when did you do it? I was on it Aug 8 I think

@@HikingEngineer August 10th!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks! The route was very protectable with fixed gear and points. Made sense at the time to stay roped up and to use this to mitigate fall risks. We kept it short, we're very diligent about our moves, and kept track of the rope

I'm glad you liked it! Hope mont Blanc goes well!! I am using the ortovox peak 32 and love it. I have had it for over 3 years and have taken it on many climbs. My friend has an Arc'teryx bag

@@willindsey Thank you! I can't wait for it and as my mate puts it, we're making Dad stories hah. And great to know about the bag, thanks!

Thanks!

It was July 20, 2024

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed

Yeah we can put something like that together! Good idea

Haha thank you Simon!

Thank you!

Hey! First answer is no, that was our first ascent. The boot pack and route was very well marked. Second is that we did not pay for any of the huts. Only were in there for a few minutes and didn't use their services. We did eat at the Tete rousse hut at the bottom.

@willindsey thats amazing dude! I think I will follow the same path this summer then, thanks for the guide

@@-unbreakeblecow488 awesome! Best of luck! It's all on fitness and training

@@willindsey i surn darn hope so, im solo so that can complicate things, i couldnt have lived or done most of my journeys without youtube videos like these , bless

Yes, we went mid July 2024

@@willindsey Thank you mate, I will try it out in summer 2025. Would you mind share which agency you booked with?

We did it unguided and without an agency. We managed all the planning and logistics. Just us on the mountain!

Thanks man!

Why can't Americans realize the damage they do while using the Imperial system in a conversation between themselves. Hoping for a swift recovery from the psychic damage that was done to you Greg 🙏🙏🙏

I'm one of the dudes from the vid. First off if you haven't already I'd recommend reading Training For the New Alpinism, it's basically the bible for mountain fitness imo. We both did a lot of long slow aerobic exercise leading up to the trip, more specific training like uphill hiking is going to carry over better than something like cycling for example. We did several days at altitude before this effort, a night at ~8k ft, then two days at ~12k ft doing moderate exercise, and then a rest day where we took a tram up to ~10k ft and just hung around doing nothing. Personally this felt like good acclimatization, I've usually dealt with headaches when I go from sealevel to ~14k ft quickly, and on Blanc I avoided them and felt like I could move much faster than usual.

Awesome! Thanks, @bredanmooney8230. I’ve taken note of everything you mentioned, and I’ll definitely pick up that book. I already checked out your Strava to see how much you’re doing and downloaded the track haha! Next summer, I’ll give it a shot. It looks like an incredibly challenging experience in terms of fitness and acclimatization. Thanks for the info, and keep killing it!

I'm the guy in the video who was wearing the aequilibriums. Honestly they were very cold from the Gouter hut until the sun came out. I was getting worried I might get some cold weather injuries as my toes started going numb. I may have just tied them too tight but it was definitely approaching the limit of what I would use them for. They are great boots however, very comfortable and they climb well for basic scrambles and steep snow.

@ thanks for the response man much appreciated just got them in the post today and they fit like a glove!! Can’t wait to try them out but I’ll make sure to double up my socks if I’m climbing Mont Blanc Ahahha

best hour to cross the gouter couloir is 9am actually (scientificaly proven) and their second cross was at 2 pm which is crazy risk. When I did MontBlanc from the valley, i decided to sleep at gouter after the summit to make sure i would cross the couloir at the right time

I think he meant that he currently felt bad, not that his general fitness was poor

@@somechrisguyyou might be right. He said “I’m not in the best shape right now.”

Yeah I was not feeling the best at the top. Very tired, slightly spacy, and behind on nutrition. The last push took a lot

@@willindsey does anyone feel good after at 13,000 foot climb? Ever?

Awesome! That's what we did! Took us a year or so to feel like I was ready for all that. Best of luck!

Yes! The brand is Beko. bxgear.com/

beko nose guards

Cool stuff and thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it! This was back in mid July 2024! Fortunately the grand couloir was still filled in

Thanks! It was a good day out! Big fan of your stuff too! Haha

@@willindsey 🙏🏻

Thanks man! Hope you do!

I don't have anything posted. It was probably about a 60 degF delta. I went up in lightweight running shorts, put hardshell pants with full length zips before hopping on the glacier. (had thermals if needed). Started in sun hoody to R1 to mid weight jacket to hardshell (for the wind) and then belay jacket at the summit. Extra pair of heavyweight socks that was put on at the Gouter hut. Planned out layers that would be easy to switch out into and knew there were huts to change if needed. hope it helps!

@@willindsey Fantastic insight! Thank you!

Thanks man!

It's a Beko! It's for sun bxgear.com/

Hahah glad you enjoyed it!

Haha thanks man! Glad you liked it!

Thanks man! Cool channel btw

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

Don't know yet! The bigger objectives require a lot of time and logistics. Probably Denali first over the other two.