Attic Window Peak

21 like very nice video hello brother 🙋🏻‍♀️👍💯✅✅ 5:02

[@JimHayesHiking]

Thank you!

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Thanks so much for the shout out, Jim, much appreciated. Another great hike, my friend. Thanks for taking us along.

[@JimHayesHiking]

You're very welcome,I enjoy your video's. Thank you for watching this one!

[@paddle_hike]

Awesome hike! Love the view and rock formations. Great shout-outs "great channels"! Thanks for sharing your adventure Jim. Take care

[@JimHayesHiking]

They are great channels and I will be doing alot more shout outs in the future including your channel. Thanks Alex!

[@Packsalot]

Awesome hike. I like the ruggedness of this trail. John is an awesome guy. Great shoutout! Thanks for the mention. I appreciate it! Awesome springs. Spring water is so fresh and delicious too. Well done on your climb. The views were beautiful. Take care and viva CZ after that hike. Have a great day.

[@JimHayesHiking]

The west side is far more rugged than the east. You're welcome for the shoutout and yes John is an awesome guy as well as you. I have to give Delmar some credit on this one as he filmed the footage from the very top as my hip wouldn't let me make the final climb. I did have a CZ waiting on me when I got back to the car. Thanks my friend and have a fantastic week!

[@ecttreker9816]

Great day on the trail, fine views. Cant beat that. 👍👍

[@JimHayesHiking]

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

[@JenniferLupine]

Awesome views Jim! Nice clear weather! Sure does sound steep, but it didn’t look busy, that’s a bonus! We don’t really see springs in our area, I’ve just seen 2 in eastern Washington- I find them quite special and amazing!! Nice shout-outs to Utah YT friends!! 👌🙌🙌 👍👍

[@JimHayesHiking]

Most folks went to Calloway Peak so we were kinda by ourselves. I wasn't able to make it all the way to the top so I gave Delmar my GoPro and he filmed the footage from up there . Thanks Jen!

[@JenniferLupine]

@@JimHayesHiking Way to go Delmar! Stand in photographer! Looked really rocky up towards the last bit. I recently cut a hike short too, before reaching to top- a long day and we were worn out. We have to make good decisions so we can stay safe and hike back to the car! I hope you’re feeling good and your hip is too. 👌😄 Jen

[@NatureAndOther]

Great day hike ❤👍 It looks tirering climb, but beautiful places, rocks, and views

[@JimHayesHiking]

It is a very hard climb especially for an old man like me,lol. Thanks for watching!

[@BackpackingWithJason]

I’ve met Steve before. Really awesome guy with a great channel. Awesome views up there 👍🏻👍🏻

[@JimHayesHiking]

That's right,you met up with him and Kristy a couple years back right after I met up with them in the Smokies. Thanks my friend.

[@LumberjackPa]

I love rock formations, and this had plenty of them. Thanks for sharing!

[@JimHayesHiking]

It's one of my favorite hikes and it's not the easiest either,lol. Thanks for stopping by!

[@flynorthproductions]

I loved those rock formations, very cool! My kind of terrain. It might be slow going in that gorge but the views are worth it, especially once you get 'a few feet from the top.' Simply stunning, Jim. Well done. 👍

[@JimHayesHiking]

I actually wasn't able to get to the top because of my hip pain so I gave Del the GoPro and he took the footage from the top. Thanks as always my friend! Have a fantastic week.

[@HikeCamp]

Wow super cool trail. Some real fine views from that window... 😎

[@JimHayesHiking]

Thanks Max! Have a fantastic weekend my friend.

[@cachemacstrailtime]

Loved those rocky ledges. Beautiful trail!

[@JimHayesHiking]

Thanks my friend!

[@TheWanderingWulfs]

Yay! Delmar and Sir Charles! Oh, we love Minute on the Mountain and Packs-a-lot! John and Steve (and Kristy) are great! Awesome shout-outs. Attic Window is a neat name for a peak. The Profile View was really cool! Lovely views at the top! Looks like you guys had a beautiful day with awesome weather! Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@JimHayesHiking]

Attic Window is one of the four peaks that make up Grandfather. Packs,John and Kristy are all very nice folks. The Profile view is better seen in the winter. We did have nice breezy weather for this one. Thanks a bunch for watching!

[@TheWanderingWulfs]

@@JimHayesHikingYeah, Steve with Pack-a-lot said to let him know when we get to the Uintas, and we can go on a hike with him and Kristy. So hopefully we can do that. We're hoping to get down south your way someday as well! We're doing early retirement in less than 3 years and will be able to travel way more. We're excited! 💗

[@papawinthewoods]

Another great hike to some amazing views. Hiking up to near 6,000 ft. elevation would gas me! I’m not used to that.. lol .. I definitely would top my water bottles off at that spring for sure. That water is filtered by Mother Earth herself and would taste good. There are several springs like that in my area, usually near old homesites, where I always refill my bottles. I don’t even bother to filter it. Take care Jim. Keep on knocking those miles down my friend.

[@JimHayesHiking]

Grandfather is a very hard hike from that side especially. I didn't even make all the way to the very top as my hip went out on me so I gave Delmar my GoPro and he filmed the footage from up there. We were good on water but yeah that high up I rarely filter it. Thanks a bunch my friend!

[@AllenOxendine]

Thanks for sharing.. Returning Support with Full View and like.. When my family would visit the Banner Elk area, this would be our trail to get on.. Good workout and great views at the overlooks..

[@JimHayesHiking]

Thanks for stopping by,I greatly appreciate it!

