The Death Traverse // Climbing The Wedge, Sedona
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2023
- The lonely sandstone summit stood patiently for years without a visitor. There is a reason this mountain top sees few visitors. The summit is guarded by the intimidating death ledge that turns around the very few that can even find it. The wait is over as the backcountry duo gets out to make an attempt to summit and claim "The Wedge".
That is one of the most miserable, terrifying hikes I’ve ever watched. That scared me and I was just sitting in my easy chair.
I hope we didn't scare you too much! Thank you for watching!
I'm laying in my bed and I almost had a heart attack watching it
I understand climbing, the high the climber gets from climbing, but why film it?
@@bradgilchrist-wy5gnwell...if anyone was thinking about attempting this climb, they are now well informed about the dangers, and challenges of the terrain.
Dear god, why do you want to do this!?
That’s the closest to a panic attack I’ve ever been by watching a video! All I kept saying was F THAT over and over! The quality of this video should win an award!!!
Lol nice! When I saw the ledge pinch and get narrow all I could think was F***. Thank you very much for saying that, and thank you for watching!
I am envious os people who are not afraid of heights. This isn't enough money in the world to get me on this...Congrats!!
The loose sloping rock ledge with zero protection really scares TF out of me and I used to climb all over the US in my youth
This is the hardest video I've ever watched! My palms are dripping wet, and all I did was watch you guys. There's nothing anyone could give me that could get me to do that "hike" but it was crazy watching you guys. Maybe you should hike in wingsuits? I wish you great luck on all your future hikes!
Thank you for watching! I love the wingsuit idea! Thats so funny! I thought about that today actually 🤔
Thanks for taking us along. Now I don't feel the need to go. We live in an amazing world with so much so many never see. Go Pros and drones have opened a new world for many of us that can't go along
This is very scary. By seeing this, my heart is coming to my mouth. Hats off to the duo. Really terrifying.
Have hiked in Zion and other parks… I’m by no means a risk-taker, and the narrow ledge and abundance of loose rock on The Wedge would’ve had me turning back. Great video, thanks!
No kidding. I felt sick just watching.
I wonder who first did the wedge. Thats insanely beautiful and dangerous!! Glad both of you got down safe. The camera work was top notch.
Thank you! That means the world to me.
You guys are absolutely nuts! I held my breath watching you walk The Wedge going. Then coming back I sped forward to skip that part. Great video footage of the canyon. Thank you!
I could feel my heart rate increase during this. Even though it was terrifying, I really enjoyed your footage from all the different angles and being able to see your experience. I love doing scrambles and a little bit of exposure but not nearly like this. Exhilarating. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us who will likely not be doing this, ever😂
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you very much for watching and I appreciate your comments!!
The death ledge starts and I’m thinking that’s not so bad and then suddenly it’s like OMFG… when I saw the rocks fall underneath your feet that literally sent me over the edge 😱 So glad you have nerves of steel and lived to tell the tale!!
Right?! The ledge is a couple feet wide at first but then it really pinches in. Scary, but I love it! Thank you so much for your comment and for watching!!!
as a Climber, this scares me more than actually climbing a multi-pitch route. Basically it is just walkn/hikin but one wrong move and your gone. While climbing I might get hurt, depending on the route, but I am not dead haha.
crazy
I REALLY appreciate yall doing this crazy climb with such excellent videography since it is literally the only way I'll experience it 😂. Man, that looks fun, but my nerves had me shaking just watching the video.
Such a crazy climb. I've got over 150 hiking videos all across north america if you are looking for more.
Yeah. Not happening for me. Not in the past, not in the present and not in the future. That is an insanely high risk. If that was a maintained trail with a guard to hook in a rope, I'd consider it. Absolutely terrifying.
Wow just WOW! Absolutely unbelievably terrifying. Yet you have my utmost respect and admiration for completing the Wedge. The video edits were fantastic and great background music/audio. Cheers
Thank you!! I really appreciate your kind comments Cory. Thank you so much for watching!!!
@@codiacstudiosCory said it well ! This is amazing
Amazing, terrifying…did I mention terrifying? Superb video work & great climbing. Awesome to have another post from you! 👍
I don’t know what was more gnarly, the ledge or the bushwhacking.. nice video, great upcoming channel it’s going to grow so fast just don’t let that affect your decision making!
The problem is when you usually climb things people will say "don't look down" but with walking this incredibly small ledge you HAVE TO look down because you can't put a foot wrong, I would never choose to do something like this
Exactly, forced to look down. Terrifying
Well now this was a very interesting video and that ledge was incredibly narrow with a lot of loose rock. Only a mountain goat would choose to walk that Ledge, there is absolutely no way that I would ever have attempted that.
