PCT // Mount Whitney! // Episode 16
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- Опубликовано: 14 дек 2019
- Days 61-62 of the Pacific Crest Trail 2019. Miles 767 - 776.3. Climbing Mount Whitney, crossing three creeks - Wallace, Wright, Tyndall, and the most epic camp spot yet. June 20 - 21, 2019.
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You showed so much this time. I Love it. My 56 year old son continues to thank me for taking him there in 1968 of course we made it!!
LMAO! "All the people that told us that it wasn't hard seemed to have just..... forgot." Love it.
Seriously. One guy even said he didn’t think we needed micro spikes! 😱
Lucky to have great weather. The Sierra is certainly beautiful but the river crossings have me holding my breath especially the logs. Another great video thank you.
Those crossings are hard for me to watch too and I know the outcome! haha
Love watching these, what an amazing and transformational experience this must have been! Thanks for sharing your journey 🙏🏻💪
I remember starting my treck to Whitney in the middle of the night like that and seeing the sunrise. I'll never forget that sight! Such a good feeling reaching the top! Yay!
You and your buddy Nick took the most amazing videos on the trail up to Mt.Whitney. Loved this video. Thanks for sharing your journey with all us out here! 🤗👍
Thank you! It was mostly nick! 😊
Mari, you are a complete badass, to summit hike that trail in the dark with all that snow!!! I, summited from the PCT side in September, no snow, complete darkness to my it by sunrise. My photos looked just like yours at sunrise.
It is cool watching you sierra hike.
Another gorgeous video! I loved the part near the beginning with the whitney facts and the rotating mountain models, that was a super cool idea and looked really well executed. Then it was cool later in the video when you were in the valley with whitney behind you and everything put into perspective
Glad you liked it and that it put it into perspective for you!
what he said!
Hard to do and scary, but so breathtakingly beautiful on Whitney! Fantastic graphics! Appreciate the time spent making these videos for us to watch.
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Such a nice edit, it was by far the most beautiful video of the Whitney traverse I’ve seen so far, congrats!💪🏼🦵🏼
That’s very kind of you to say!
Congratulations to you and your crew for summiting Whitney. Even though the ascent must have been very strenuous, at least it was in the dark so you couldn't see the dropoffs. The descent looked scary as hell in the daylight.
Thanks Barb! It was actually scarier for me in the dark. I didn’t mind as much going down, when it was daylight. But watching it back now makes it look pretty freaky!
Now, my sunday is better.
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Incredible videos, I absolutely love all the maps and routes you have added to it. It gives such a good 'feel' for where you are at and what the challenges are about.
I don’t want this to ever end.. 😭😭😭😭 I actually think your iPad breaking was a blessing in disguise. I really like that you’re now making videos because it allowed us to follow your journey through IG and now we can see more awesome stuff!! 😍😍😍😍 Love your videos!!! 🤗
Yeah I’m glad it all worked out! ❤️
These videos make me more excited every time I watch them for May 2020!! Woo! Woo!
Way to go! I last went up Whitney at the end of the JMT in 2015. It was a full moon, and I didn't need my headlamp until after the Junction when the Pinnacles blocked the moon light. I had it easy with a snow free trail up to the Junction, though. It was much more difficult coming from the east side in 2014 as a day hike with snow all the way from Consultation Lake to the summit. Awesome, that you both did this unlike most PCTers this year! Totally impressed.
Thank you so much for making these videos! They are amazing 😄
So happy you're liking them!
I’ve climbed Whitney three times from the different approaches. Thanks for the view-it’s like seeing a familiar face.🌿
3:48 One of those two peaks is named for Hulda Crook. Coming down Whitney in May 1980 with my father-in-law, we met her attempting her 18th ascent. She was 85 at the time. She hadn't even started backpacking until she was in her 60s. Amazing lady and inspiration to late bloomers.
Wow! 🙌
Amazing work Mari! I love sunrise hikes - you feel so accomplished and the day is only just starting!
So true!
I camped at the same spot this year about 3 weeks after you, I was hiking the JMT NOBO. PCT 2020 for me, I start March 12. Watching videos is getting me even more excited to get on the trail.
Awesome just awesome. Thank’s for sharing it looked amazing🙇
So glad you made it. So many thru hikers had to turn around this year due to the conditions.
Wow! You did great. Thx for making my Sunday with another video...
AMAZING!!! Great editing! Thanks for sharing!
