Black Bear Pass 2020.

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Episode 1 of the Geahr Offroad Westward GO series.
In this episode we leave downtown Ouray to go Jeeping on Black Bear pass. This was a Bonus trail that we couldn’t miss while we were in town for the Jeep Jamboree. If you have any questions about the trail or the jeeps please leave them in the comment section.
#JeepJamboree2020 #ColoradoOffroad #BlackBear

[@USfoolsgold]

Great job filming. Gives good line perspectives.

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks for the kind words Bill. You hear a lot about the steps on Black Bear but if you square up like you would on any step it’s no problem.

[@GATORADDAM]

The guy in the jeep with the red wheels is a fantastic driver!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

He really is and I would trust him spotting me anywhere!

[@nazgul_renegade]

Dudeee, that is so cool. I can't wait to experience that!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

When is your trip?

[@nazgul_renegade]

@@AdventureAwaits4u middle of August!

[@rickysiebert9618]

Such a beautiful place to see. Sadly, it would be difficult to drive that with poop in my pants. Thanks for your video. Nerves of steel!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

🤣😂

[@astorytotell5019]

Wow nice camera shots

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks! Appreciate you checking out the video.

[@discover4x4]

Came here after your comment on one of my wheeling videos. Just wanted to say "Great editing job from someone that understands the time involved to share our passion for the hobby we love. Keep it up, you're doing awesome!"

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks man! I really appreciate it. It takes some time to make these videos as you know. Maybe we can do a collaboration video one day. 😎👍🏼

[@chkwgn460]

I did some Moab videos. I learned after the first one to take more shorter length videos and edit them together instead of ling videos and cutting them up more.

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

@@chkwgn460 Great tip. I'll try to start doing that more. If you have a minute please check out our Moab videos and let me know what you think. 👍

[@discover4x4]

@@chkwgn460 I learned the same thing here. On average my record time is 1 - 2 minutes max, you can scrap the crap much faster that way

[@chkwgn460]

Exactly! I had 8-10 minute videos to go through and it kind of sucked lol. Sure, I'll definitely check out your Moab videos. I did Hells Revenge and Fins n Things in our 2012 Grand Cherokee. It made it pretty interesting lol.

[@DoubleMEndeavor]

Nice video. Looking forward to Black Bear Pass next year.

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

You will absolutely love it! Thanks for the comment.

[@loadmaster6119]

Looks like a really beautiful trip

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks. I highly recommend Ouray Colorado to anyone that loves amazing views and waterfalls.

[@xbpbat21x]

Think a guy could get an off road teardrop through those switch backs?

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

I don't think so and it would be very risky to try. The three or more point turns would probably cause you to jackknife. I'm pretty sure they don't allow trailers but i could be wrong. I would suggest camping somewhere close to the trail head like Ironton Park so you can leave your trailer at the site and run Black bear, then run Imogene and have a short drive back to Ironton Park. 👍

[@jeeperp3926]

The greatest danger at the steps on Black Bear Pass comes from trying to stay farther passenger (right) than is necessary. The turquoise Jeep demonstrated well how staying too far right (panicking about the visual of the valley below instead of the trail in front of you) will kick your Jeep left towards the drop off. The grey and silver Jeeps stay farther driver (left) and roll down without and kick to the left.

[@angolain1]

Wow. Thank you for the exceptional video. Another Hoosier here. I really appreciated hand holding the camera with a gimbal and walking much of the video footage. It gave a great perspective of the terrain people drive on. Unfortunately, it is so difficult to really appreciate the steepness because wide angle lenses obscure it, but the walking footage works better to showcase the rugged terrain. At first I was impressed the Mercedes GLK made it, then saw the blown out (street) tires and oil pan caption. That sucks, but the driver should have heeded the warnings and known better. The worst part of it is the spilled oil polluting the ground. The huge inconvenience for the driver to have it towed out is just that - inconvenient. The Tellurde Outside safari(?) truck was interesting. It appeared to be just a short wheelbase Silverado chassis with a safari bed attached. What more remarkable is its "normal" street truck tires - no necessarily off-road or mud terrain tires - on steelies. Do they even have locking differential(s), or just open ones? Regardless, I'm impressed with its capability, although a good portion of this is the driver.

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks Melvin and it's nice talking to another Hoosier. I walked a lot on this trip and my legs let me know it. 😂 You are totally right about the video not showing the steepness of the terrain. Being at that elevation my lungs let me know it too! The Safari style truck did great. These trails are not difficult but they are scary to some and they require good ground clearance and four wheel drive. I don't know if he has locking diffs but I guessing he would have a rear LSD at a minimum. Doesn't hurt that the driver of the truck knows the terrain and the truck like the back of his hand.

[@aplally1]

It's so weird to see Telluride without Snow!!!!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

I would love to see it with snow ❄️ one day. It would be nice to go snowboarding there.

[@BirdDogOffRoadAdventures]

Great video! Looking forward to finally doing this trail during a planned summer trip there in August. That Mercedes does not belong on that trail, lol.

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks Bird Dog! Enjoy the view! It’s one of the best for sure. Good chance our Indiana crew will be out there again in August. Maybe we will see each other. 👍🏼

[@BirdDogOffRoadAdventures]

@@AdventureAwaits4u We'll be there August 16th through 22nd.