Man, I had sweaty palms. It makes Angels Landing at Zion seems like a walk in the park. Good work.
From a soaking wet Washington resident, that was one of the coolest hikes I’ve ever seen!
That ledge was super scary ! I was literally sweating watching
That definitely had some pucker factor going on. I really enjoyed that. I would want to sign that log and see those views. Awesome !
Man you guys are insane, I had to close my eyes when y’all were going over those narrow ledges. Great video. Watching from Amarillo, Tx.
Thank you so much for watching!!!
Amazing. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing
Thats amazing. You guys are insane. Great job!
Great video. Glad I ran across this. Totally in awe of your willingness and ability to take this on. And superb videography. Really well done, guys. Thank you for capturing and sharing this adventure.
I'm so happy you found this video and enjoyed it. It means a lot to me. Thank you very much for watching and for your comments.
Thanks for sharing. Please be safe!
its always hard to watch these videos cause on one hand I love watching people explore new places and push their limits, but on the other I'm nervous for people who will undoubtedly try this same route and unknowingly step on loose rock or make a costly mistake.
Too bad it's not a loop, how terrifying to have to go back down the same way!
Right?!
You’re both adorable! Glad you made it as my heart was in my throat the whole way! Whew! 😎
Awesome hike, the ledge was very scary for me but the rest of the hiked looked like a lot of fun. Great video quality and narration.
Nonostante sapevo che riuscivate nell' impresa di questa folle escursione,ho temuto il peggio!Da infarto!Cmq, grandissimi complimenti...siete dei fenomeni!💯
Wow That Is Incredible Thank You Guys For An Awesome Challenge
this legit raised my heart rate on that wedge. the loose rocks, ur recording it all, the rocks falling. then there other guy is like "pretty cool, like yall dint almost each come very close to dying for a view you basically already had! Dude lol.Great video tho glad ur here to share it lol
Holy crap was that scary. My hands were constantly sweating throughout your climb. Awesome
That was awesome guys, thanks. Now I don't have to do it lol..the narrow ledge section with the loose rocks is the deal breaker...bravo guys!
So scary for me! I had to skip through some parts……too tough for an older man with a fear of heights. You guys are 2 brave ones!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
Incredibly brave and great camera work!
Absolutely Terrifying guys! Glad you made it thru with no issues..Incredible POV camerawork
Thank you so much for your nice comments! Thank you for watching!
Wow, that was intense! Thank you for sharing your adventure, it was pretty awesome... Omg, on your way back I realised I was leaning to the left at about a 45 degree angle 😆
That is awesome! 😅 Thank you so much for watching!
Sedona’s finest. Yikes! 😅 Exhilarating. (gulp).
Nice work and a beautiful film. Thanks! ✌🏻
I'm so glad you think so! Thank you very much for watching!
Super film and amazing scrambling ! Congratulations 👌✌👍
I appreciate that! Thank you so much for watching!
New Subscriber here -- What an intense video. I look forward to exploring your other videos and seeing what you do in 2024! Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Thank you for Subscribing! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 2024 is going to be an amazing year full of great adventures.
Sweet route! For those of us who love exposure, Seneca Rocks in West Virginia has a route similar. It's a 5.6 grade, so you'll definitely need climbing skills and protection if you desire to try it.
I've climbed all over the US and was never as terrified as the day i did that route.
Been there, it’s amazing
@@dkjazzz you climbed at Seneca Rocks?
WOW WOW 🤩 you guys are crazy!
My heart is pounding! Don’t think I would see anything but where my feet are stepping.
Since I was young I never been afraid of heights I'm so comfortable up there. I remember I went hiking one day with one of my cousins he couldn't do he froze his legs started to shake. Heights is not for everyone
Well now this was a interesting video and a most terrifying narrow ledge. Only a mountain goat would choose to walk that narrow of a ledge with loose rock everywhere. No way would I ever under any circumstance attempt to walk a ledge that narrow and probably instant death if I was to fall.
The most terrifying gut-wrenching hike I've ever watched in my life!! I had to turn away a few times my heart couldn't take it.
Got two (2) words, well maybe 3.
Yikes! And Breathtakingly beautiful!!
Thanks for sharing
you guys are insane...!!! got me sweating all the video. Amazing footage and scenery dude.!
Thank you so very much! Thank you for watching!
Awesome adventure. You guys make great partners. That’s some serious exposure amid loose rocks
Thank you! That means a lot!
i wonder how many people have slipped and fell off that ledge. that was crazy
Easy for a mountain goat
@@paulstanek156 or Hohokum or Comanche, first people from years gone by.
