Appalachian Trail Thru-hike 2023: Wildcat Mountain

[@tailsfromthecampervan]

Best video of the Wildcat climb I’ve seen! We are going back to do sections we missed based on your outstanding videography! Keep on keepin’ on❤

[@jeffandmaila]

Thank you, hope you have great weather when you do your hike.

[@dannythecamper4186]

Good video with lots of good beautiful views, with lots of bad rock climbing up the sides of the mountains, so let's keep on hiking 😊

[@jeffandmaila]

Many thanks!

[@jamesjamesd9556]

What a reward for your labor climbing to the top of Mt. Hight. 👍🏼

[@jeffandmaila]

It really was, plus we had the summit to ourselves.

[@JASHJustASectionHiker]

What a spectacular video. The most coverage of the Wild Cats. Thank you. My wife won’t let me climb them.

[@jeffandmaila]

Thank you. Please tell her it's not as bad as going down Madison.

[@JASHJustASectionHiker]

@@jeffandmaila I went down Madison and it took quite awhile. Madison is a perfect shaped mountain. I’m bionic, my right hip was replaced so I had to be careful dropping down to Pinkham Notch.

[@ervinslens]

I admire your dedication and commitment! Beautiful episode guys! 👏

[@jeffandmaila]

Thank you so much! Hopefully, someday, we can get near the quality of your videos. 😍 We just subscribed to your channel.

[@ervinslens]

@@jeffandmaila thx a ton, truly appreciated your support!

[@colettenewell4634]

Jeff thanks for filming Maila because that gave a really great perspective of the climb. what an amazing view on top of Carter.

[@jeffandmaila]

Glad you enjoyed it!❤

[@Sunshine-Patches2024]

All I can say is “WOW”. Crazy terrain. I know you guys were exhausted when you stopped for the night.

[@jeffandmaila]

We were, but at the same time felt quite accomplished :-)

[@JASHJustASectionHiker]

Really love the mountaintop views. Thanks for the slow panning from the top.

[@jeffandmaila]

Glad you enjoyed it😀

[@Amilliondreams87]

I love you guys so much lmfao, The part where Maila is breathing heavy showing us viewers how difficult this section can truly be and then looking up at the steep incline still to go and we pan to Jeff who is just like "you know that sandwich I had the other night was really good" 😆. Cinematic Gold.

[@jeffandmaila]

Nothing more will motivate you going thru the wildcats than a good sandwich 😂

[@Amilliondreams87]

@@jeffandmaila 🤣

[@kaybellor2284]

Another extraordinary day out of many extraordinary days. Bravo to you both for all that scrambling.Your videos are the best I have seen for giving would-be through/section hikers a very clear idea of what to expect. I would love to section hike the trail or maybe even through hike it but your New Hampshire coverage gives me some serious pause. 😮 Not sure my 66 year old knees could take those down hills. But it's lovely to see the miles go by with your great videography. Maila, I once did a mult-day race/hike out west and Oreos were my favorite treat at the end of each long day. I savored those even if they did add weight to my pack. Hope you enjoyed them once you stopped!

[@jeffandmaila]

New Hampshire is very beautiful, I hope you get to hike the area too. And yes on those oreos even though they were heavy😁

[@colettenewell4634]

Nice path to start your day. And then the rocks. Oh my. That is a crazy steep climb

[@jeffandmaila]

It was very memorable for sure :-)

[@mjcoia7597]

"Do i sound excited?" 😂 love your videos! Great job!

[@jeffandmaila]

Am always excited 😊

[@jzoop1]

You got the weather you deserved. New Hampshire has no respect for moderate climbs, they just go straight up. Keep on hiking!

[@jeffandmaila]

New Hampshire really made us work hard!

[@pamelalynn3767]

Wow. That was straight up. Great video

[@jeffandmaila]

Thank you for watching😃

[@allenshiflett]

Great views 😀💜❤️

[@jeffandmaila]

New Hampshire is awesome with views 🥰

[@flowerpower1980]

“Yes it’s all been dangerous since we entered New Hampshire”…..😂😂😂

[@jeffandmaila]

I think we found ourselves hiking ever so carefully once we reached NH. We were afraid to get injured.