Great video making and story telling. I summited mt. Whitney this October. The weather was nice and no snow. Congrats on your summit.
wow! havent seen any other hikers post about this side trip. how beautiful. thanks for sharing
3:59, frozen over Guitar Lake (shaped like a guitar).
That was so good, Mt Whitney the views were awesome! Those ice axe practices came in handy and fun also.
Yeah definitely!
4:20. Your ice ax should always be in your up-hill hand. I hope you break with the usual through-hiker pattern and climb a few of the other 4000-enders that you will be passing along the way.
Good advice on the ice axe. I nearly died once due to improper ice axe usage on a 45 degree slope of hard ice when I slipped. Got lucky and still here today.
@@michaelb1761 There are several other examples of sloppy ax handling in this segment (e.g. 6:11). They were several more weeks in the Sierra and survived so I guess they were either lucky or their technique improved. I've never used trekking poles, but I imagine having a smooth, efficient method for handing a trekking pole in one hand and an ax in the other would take some practice, particularly when descending.
Aloha. Apoxia ? Fuzzy brain ? Tied up ice axes when potentially needed ? Conspicuous consumption for unused gear ? Topics for future videos.
Phew, you all made it. That was a perfect place to glissade with your all's expensive ice axes digging to control or arrest your moves. Good you all beat the slim odds of cascading helter skelter/bums to hooters into infamy that day.
Another video without a single safety line/rope used to cross those "sketchy" spots ?
I can't wait to see just one b/vlogger thru hiker showing them carrying 75-100' of para cord just for this section famous for multiple "sketchy"(unsafe) crossings.
Not criticizing, just making late comers conversation starter da kine. Hike on.
Aloha again. I too must be experiencing lack of my Hawaiian oxygen to the brain. I registered unused ice axes, ergo, my previous comments. I rewatched those scenes again. The silver bodied axes finally caught my eye. Kalamai iau(Sorry). Hike on.
So BEAUtiful! Thanks for sharing 😊
Beautiful!! Amazing!! Love your videos! Thanks!
Thank you!
I thought you were doing a shoot for a calendar or some glossy magazine Mari. Those pictures on and around Mt Whitney were absolutely stunning.
So you took the bull by the horns and showed the Mt who's boss. Kudos to you/Nick and your crew 💪 Love the interaction with your trail mates too. Great video!! 👍
This was beautiful Mari!
Coming down a steep snowy mountain much quicker than climbing it xD
Keep em coming. Nice job on the video.
Awesome adventure - enjoying the series!
Cheers! Glad you’re liking the videos!
What an amazing surreal experience! People probably do Whitney alone with a lot of planning, much less during the PCT. Cheers!
Awesome video!!
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
The way down from Whitney looked brutal. I don’t like heights. But I still do them. That will take major courage and faith.
Mari, what water bottle straw attachment did you use on your pct thru-hike? I'd love to get me one of those for my backpacking adventures! Keep the videos coming. They're awesome!
It was so excited to meet your hiking crew. I can feel the bond forming between you and Bart! You must have put a lot of work into editing this one, great edit!
Yeah it was such a good little crew! 😊
Great video, Mt Whitney looked amazing. Nervously awaiting my start date March 10th 2020 PCT. Your videos help with mentally preparing
Exciting - it will be here before you know it!
Hoping you’re on the trail and praying for safe travels.
It had to be really cool to know for a moment you was higher than everyone else in the lower 48 states !👍
Yeah, surreal! 😊
Weed is legal in Cali ...I'm sure some people were higher
Teriffic vid. Loved your music!
Thank you!
TMW you check YT and Mari's new video is up for 15 seconds 😃 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The view is beautiful but traversing the snow fields must be such hard work for body and mind.
It was! More often it was more of a mental challenge than anything!
Amazing
Hi, love your videos. What is your hydration setup?
I'm hitting the PCT this year to attempt the Thru Hike. I'm curious....what is the trail pct hikers can use to summit Whitney. I heard it's not the one with 99 switchbacks
Mari, the Whitney ascent/descent - as well as the river crossings were far more technical than most viewers here can ever imagine. You made it all look simple and easy.
BTW...
Have you sent in your application for the next seasons host of Globe Trekker? If not.., you truly should consider this. You have exceptionalities that pair well in the adventure travel space.
👊😎...
I haven't watched that show in years, but I totally agree. Subaru has (or had) a program that paid duos to travel around the US in Subarus teaching LNT, as well. NIck and Marti if they are willing to spend a year in the US, maybe? Lots of cool hiking and teaching in US National Parks.