[@wendingourway]

Now there's a unique view grandfather that I don't think I've seen from anyone before...cool!! Just a trickle of water, but as you say, take one's time and you'll have a great jug of some pretty fresh water I'd bet! Wow, what a view!! Looks like one could sit on a few of them rocks and make like a bobsledder heading down the mountain in no time!! lol That was a really good one and would certainly see me returning...once I caught my breath and forgot just how steep it was in places! lol Enjoy the week ahead, Jim.

[@JimHayesHiking]

Yes,we usually come up from the other side of the mountain as it's alot easier. The views are pretty incredible from up top and I actually wasn't able to make the final push to the top because of my hip so I gave Delmar the GoPro and he filmed that footage. Thanks my friend and you have a great week as well!

[@wanderingoutyonder]

This area looks amazing. You are in the center of some AMAZING options! We have heard that this is a must do hike!

[@JimHayesHiking]

Yes,it is a beautiful place but it's also a pretty tough hike.I am fortunate to live where I do with tons of places very near me. Thanks as always!

[@agesadventures]

Thanks a great hike up there! That breeze at the top must have felt nice😁 That climbing on the rocks at 8:40 made me a little nervous😱 It looked like a long fall down if you tripped! You have a beautiful area there to explore😍 I hope you're having a great weekend, Jim😀

[@JimHayesHiking]

Oh man,that breeze felt really great as it was at least 15 degrees cooler up there than at the trailhead. The footage @8:40 was filmed by Delmar as my hip gave out about 50 feet from the summit and I wasn't able to make it. Thanks my friend I hope your weekend is a good one too!

[@agesadventures]

@@JimHayesHiking hopefully, your hip is feeling better now are at least on the mend.

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Awesome share

[@JimHayesHiking]

Thanks Dave!

[@JeepFamilyLife1990]

Awesome Hike the view looks amazing

[@JimHayesHiking]

It is an awesome hike but also a hard one but well worth the climb. Thanks DJ,I hope you're having a great weekend!

[@JeepFamilyLife1990]

@@JimHayesHiking thank you you have a good weekend to Jim

[@JeffMeadowsOutdoors]

Sounds like you had a tough hike there. Profile trail is the one I haven’t done yet. I do remember Calloway peak from Boone fork leaving me quite tired. Have a great weekend Jim.

[@JimHayesHiking]

I have a bad hip and it went out on me before we got to the summit. I gave Delmar my GoPro and he filmed from the very top. To me theProfile side is harder than coming up from Boone Fork. Thanks Jeff!

[@IceBearHalfwayPoint]

You said a "Looksee"!! I never heard anyone but me and my dad say we gotta give things a "Looksee"! 😂 That made my day! 🤣 I see the face. I needed that zoom in though. I thought for sure you've been youtubing longer than that. That's definitely a good flow for water! Gorgeous views! Great video! It's always worth that strenuous climb! 😁💚👊

[@JimHayesHiking]

That's so funny as I can't recall anyone saying 'looksee'' but me,lol! Yeah it's kinda hard to make out the Profile in the summer time. I have had my channel since 2012 but only posted short clips and picture slideshows until I bought my GoPro in May of 2020 and first showed my face on camera so that's pretty much when I consider that I actually started with full videos. It's a hard climb up but yes those views are well worth it! As always thanks IceBear!

[@Bextasy423]

Such a shady pretty hike!

[@JimHayesHiking]

It's a pretty hike and a hard one too,lol! Thanks a bunch for watching!

[@kenwbrenner]

Hi Jim. What a great video. I enjoyed seeing a part of that area I'd not been on before. In September, 2005, I took a group of couples from our church (then, in Cumming, GA) to Boone. Four of us hiked the Grandfather Trail from near the swinging bridge up to MacRae Peak (to the summit and back), through the Shute to Attic Peak, then to Calloway Peak where we ate lunch. We returned the same way except when we got to the bottom of the Shute, we took the Underwood Trail down vs. going back on the Grandfather Trail as we came up. We all felt we would have been better to stay on the Grandfather Trail. I mented this to see if you've done this route. I'd like to take my grandson(s) up there to enjoy the ladders and views. I remember seeing Grandfather Mountain from the top of Hump Mountain on the AT. Was great to go there some years later. Keep up the great work, thanks for bringing us along. I enjoy your photography as well as your great narration. God Bless!

[@JimHayesHiking]

Hi Ken, I've hiked Grandfather many times and 90% of the time I approach from the eastern side off of the Blueridge Parkway as it's much easier from that side in my opinion anyway. Only once did I venture past Attic Window Peak coming from the Profile Trail and Delmar and I got about halfway down the Shute and were forced to turn back as it was getting too late in the day and we had to be off the mountain by 6 p.m. since it was early spring and they closed the parking lot gate at 6. There's two ladders on the Daniel Boone Scout Trail plus a plane crash site about 50 yards off the trail right before the first ladder. Grandfather is an awesome place for sure. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@kenwbrenner]

@@JimHayesHiking Thank you Jim, I'll put the Daniel Boone trail on my list. I like that little dog, could he be considered your "guard dog"! 🙂

[@JimHayesHiking]

@@kenwbrenner Delmar calls him his bear dog,lol. He has now hiked over 1,200 miles with us since 2013 when Delmar got him.

[@UncleJoeHikes]

We took the Profile Trail up and out to the visitor's center on top a few years ago. The cliff-side traverses and ladders were a bit unnerving but interesting.

[@JimHayesHiking]

Yeah,it can get a little unnerving in a few places but it's a great payoff for the views.Thanks Joe,have a great week my friend!

[@kerrywoolbright5716]

Very exquisite view. Hard climb up at that elevation definitely would drain you. Looked like a lot of firs or hemlocks have died out.

[@JimHayesHiking]

It's a very hard climb and I actually didn't make it to the very top,Delmar filmed the footage from there. Yeah alot of hemlocks have died out.