[@angelaknisely-marpole7679]

Do Jeff's shorts ever split? What a climb! Thank you for taking us up it! I presume,e those are shot holes at 12:30 ? What beautiful views!

[@jeffandmaila]

Thank you. His shorts did pretty good, the one in the video was Patagonia and his second pair. The shoes he was wearing though, the Brooks got tore up in the white mountains.

[@angelaknisely-marpole7679]

@@jeffandmaila I'm not surprised that the shoes take a beating!

[@mysterymotor]

There was mostly rock climbing up a very steep mountain with very little hiking that day. At least y'all were able to hike beside a scenic stream prior to beginning the strenuous task of climbing those rocks. "Do I have life insurance?" 🙂 There was a brief scenic view of the Presidential Mountains and then another scenic view prior to reaching the Wildcat Gondola ski lift and more scenic views from that area. And I suspect that y'all had to descend a bunch more rocks prior to reaching the lake. The Sloth Hiking Team ladies at the Carter Hut appeared to be enjoying their hike. That was a great place to stealth camp near Carter Dome and a beautiful area to eat dinner with a very scenic view of the surrounding mountains that had occasional rays of sunshine streaming through the clouds. It was a good ending to an arduous day. How far from the campsite was the dinner site?

[@jeffandmaila]

It was a fun hike, and we saw some young people climbing that day. The campsite was only .1 mile from the summit. We saw a note on farout that some people camped up there, but we didn't see any flat spots. It could also get windy.

[@mysterymotor]

@@jeffandmailaI have meant to ask if y'all chose a tarp for the thru hike rather than a tent because of less condensation or because of the weight difference - or both?

[@jeffandmaila]

It's both, plus it's so much easier to set up the tarp. You can practically set it up anywhere. It's pretty useful to block the front of a shelter, too, if the wind or snow is blowing in.

[@Sunshine-Patches2024]

@@jeffandmaila My question is, Did you have any critters come under your tarp during the night and if so, what state was the worst and what kind of critters was the worst? I like the tarp idea but I don’t like the idea of a skunk or snake deciding they would like to share our shelter!

[@jeffandmaila]

@Sunshine-Patches2024 Do slugs count?😄 We never had snakes or other concerning critters bothering us. There were a ton of slugs in Maine. I remember seeing them on our shoes, ground liner, and even inside our cooking pot while the lid was on! However, we have each a bivy bag that keeps little critters out. We will try to talk more about it when we do our gear video.

[@flowerpower1980]

Hi Jeff and Maila! Another beautiful video! Just saw your hiker comment in the book here at Angels Rest hostel…we stayed in the same little cabin. We’re headed out for 4 days!

[@jeffandmaila]

So cool. Are you heading south from there? I hope you are able to stay at Woods Hole and Weary Feet Hostel.

[@flowerpower1980]

@@jeffandmaila we are at Weary Feet tonight….Wapiti Shelter tomorrow night, Woods Hole the next night and hiking back to Angels Rest on Monday. We are making the rounds!

[@jeffandmaila]

That's wonderful, please tell Ms. Julie we said hi :-) Btw, did you hear about the story behind Wapiti shelter?

[@flowerpower1980]

Yes!!! And!!! We never stay in shelters, but it’s supposed to start raining overnight so….shelter it will be! 👀👀👀

[@johnhenderson8360]

You know why that was such a difficult climb for you, and why you were breathing so hard? Jeff and that other guy were sucking up all the Oxygen!!

[@jeffandmaila]

😅

[@hindsfeetonhighplaces]

The New Hampshire state motto is "Life Free or Die" and we don't care which one you pick. 😄 We eat danger for breakfast! It help keep the folks from Massechusetts down on their side of the border! 😛

[@hindsfeetonhighplaces]

Also, I have to say, of all the trails I've done in NH, that was one of my favorites. And yours video is one of the few that really "did it justice." Even mine did not give the full experience like your did. So well done on a REALLY tough section of trail to VLOG.

[@jeffandmaila]

It's the perfect state motto. I won't mind doing the wildcats again. It's a very nice section. I don't want to do the descend on Madison again though-Maila

[@jeffandmaila]

Thanks, we appreciate that!

[@hindsfeetonhighplaces]

@@jeffandmaila I loved going UP Wildcat D. I would not want to go DOWN it.