Alpine Ridge Traverse: The little Brother of the WURL and PURL

[@evilwhitey98]

Love it. Thanks for letting us live vicariously through you.

[@RyanRidesPGH]

The shot of Blake scooting down the snow.

[@speedyzolt]

As much as you hate filming yourself I enjoy the scenery you capture for all of us viewers. When I just want to get away from this scene I just watch a few of your videos and I’m in another land of beauty. Thank you So much keep doing what you do. Wish I was there smelling the air and all my senses were alive digestion the alpine landscape.

[@akusantafe]

I never heard that: downclimbing a cliff is a lot like learning to ride a bicycle....Great advice that I'll never forget.

[@MountainHobbler]

So many sketchy places I would have nope'd right off the mountain.

[@sueslade6052]

You’re videos are awesome! I’ve been binge watching them. Great edits and beautiful places.

[@vashusan1984]

Great job brother! I'll have to add this one to my list of goals here in the Wasatch. Did the Pheif solo mid May, pretty snowy up there at the time. Planning to do the Cottonwood Traverse this season for the first time. Congrats on the Trifecta, you are killing it. Thanks for inspiring all of us who aspire to be fit enough to do these all day+ projects.

[@Baconmccord]

Love seeing my childhood mountains featured! You guys are BAMFs, makes me sick to watch your stuff but can’t look away. You also do a great job showing off our state. You ever thought about doing some of the really unexplored southern Utah canyons and buttes or doing some 1st navigations?

[@Andy-vl3sm]

Looks so amazing. Great video

[@dannyjbrigs]

Good job, you make the fitness look so easy.

[@wheelbegood]

Sick man!!! A marathon, but with 4000 vertical meters :0 An not that easy terrain.. Just Wow, and very inspirational for me.. Makes me want to do similar things in the european alps. Also a very good documentation of the adventure 👌

[@kyliekylie5547]

So cool! How did I miss this upload!? No helmet here is insane.

[@expatadventureturkey9324]

As per the norm, Awesome job I’m glad summer is among us and I can get my fix.....on your adventures 👣👣👣👣👣👣👣🏔👍🏽

[@saltydog6241]

Epic! Beautifully shot and edited video.

[@christhornley1664]

I'd do it over a couple of days, and bivi out on the mountains, that would make a nice little adventure.

[@douglasauruss]

LOL Blake's sliding episode.

[@zafran20]

I have been looking for this specific video for months, at times randomly searching but not finding it, because I remembered Blake's comment on how he managed to do it side ways lol I still don't know how he went sideways there, perhaps burying his hand into the snow and using it as an anchor? lol

[@paintballer088]

@@zafran20 digs his feet into the slope like he's cutting steps and leaning into it. hand is by product

[@ryanv1279]

@@zafran20 Danny is always great at glissading. Look at the angle of his foot thats lower on the slope, ski technique right there.

[@BTSF]

5:33 Aaron and Blake: just the cutest couple

[@Predazord007]

Nice one, enjoyed watching. Looked super sketchy

[@williamdowling7718]

You know, Danny.. I've been watching tons of MA videos since I found your channel and I thought you were such a cool dude.. But then you had to go and bad mouth my best friend coffee.. Despicable! ;) Seriously though. You're living my dream and each video is more motivation to do whatever is necessary to get out and adventure like this. Thanks for the channel and the incredible amount of work you put into such amazing production value.

[@jayphilipwilliams]

All the camera setups remind me of Survivor Man. That's a LOT of extra work, but it makes the video much more professional and enjoyable. Good job.

[@claytonoldgold4614]

You guys are fun

[@TheMountainMatt]

Animal! I’m amazed every video I watch👍🏼😳

[@shinhochulp]

Is there a bypass to that 30ft down climb after Willow? I love adventures but also would like to see my kids at least until they reach their teen years.

[@MediocreAmateur]

Ha! If there is I haven't found it. I asked someone about continuing down the west face of Willow then traversing the hillside back to the ridge and they say you get cliffed up. I guess one safe option would be to take a 6mm or 8mm rope and putting in a hand line. Just to get to the little down climb requires another somewhat sketch scramble off the west face of willow about 100 yrds from the summit.

[@bryson_stafford]

I wondered around for probably 2 hours trying to find a way around and that little downclimb is probably the safest way and it's not that safe. I got down, but it's sketchy.

[@michaelkniephof2959]

Sick down climb! Ugh. Were you raised by mountain goats? Did Blake and Aaron rent some horses to get up to the spot where they met you?!?! Nice glissading. And nice outing as usual. Thanks for the entertainment and inspiration.

[@bgwhalley]

This guy must be in crazy good shape.

[@akusantafe]

I'll never complain again.

[@awd2272]

dude you're amazing. giving me ideas about climbing in this part of the world. enjoying your videos a lot man. good luck✌👍

[@UngracefulPolrbear]

My buddy and I literally climbed White baldy today. Lol

[@brohoffman]

I went to willow peak but couldn't find the down climb that looked as easy as the one you did. I've done south ridge but that was sketchy. I turned around but am determined to do it again.

[@edwardlobb931]

Scrambling. Don't you just... love it?

