Good point. I was using them when it was steeper, but less so when filming

It's the arcteryx rho LT.

They give a false sense of security, for sure. I'd be in favor of removing them, but I prefer mountains without handrails and railings :)

Those are actually ptarmigan! Apparently you can call your drone shots whatever these days.

Yes, bikes are allowed because it's not in a wilderness area. People do bike up and down it, though it's rare. It's 4400 ft of climbing! There are some stretches above tree line that you couldn't bike up because of the rocks and steepness, but a lot of the trail would be doable.

Ah, I miss Ray Miller! That would be a ton of fun ;)

Indeed. I would rate climbing Mt. Marcy as more beautiful than this peak! To be fair, this is probably the least pretty time of year to climb; before the snow but after the green is gone.

@@TalesFromAbroad-SJ Do it! Get out there and have an adventure!

There was a second register dating back to 1971 as well. Less than 100 signatures between both books.

@@kenfleury9269 No tick issues at all right now. I think it’s very kid friendly. If you park at the Ell Pen parking lot, just off the I-87, it’s like 1.7 miles then the squeezer. If you can park at the Island Pond parking lot, it’s a lot closer. The kids would have a fun time on the rocks and bring out in the woods. Very pretty area and special that the AT goes through that small section of NY.

@@speed_of_a_human I'll bring a canoe and we can visit the island in Island Pond and squeeze the lemon in one shot. Thanks for the intel

Thanks! I saw your video too. Looks like you went up the West side of the mountain. It's hard to capture how absolutely striking Whaleback is when you first enter Cloud Canyon.

If you put that mountain in the middle of Yosemite Valley, it would be another Half Dome. But because it’s in the middle of nowhere, it’s unknown. Glad you got to experience this incredible summit for yourself, though the view from the Meadow is more memorable to me than the summit was.

@@-Stephen- Agree totally. The climb was fun, and the summit was great, but not top 10 for me.

Thank you! I had a pair of gaiters like the dirty girls at the beginning of the trip, but the velcro came unglued from my heel 😥

@@speed_of_a_human I used to have the same issue. The 'secret' is to clean the area on the back of the shoe with a strong solvent like acetone, let it dry, then apply a thin layer of super glue GEL, then affix the Velcro. The Velcro will float on top the glue layer, so press hard until the glue sets, then wipe off any excess glue with your acetone.

Thank you!

Is it safer on a bike? Or worse because you are going faster and they could, in theory, still bite your lower leg?

No idea what is safer statistically. I am usually hiking though. My thoughts in general are that the number of deaths or serious injuries are low enough for me to abstract it away as a standard risk of life, and I'll continue to do activities in rattlesnake country. That said, on any given day if it's snakey enough that I'm very anxious, I'll change plans like you did, since I'm out there to have a good time, not demonstrate statistical probabilities, which can't always dictate my feelings.

@@JoshMillerCA Well said! I feel the same way about mountain lions, and I’ve done a lot of solo running deep in the back country in lion areas (like the Los Padres National Forest). Although the snakes are much more prevalent and likely risk.

@@speed_of_a_human Yes! It's a similar equation with tweaked variables. It's hard to feel what I know logically though, which is that rolling an ankle, or otherwise getting injured far from the trailhead is the realest risk of them all lol. Besides driving.

LOL, yeah!

Is anything spicier than White mountain? 😉

Thanks for watching!

Yes, I did a trek from Agnew meadow to Tuolumne Meadow with it (even a bear canister). I didn't have my kit dialed in and it was painful. The pack is great, but you gotta go UL and also, I think I needed the bigger size. It's not very durable, but it's very well-designed. Sometimes it is nice to get some green!

Thanks bro!

Not from this year, sorry. This was late March in like 2021. I expect the conitions to be a little less snowy now, but I haven't checked the Sierra snow pack in a while. Good luck on your climb!

Thanks!

Thanks! How bad are the rattle snakes when dry? Is that a concern when cutting the trail when it's summer?

@@speed_of_a_human I've hiked there a few times in the summer and never saw any sign of rattlers. Though I've read reports from others who have. I guess it best to keep your eyes open for them. Avoid those blind crevices

Thanks! Every step is earned in the Sierra!

We did not. It would have been great, but we were out of daylight and it started raining hard.

Thanks for watching!

Jan Mesaros Thats great! Any tips you’ve learned?

@@bjshear hi - a lot of work to mix the coffe. A half year ago i started to use old bread machine (with bypassed control unit) and heat gun fixed on photo stand. Much better now - laziness is pushing mankind forward.

Glad to hear that! I think you will have fun and get some good results. Good eyes on the smoker! It was a brisket! :)