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

@Bird Dog Overland Wow. Sounds like the same time. Some of the group will be doing the Rubicon Trail August 12-15th and then meeting up in Ouray after that with the rest of the group. So it looks like we would be there at the same time! 😊👍🏼 Is that the weekend for the big Toyota Ouray meet?

[@mlankfo1]

What camera and gimbal setup was this? Fantastic footage!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video. Here is the gimbal I use. Zhiyun Smooth 4 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer with Grip Tripod for iPhone 12 11 Pro Xs Max Xr X 8 Plus 7 6 SE Android Cell Phone Smartphone KZbin Vlog Live Video Kit www.amazon.com/dp/B07BHCC3BV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_JLo.Fb3V2EBG6

[@gogerwi]

Now that was enjoyable to watch (and I've seen a hundred plus BB Pass videos), nice job with the video quality and music. What was you gimble and camera?

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks for the kind words! 👍🏼 I try my best to capture the experience with the equipment I have. The gimbal is a Zhiyun Smooth 4 and the Camera was a iPhone 11 Pro set to 1080p 120fps. (Currently have iPhone 12 Pro now) I use a old Mac to edit the videos and it will not work with 4K so I don’t currently record in 4K. I hope to try 4K in the future but it will need to wait.

[@OverlandGeneration]

I would love to know what song that was at the end... Great video!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Fresh Fallen Snow by Chris Haugen.

[@BeingAndHappenings]

Wonderful!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks!

[@chrisbayridge23]

I'll be running this trail with my stock 2dr Rubicon end of June, thanks for the great video. Where is a good spot for breakfast/lunch in Telluride?

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

My biggest tip for Telluride is to take the free gondola 🚠 ride up to the resort. Most miss out on this opportunity. Plenty of different style restaurants in town to choose from. You can go wrong.

[@R3LF13]

Indiana plates - whats up fellow Hoosiers! Nice video!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks Craig! HOO HOO HOO HOOSIERS!! :) Maybe we will see each other on trail some day?

[@R3LF13]

@@AdventureAwaits4u that would be cool. Very nice group of jeeps. I'll be in Moab the week of Easter (week after EJS). Other than that, most of my wheeling takes place at Redbird SRA

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

@@R3LF13 We will be in Moab but it will be a different time of year. Maybe I will see you at Redbird one day. If you ever want to explore Daniel Boone National Forest let me know and I can show you around.

[@R3LF13]

@@AdventureAwaits4u genuinely appreciate that! When the weather comes around again I will take you up on it. Thanks for making great videos. I want to do a Colorado trip too /black bear pass, but April isn't the time for that so ill have to make a separate trip out. 👍

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

@@R3LF13 Thanks again! I really appreciate the kind words. Ouray is worth it and you are absolutely right about that time of year. Shoot for August. Some hit the Rubicon trail in August then hit Ouray on the way home. 👍🏼

[@gungfuriceboy]

jeeps 'RULE'!!

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Hell yeah!

[@joemanga0]

LJ driver looked like he was panicking all the way down. Did he have any paint left on the driver side? He had so much room on passenger.

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

He was fine but his better half was not liking the exposure so he was trying to help by hugging the inside. There were several vehicles that had the road give away during our time out there so the safest line was inside.

[@joshnasche5495]

Ever figured out what happened to the Mercedes that had two flats? Or nope.

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

I was told a local tow service removed it from the trail. Another silver Mercedes that looked like the black one suffered the same fate a week or two later.

[@joshnasche5495]

The only Mercedes that can make it is the G wagon. Lol that's a 125k 😆

[@joshnasche5495]

Why I believe in good all terrain tries or good mud trrrain tires. Also doesn't hurt to have your vehicle lifted as well.

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

@@joshnasche5495 Correct. If they had better tires and more lift they probably would have been fine.

[@gungfuriceboy]

am i correct to say Black Bear Pass is 'Closed' during The Winter Months??...

[@ASpokenWord]

Yes, it's only safe to travel on about 3 months of the year. Due to the high elevation it is covered in snow almost year round, and obviously no one plows it haha.

[@gungfuriceboy]

@@ASpokenWord ..do hiker's go up there. ( part of the way..)....during the 'winter season'?

[@ASpokenWord]

@@gungfuriceboy yeah, really experienced hikers. You can drive down the million dollar highway and pull off, and hike in. Really dangerous though, weather up there changes rapidly. Could be a clear blue sky day, and 2 hours later you are in a white out blizzard.. even during the summer it's really dangerous cause of storms with hail, lightening, mudslides ECT. happen.

[@gungfuriceboy]

@@ASpokenWord ..yep it's what i 'figured'!! seen a Few video's of the 'Downpours'...& landslides that Block the Roadway!!!... mother Nature..Can 'Fu&K' things UP ..in a HURRAY!!!! Stay SAFE!!! cheers from Canada!

[@redlinewelding1975]

Amazing video and footage! Made me nervous-I’m sure it was pure butt pucker in person 😬

[@AdventureAwaits4u]

Thanks!! It can be pretty scary at times. The weather on the mountain can change at any moment. 😳