[@brianmenendez]

I asked blake if he wanted to go? and he asked if I wanted to see him die? LOL

[@jimmyzee2011]

you are the man!

[@shawnwalden2669]

Awesome!!

[@michaelgirvine]

14k of elevation gain is epic!

[@juddjohnson5200]

It seems like Taco Time closes on an arbitrary schedule.

[@zafran20]

Your videos are very enjoyable! my favourite channel. Do you have the link to the background music at 9:18 please? I have noticed it in quite a few videos, it suits them quite well, and relaxing too. Its much better than the one playing at 1:45, I have to lower the volume with that one :P

[@mrjacjr1]

I believe the background music you like is from the Opera, Carmen.

[@zafran20]

@@mrjacjr1 Thank you!!! I had been looking for it obsessively for days!!

[@liamwhite5529]

I bet you have a reason for every piece of gear you take. But a cool idea might be to use a gorilla pod for your camera. That way you can leave the selfie stick behind and use a trekking pole as a selfie stick. Also you can wrap it around branches and put on rocks for some epic shots.

[@douglasauruss]

Nice! You make it look easy. Descending cliffs is always rough. Hey I've always wondered, do you use sunscreen at all or just rely on the Tan of The Fair People to protect against burning? I hate sunscreen so much that I tend to just wear a hoodie and pants. And even gloves.

[@MediocreAmateur]

I use sunscreen and re-apply in the middle. I wear the gloves because of the grotesque amount of sweat I produce.

[@jayphilipwilliams]

I saw Cristof putting some on in another video. At high altitudes, it's really important!!!

[@Sarah_Faber]

Did I miss what time of year you attempted this? Wanting to give it a go this year after some of this snow melts off.

[@drewbaum]

Where did you get that hat from?

[@adrianfernandez2463]

Is it not possible to sleep at night like a regular backpacking trail? What’s the reason people do this through the night?

[@jacobbarton8627]

What time of the year did you manage to do this? Would love to repeat!

[@foxyMamaIdaho]

Why do you do such crazy stuff? I know you are the smartest person I know and you probably do it just to make the rest of us lazy bums look even more lazy. Well...it worked. No one can keep up with Dan the Man. You deserve a perfect Father's Day with all your favorite foods, a massage, a little quiet and quality time with a good book. Why? Because you are #1. Mostly.

[@chauncemaster]

This is a very cool route! (Although that downclimb looked super sketchy) How would you say the ridge that connects from community flat in AF canyon to White Baldy compares to other ridges along the standard WURL route?

[@jaysonlarsen6721]

What did you think of my recommendation on the little set of peaks to traverse the flat top mountain to lowe peak oquirrhs not to tall of peaks I just think they look cool and give good views of the wasatch

[@MediocreAmateur]

It would definitely provide a unique view and would be a decent traverse. My rough measurement showed 13 miles and 10,000ft of vert if you start near eagle and end at the butterfields. That's a tough day out.

[@jaysonlarsen6721]

It cool how you guys look at the recommendations and reply

[@michaelfitzgerald434]

You are all nuts. How did all of you certifiable people connect?

[@jakollee]

So did you use the ice axe?

[@phin422]

Full linkup of all three in one push?

[@manfredseidler1531]

If you made me traverse some of those sections, you would not even have to torture me... I'd tell everything you would want to know. There is hiking, this is not hiking... this is advanced mountaineering or special forces survival training.

[@jaysonlarsen6721]

You should do a ridge link up on the range near me you can see it from lone peak the oquirrh link up go from Lowe peak to flat top looks easy not for me tho for you guys it would be east

[@MediocreAmateur]

I'll check it out thanks!

[@VietnamVet74]

Its Pfeif o clock somewhere

[@michaelfitzgerald434]

So...Blake and Aaron are not sickos!

[@davidheard7746]

You must have Billie goat dna first rock on those steep ridges I step on would give away and it would be “ding..lower floor”

[@richardgilbert]

Love Taco Time!

[@Judd97]

Wait... you finished EARLIER than expected? Is that an MA first? Be careful or you're gonna have to drop the "Mediocre" from your channel name.

[@MediocreAmateur]

I know! I doubt it will become a trend. Also, Blake and I climbed Capitol last week. I think you were one of the people who recommended it? It was an unbelievable hike and scramble. Probably in my top 5 greatest hikes and summits. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@Judd97]

I was! I saw your Instagram post on it, looking forward to the vid. I've been meaning to get over there with my friend but just haven't had it in the cards yet. We've got an epic trip planned in July to climb up to Three Fingers Fire lookout in the North Cascades to spend a couple nights. Have you ever heard of that place? If you're ever up in northern Washington, consider checking it out, it looks amazing.

[@MediocreAmateur]

Never heard of the place but I'll definitely look it up. We're actually headed up to Oregon soon to check out some volcano skiing. Maybe I'll put some time aside to go recon the area. Capitol peak was a spot on suggestion so I'm sure three fingers is awesome.

[@kentuckyproud4575]

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[@alsayers]

Far from mediocre.

[@dixmcmillan]

I, for one, am happy that Blake is not invited anymore.

[@yukoheard4585]

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