11. PCT - Kearsarge Pass to Sawmill Pass

[@sherpajeff]

Hey Rev I have been enjoying your Pinhoti Trail updates so while waiting for the next installment I have begun this magnificent playlist of the PCT. I am inspired by your efforts. Thank you.

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Jeff. I’m glad you’re enjoying the Pinhoti videos. This has been a great trail. I hope you also enjoy my PCT journey. It’s still hard to believe that I accomplished something of that magnitude.😁👍❤️

[@sherpajeff]

@@TheHikingRev an immense accomplishment!

[@filmic1]

The Hiking Rev is a backpacking 'ANIMAL!!' Daunting detour.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks.

[@outsidewithmike]

Magnificent! I can't explain, but I had tears in my eyes looking at some of that scenery. All the ugly things people can do....it's just rendered meaningless when you see what life is really about. Something like that LOL. And your attitude and demeanor just adds to it all. Thank you for this, it is so much better than watching movies or TV. The scenery in this video is the best so far in the series in my opinion. Breathtaking.

[@TheHikingRev]

Well thank you Mike. That’s why I like to get outside and unplug from all the mess that’s going on in the world today.

[@jaysonnarag7875]

Hey, Rev. I’m getting caught up with the videos. I absolutely enjoy watching. Great sights.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Jayson. You’ve always been a great encouragement to me.

[@vickiebartnicki4216]

Congratulations on 800 miles. Wonderful achievement! I see you did not carry a stove. Such pretty scenery on these passes.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks. Yes, I started Cold Soaking my food about this so...no stove.

[@tomsalter3570]

Very nice video! I like your filming techniques--it's quite good. Thanks for taking me along on the journey.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Tom. You’re very kind. You can come along with me any time. 😃

[@randysmith6493]

nice looking camp sight (Saw Mill Camp Trail) . the way you carry you Ice Ax is not safe, but you made it. Point Down, not up. strange it has no tip. Your delay heading into Sierras had made for lovely views, and safer travel and warmer weather.

[@525concon]

great video....Thank you!

[@TheHikingRev]

Connie Hundley Thanks Connie and thanks for the subscribe add.

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

Good that you record at 60FPS. It makes panning of the camera look so much smoother compared to 30FPS. I use a light microphone made by Rode (Australian) which is attached to the USB-C or lightning port on the phone. It has a wind muffler ("dead cat") which is highly effective. It costed me about 60 Swiss francs, about the same in USD.

[@TheHikingRev]

I now use Slo-Mo 120 fps for my landscape/pans. I can do so much more with that speed.

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

@@TheHikingRev Ok, extra smooth and you may even slow down pans afterwards if you like. I am happy with 60, but not with 30 where I clearly recognize ugly jittering.

[@wayneclary]

Hi Rev, I watched the last parts of your journey now going back and watching from the beginning. I'm planning on doing the trail in 2024 when I'll be 77 years old. I do a lot of hiking in the Arkansas area and have done parts of the AT. I was wondering about the date identifier in KZbin. Did you do the trail over two years or did you do the whole trail in one year. Some of the videos show 3 years ago and some show 2 years ago. What year did you actually do the trail? I also enjoy your other videos on backpacking. As an older hiker, I have gained some insights from you that I use. Blessings, Wayne Clary.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Wayne. Good luck on your PCT journey. I’d like to do some hikes in Arkansas.

[@enriquediaz7547]

Wow! You seem to have averaged 20-30 miles per day?! I’ve done the onion valley kearsarge pass & it is a “killer” so I’m impressed that you did it as a “side” journey to restock. I did see mules carrying restock , from onion valley, for backpackers but I’m sure there’s a fee for that (I’m assuming so the backpacker doesn’t have to go off-trail).

[@TheHikingRev]

Most people went into Independence to resupply via Kearsarge pass.

[@Henning_Rech]

The fee is quite steep. Something like 500 bucks.

[@michaelkonrad4290]

Great Videos! Thanks for sharing. Trip down memory lane as I was hiking the whole PCT in 2018. What it the reason there is no content between sawmill pass and echo lake? Did you skip this section? Best regards Michael

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Michael. My phone/camera broke and did not get a replacement until S. Lake Tahoe thus the gap in my KZbin videos. I’m going to do that section again this year, record and publish the video in my KZbin playlist. Sorry for the confusion.

[@wolfeadventures]

I’ve been at that same site before Glen Pass. Good place to rest.

[@TheHikingRev]

Isn’t it crazy to see the same places that you’ve been to on other people’s videos? Small world!

[@wolfeadventures]

@@TheHikingRev it really is. It instantly takes you back to that day. I still remember how I felt-whooped!

[@echavez5592]

What happened to videos from Sawmill north to Echo Lake? Missed some of the best parts?

[@TheHikingRev]

My phone/camera broke. I’m going to do that section again this year and insert the footage/videos from the hike in my KZbin playlist. Bummer! 😡

[@suecox8355]

🦋❤️

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Enjoyed the video. What day did you do Glen Pass? Going to be doing it this week.

[@TheHikingRev]

June 2. Not much snow on the Southface but a whole lot on the Northface. Descending, you go across a very high and sketchy snow field down a bloulder field (no visible trail). At the bottom, going toward Rea Lakes (still no visible trail) several times I potholed up to my waist. Not fun!

[@PeterFLB]

Bit confused, did I miss some videos from Sawmill to Echo Lake? Seems on your vid's you jumped from 800 - 1,000 mile marker.

[@TheHikingRev]

You’re very observant Peter. And don’t be confused. My phone/camera broke so I could not get any video footage from mile marker 803.4 to Echo Lake. I had to go into South Lake Tahoe to get a new phone/camera. I hope to do that section this year and insert it in my KZbin video playlist.

[@PeterFLB]

@@TheHikingRev Thanks for the reply, best of luck for the hike this year.

[@cherylhikes2234]

Hi Rev how do you know what The pass Names are. Does the FarOut have the names of the passes?

[@TheHikingRev]

Yes, the FarOut app has the names of the passes.

[@tanyaweller309]

Going down that waterslide one would be mincemeat upon reaching the bottom.

[@TheHikingRev]

There was a guy who slipped and was swept down that water slide. He said he almost died!

[@tanyaweller309]

Oh my. Thank God he lived to tell the tale.

[@TheHikingRev]

Yea. He chronicled his “adventure” on the Guthooks app (Sierra Section, Woods Creek Waterslide, 10/2/19). His username is “PlacesToEatPoopnSleep.” Go figure! With a username like that I can see how he got into that predicament. 😂

[@dv1713]

Hello Reverend! I am enjoying your adventure ... thx for sharing. Did you skip ahead from Sawmill to Echo Lake?

[@TheHikingRev]

My phone/camera broke and I was unable to get any footage in that section. I’m going to do that section again next year, record my journey and add the videos to my playlist. 😜