Michael, yes there just has to be a “collaborative party” somewhere in the world that would benefit greatly from Mari’s sprit of adventure. Anyone of the episodes posted to date could... without question - easily fill an hour long television show or even a Google broadcast without further editing.
I haven’t heard of that show - I’ll have to check it out! 😊
Wow!
Amazing video! I love following your hike and I love the editing of the videos. I have to ask about your yellow sweater, it looks really comfortable. Do you know the brand and material?
Thanks! It’s a microgrid hoody from Melanzana 💛
Your campsites looked like you were on Everest!
Must be a special feeling when you look out from Whitney and know your higher than everybody in America....altitude wise....i mean
I was playing "On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons when I last summitted in 2015, lol. It was super cold with a strong wind. Froze my water bottles in 40 minutes while I waited for sunrise.
These two are awesome.
Mt. Whitney looks fantastic! Tbh we were still on the fence whether to do it on our PCT attempt in 2020. This defo makes us want to include it now. All the best 😁👍
I was on the fence about it until the day I did it! haha. Sending good weather vibes to you guys!
@@mari.johnson 😁👍
Yes, do it! As a Ca. native there is no better way to see our beautiful country than the PCT.
I cannot emphasize ice ax training and self arrest practice enough. Sliding downhill on your back, picking up speed, head first, is not the time to wish you had practiced self arrest more.
Plus there are numerous river crossing techniques on you tube.
Cheers!
@@surfk9836 👍 we have already booked a mountaineering\winter skills course to ensure we have the skills to deal with ice axes and snow.
@@GETtwoIT You'll be better prepared for a snowy Sierra than 99.9% of PCTers.
Humor me on this but I hope you can make a video on how you felt before and after the adventure and the gear you started with, gear you ended with, and what gear you wish you had.
I was away from RUclips while you were actually on the PCT and am glad to carch up
I plan in making that video when the vlogs are done! 😊
Beautiful, but it looks really cold.
Who makes the hoodie you are always wearing?
You are really learning some skills there! You think you gonna be a mountainclimber now?
The Music at 12:16 is just perfect. (PS: Endcard is missing)
Hi Mari, just popped in to find out how you are. Mt Whitney looks like an interesting place. I didn't realise that Nevada got snow. I have always tended to compare it with Central Australia here. I suppose it all depends how high you are. The only mountain that I have climbed is Mt Victoria in Wellington NZ, but no snow there unfortunately. Thanks for sharing another incredible video. Wishing you all the very best. Robert.
Hey! Mt Whitney is actually in California 😊 Mt Vic is beautiful!
Whoops!! Thanks for pointing that out. Hmm!! I could try to hide my ignorance here regarding the location of Mt Whitney by asking when did they move it, but that may not really improve the situation. LOL. Actually, I wasn't aware that California ever had snow either. The scenery there is absolutely awesome.
What a view... Was it warm enough to sleep at night?
That night before Forester was pretty chilly - all the layers came out!
Great stuff! Also from Marin. Two questions; Did you require a permit to climb Whitney? - we failed the lottery this year. How do you charge you electronics on the trail?
Hi! The PCT permit also allows for climbing Whitney. I used an external battery pack 😊
Where is your yellow hoodie from?
Melanzana 😊
do you ever get used to the wilderness?
Super random Q, but I keep seeing this type of sweater on several hikers. It has the turtle neck. What is the brand and model please? Thanks!
Melanzana microgrid
I noticed everyone wearing microspikes. Did anyone have crampons? Did you carry both or was microspikes good enough for you?
Bart and Party Tart had crampons. I only used mircospikes and they were good enough :)
Hmmmm....question...No permit needed to go up Whitney?
Everyone needs a permit to go up Whitney! The pct permit allows for that side trip.
Which month did you tackle Whitney?
June
22 like of mine and you also like tracking?
I always say, everybody loses/ trashes/ has one lost phone during the hike
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What is Mari's trail name?
Taco Salad 😊 ruclips.net/video/f4wW2oEr9dg/видео.html
So if you went South , now your going back South, Are you crazy 😜, no thank you, I’ll climb the summit but when it’s over I’d never turn around and climb it again. Be Safe, Belus
Tell me more about that mouth piece on your water bottle! Looks like a camelback mouth piece with straw? That’s a really good idea. I want one!
A trail friend made it! I’m trying to get him to sell them!
Mari Johnson yes! I’ll be his first customer!
Great job Mari, can't wit for the rest of your ad entire....
Pancakes
Beautiful face lovely smile dear friend I love you
yikes, too many stream crossings