderness area.
US gov for ya. But Wilderness areas are protecting more for the wildlife than the people. National Parks on the other hand….
@@TheVirtualsherpavisiting the US I left my drone at home 😉
Yeah, not a painted nails fan on dudes, so since you gave me the one finger salute, I’m out. Stay safe! 🍻
You do you ✌🏽
@@TheVirtualsherpaI for one think your nails are FAB. How fun✨✨
@@screamingpigs it's just cringe
It’s NOT pronounced Lake BlaHnche, bozo!
I literally call myself a bozo 30 seconds into the video so not sure why this is surprising to you.