Wow, that was challenging on many fronts. Not only did you need sure footwork it was a real mind set doing that ledge, twice! On top of that all your battles with the vegetation. Well done to you both for perseverance and keeping your cool. Not surprising so very few have climbed that mountain before. Coming down looked terrifying. Awesome.
Definitely was challenging mentally and physically! We are familiar being close to the drop offs. The experience Definitely helps to keep your cool. Thank you so much for watching!!
Incredible hiking video. Exposure filled trail and you guys laughed it off
You guys are so much braver than me. Hell no would I ever walk that death ledge.
Gorgeous and impressive! I'm sitting here in Scottsdale watching you guys and I'm enjoying similar weather, but I feel totally lazy compared with what you are doing in it!
I've done very similar traverses in the canyons of Utah.
Just watching this is making my palms sweat.
Nope! lol. kudos. once i feel the butterflies, thats a no go. Watching those rocks fall off the edge as youre walking was enough.
Happy New year!
Happy New Year! Thank you so much for watching!
Yeeeeaaaahhh. No. I have balance issues thanks to a head injury. I’m not afraid, just trembling and shaky. I couldn’t do this but I’d like to. Enjoyed watching you. 👍☮️🌞🏜️🩵
Holy crap! I won't describe the physiological reaction I'm having right now...as this is a family video. Good on ya! I did a scary ledge like that on Longs Peak once, but it was not that narrow and not that long! Also, I wasn't operating a drone.
You guys are crazy, when i hiked the kalalau trail i thought it was terrifying. This seems crazier.
Kalakau? Is that on one of the Hawaiian islands?
@codiacstudios yea, it's on kauai. I'm surprised you haven't heard of it. It's one of the most beautiful hikes in the world. Definately a bucket list hike I highly recommend if you are not affraid of this type of thing. At the end you get to a beautiful beach with a waterfall that is only accessible by boat or this hike. Permits required, they are hard to so plan in advance. My wife had no problem but I was shaking like a leaf at Mile 7 "crawlers ledge."
@@codiacstudios Kalalau trail 👣
@alexanderanghel7946 That sounds incredible! Definitely on my bucket list now. Thank you
That's amazing, congratulations you both
That's a hell to the no. I won't even go out on Devils Bridge, so that ledge is 100% out of the question.
Please don't attempt. I did this for everyone to watch us do it. I don't want anyone to get hurt. It is extremely dangerous obviously lol
I’m still trying to figure out how you dragged that massive set of balls across that narrow ledge. No way in hell would I ever try that!
Respect. Serious respect. 👊🏻👊🏻
Such an outstanding video! You guys are so brave. The scenery and the music were just incredible. I hope this video gets all the views it deserves.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! Thank you for enjoying my video!
I had to constantly remind myself to breathe while watching this video 😂
I admire you both. I love horror movies because of the rush. But nothing tops the rush I just received from your video 😊
Search and rescue would get quite a "rush" if they had to scrape them off the canyon floor.
Thank you so much for watching! I am so glad it could entertain you. Michael and I will work on some more scary videos lol
At 8:48 my thoughts exactly. That's not a ledge. Glad I'm not the only one in the comments thinking the same thing. Well done.
Yikes! Kudos to you guys for your bravado! Remarkable footage--thank you for taking us on your journey. What would you do if you got half way and said, "No...I want to turn around"....??
That feeling of the big wall pushing you towards the exposure is always disconcerting. The loose rock raises the pucker factor. Nice job!!
I know it didn’t look worse than it is or else you guys wouldn’t have been putting much effort for another descent route!!
If you need to sway someone to go just tell them class 1 ledge!!😂
Wow! I hike in the mountains of Arizona all the time, but I still felt waaaay uneasy during certain parts of this video! Also, having done my fair share of bushwacking, I particularly felt your pain when that ledge proved to be impassible and you had to climb back up. Great video, thanks for posting!
Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! More to come!
The palms of my hands have never gotten that sweaty from just watching someone else climb a ledge. Damn!
No way Jose. I would be lying flat on that ledge, crawling along at a rate of one inch per minute.
I don’t smoke, but I felt myself reaching for a cigarette to calm my nerves! Be careful out there guys!! Enjoyed the video! 👍👏👏
I now live close to Sedona. The place is really cool to hike and bike. Even when it is busy, there are so many trails, you can find something that isn't crowded.
Especially if you go off trail lol I've never had a problem avoiding people. You just have to work for it a little bit.
Awesome in that red sandstone area, and looks amazing all the parts that aren't sketchy!!! I'm going to pass on the death ledge myself.. but good on you guys!
Wow! So many nopes in the first 10 seconds! Can't wait to see how many more there are!!
Edit: Halfway through and I've already cussed you twice, once to keep that drone away from Michael and the second time to put your damn camera away! Bunch of nopes so far.
Final edit: my hands are sweaty and the back of my knees are full of pressure. Oh! And I found the rest of the nopes in the second half of the video!
I appreciate very much you sharing this hike! I subscribed; but I'm not gonna be able to watch you before bed. I feel like I have to go run a mile to get rid of all the heebie jeebies. LOL
Thanks guys!
Lol so funny! Thank you for watching and the SUB! I love your comment as well!
Incredibile!
Ma non vi sfiora mai l'idea che un passo falso, un giramento di testa o che altro sia vi faccoa perdere la vita?
Se aveste un paracadute capirei, ma cosí é un azzardo che vi potrebbe costare caro....
ed io amo la montagna, ma non fono al punto di rimetterci la pelle, fatta salvs l'idea di un suicidio colmo di emozioni....
Detto questo...
complimenti per il video spettacolare e la vostra abilità e coraggio!
That ledge section, holy shit man! Nice video!
Holy crap, Batman! My stomach was in my throat!! Awesome video though 👍
Pretty Fricken Cool, I will admit I got a little puckered up in the
Beginning. Great camera work . . .
Makes my legs weak just watching. Hats off to you guys I couldn’t do that lol
You are some crazy people. That was scary. I had to close my eyes both times.
Wow. Just stumbled across your video - great work there by the way - and damn, does it bring back the memories. First of all I'm amazed that freaking jelly jar I put up there back in the day is still around! And second I think you folks took the same route I took... always suspected that's really the best way, despite the exposure. Good job on the climb....
That is your jelly jar?! I am so happy you found this video then! So awesome!!! Sedona is one of the best
@@codiacstudios Hell yeah it is man. Cool to see your videos of these as I haven't been up some of them in like 15 years. I left registers on many and it's interesting to see that now a bunch of people have signed them. Some of them I did back in the day, like the Fortress, 6390, the Wedge, the Lost Mountains, 6510... I'm guessing that only you and a couple of others have been up, since they're such beasts.
You might be the only one in the world to climb the "Fortress." HUGE props to you. Michael and I planned on attempting The Fortress this year. I'm assuming you use the southeast fork of Hartwell Canyon to the North Bear and Fortress saddle.
@@codiacstudios Thanks! And, maybe? I think I've done a few for the first time but you never know... there was a dude who climbed here before me, Packard... he did a bunch of crazy shit too, way back in the 80's I think. Your idea sounds good on the route. I'm away from my records, but I actually think I went over Bear Mountain (North) to get to the Fortress, be glad to find you the beta when I get back though.
@@halleck3 That would be amazing to have that beta if you can find it. If not thats ok. Half the fun is figuring it out. That is crazy that you went all the way across Bear to get there. That is not easy
Nail biter for sure dude, well done.
I appreciate that so much! Thank you for watching!!!
Just follow Skeer and don’t think about it!! Nice work 🙌🏼
Fantastic👍👍
I love the Sedona area! This makes me want to return to explore - but I would not go near that ledge... Thanks
This somehow made me want to hike followed quickly by NEVER want to hike again, all in one video...I gotta go return these trekking poles
Superb video. You had me really worried as you crossed those narrow ledges. One false step and ...?? Still worth the risk if you know what you are doing. You are lucky to have such beautiful treks close by you. Cheers !
Thank you for watching! I'm so glad you enjoyed. Absolutely worth it if you know what you are doing. People that don't understand say it is stupid lol
Spectacular terrain . When they traversed the ledge the first time , I skipped ahead on the video ; couldn't watch . I watched the second traverse and regretted it . Hopefully , they don't tempt fate again .
It reminds me of the Hangover trail. We did that last Feb but i would never do this trail. Thank you for sharing.
This isn't a trail. This is definitely off trail.
Wow❤ beautiful and crazy ❤
Amazing hike.
I cannot tell you how many times red sandstone scree has crumbled under me and teleported me a few feet away
Having watched the Mediocre Amateurs channel for years now, I thought I had pretty much seen all the 'intimidating' situations that one would actually have the balls to endure, but this my friend was almost too much to watch. Having said that, I applaud your effort and encourage you to do a collaboration with Danny (Mr. Mediocre), you guys seem to have a lot in common !
Hey man, that means a lot. Thank you very much for saying that. I'd love to collaborate with Danny from mediocre amatures!! I've seen some of there videos! They are pretty great.
I could tell you did the parking lock music like they do@@codiacstudios
Congrats on getting a video to go viral.
This is fucking insane, my palms were sweating through out the whole video. Good job!
Thank you so much for watching Michal!
From the camera view, that took balls!