co to ca [2016]

[@coleregulatesplanetearth]

Your honesty and portrayal of how you feel on trail really takes the cake. Wish more youtubers were like that! Another great video!

[@jaydendyck7327]

coleregulates theese are the exact words I was looking for. they perfectly sum up my opinion of John's work.

[@winslowwalks]

Zahorian for President 2020!

[@stonewalljohnson4400]

I'm really shocked more people haven't subscribed to you. You are a beast John and a huge inspiration! My dad and I do a 150ish mile trip every summer and I showed him your CDT playlist which he loved! So we did the Wind River Range and Glacier National Park section of the CDT this summer. Keep up all the awesome work!

[@AlwaysBelieve777]

You have a keen sense of nature and your ability in the moment, many people are clueless. Thank you for the videos!

[@backcountryagenda5507]

nice shot of Shiprock Mountain in North West NM

[@mro4056]

Even the best need a rest.

[@Sheety33]

Hiking 30+ miles in the sierras in a single day is an accomplishment in itself. Enjoying your videos!

[@wademauland7184]

Your vulnerability and authenticity are humbling. Thanks for daring great things...spirit and imagination have soared higher.

[@mototour7355]

Looks like Shiprock at 0:22. Best hiking vids I've seen on YT. Keep up the great work.

[@jakob_lr]

John Z logic. Uhh I'm kinda tired and my body needs to recover. Let's just keep hiking another 200+ miles and slow it down to a regular backpackers jog. Haha keep it up John. Love the videos.

[@JohnZahorian]

seemed like a good idea at the time...

[@1wildone23]

thanks for sharing your life with us. 65 miles a day is a pipe dream for me at the moment, but it's something to work up to.

[@ssspargur]

I've never hitch hiked before. So I'm trying to understand the nuances of the driver/hitcher relationship. Is there any expectation that you'll give the driver some $$$. Or is it understood your riding for free? Do you tell them where your going? Or just a direction?

[@davesdinnerz9243]

A bit late, but you wing it depending on the driver

[@gwmtnbiker]

My favorite part of each video is when you say "here's ma view!"

[@JohnZahorian]

that's sorta my thing :)

[@kileabrew]

Any tips for getting lucky on the permit lottery? Also, if you see this, thanks for everything you do. You're making this little part of the internet world a better place.

[@airic2897]

You're a huge inspiration man. Hope youre out there doing your thing right now. Here's to a pretty sunset and a nice flat spot to sleep tonight🤙

[@Jess_Connell]

I really like that you shared how terrible you felt at Forrester pass. It's helpful for me, as a mid-level hiker/backpacker to see that you have bad days too. Thanks for being real.

[@RPftw]

So inspiring John. You climb it because you can, because it's there. I'm so close to getting back out there that my heart gets sick just waiting. Stay well, stay hydrated. See you out there.

[@mdmustang302]

The JMT is Mt. Whitney to the trailhead in Yosemite.. Did you count the miles from Whitney portal to the summit??

[@mdmustang302]

Just curious if those miles from the portal to the summit are included in the FKT times?

[@JohnZahorian]

+mdmustang302 yes. Andrew told me it was parking lot to parking lot like 2 days before it started. Blew my mind when I saw that on the proboard but never noticed

[@mdmustang302]

John Zahorian sounds like Andy needs to get out there and bust a move on the true trail ;) cut out that terrible slog from the portal to the summit!

[@mdmustang302]

Also why did You decide to go NOBO? Any specific reason?

[@mikesides617]

The brutality of honesty is so unbelievable. These moments of vulnerability you share are really something special. Thanks Z!

[@dagonoth1]

Woo, was wondering when your next video was going to be. Bought a pack a month ago because I didn't know when your simple pack was going to be available for this upcoming season... little bummed I saw it was available a couple days ago. Hope one day to get one of em

[@kra2351]

0:21 is this a mountain?

[@JohnZahorian]

some butte in the navajo nation

[@kra2351]

John Zahorian looks like Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings

[@richsevern1253]

kra2351 It's called Shiprock.

[@gerettam3146]

hiking junkie!! Love it! Live life!

[@jon859]

your still the man john z. faliure is part of life. but we can choose to become stronger from them

[@aciavarella]

How do you afford all these great adventures? Do you have a sponsorship deal or side hustle?

[@JohnZahorian]

living off savings from when i was a desk jockey has kept me going since may 2015

[@JoelWelter]

Hey John, don't get caught up in the speed records thing (though your video about the Colorado trail was awesome!). I just enjoy your positive attitude about hiking and your perspective about things. Take a mental break then bring us some of the energy we enjoy. Thanks for filming and your art.

[@JohnZahorian]

i'm just going to keep doing what i'm excited about

[@flowlineproductions]

This was awesome to try and keep up the momentum after the Colorado Trail. You will succeed for sure. How do you not wear sunglasses though!?!? My eyes hurt just watching you squint on those sunny passes.

[@jeffkuhn6003]

Hi John, random question for this vid, but I was wondering if you could give me some advice. If you could only do 200 miles of the CDT again in Colorado, which section would you pick? www.soruck.net/cdt/images/mileage.pdf

[@JohnZahorian]

san juans

[@nickofnorth9715]

I looooove that you went for the JMT speed record. I hiked it southbound last summer in 18 days. As you probably know, soundbound would be MUCH more realistic to fastpack, as you are slowly acclimating, but you really gotta be lucky to score a permit from happy isles in LYV. I got it on my 2nd try through the lottery system, but i know many people who have been trying for years. Attempt number 2?! Would love to re-live the trail through you lol.

[@JohnZahorian]

you're mistaken regarding nobo vs sobo for a jmt fkt

[@nickofnorth9715]

John Zahorian after looking around online i can see that you're right, most (if not all) of the fkt attemptee's started from whitney. Seems wierd to me to start at 6000ft and climb so high so quickly instead of 4000ft and gradually increase your elevation. Though, thinking deeper, I guess it's probably much easier to crush the harder passes like mather, glen and forester from the south side heading north, making for a quicker overall time.

[@JohnZahorian]

yosemite valley to cathedral pass is also 6000'. whitney portal is 4000' higher than yosemite valley. southern end has the longer climbs. northern end generally feels more mellow

[@philhicks3071]

Dude you're awesome! Inspiring me to get out there.

[@HPeterJi]

3 hours and 43 minutes to the Whitney summit. That's super duper fast, John... Wow... (You're an hour faster than me... Holy macro... can't even imagine what it is like...) Too bad your heart was in it. And rest is important too, I agree. Hope you achieve a JMT FKT goal when you want to do it again. Cheers!

[@matthewmeek4289]

My man does a 40-50 mile day on the jmt including mt whitney and calls it a total failure.

[@Leinerus]

Hey. One question. Why did you start doing FKTs instead of just more trails? Sounds like you did a shitload of interesting stuff in the USA. Why not visit other countries?

[@JohnZahorian]

i don't judge you for how you spend your time. i explored thousands of miles of new land this past year. i've cycled one thousand miles in mexico. there are these amazing places in my backyard and i go and enjoy them.

[@rmoran113]

That climb out of the portal would be enough for me! I busted my arse to finish jmt in 12.5 days can't imagine 4!!!!!

[@uvbeenpwnd33]

How do you sustain yourself $ wise doing this?

[@JohnZahorian]

save up, spend wisely

[@SiberianTiger888]

John what jobs do you do to save up? Surely you're not doing mechanical engineering for 6 months at a time? Do you just do simple work like gas station attendant for 6 months or do you actually find jobs in your field?

[@SiberianTiger888]

Also can you give us an idea of how much a year of your lifestyle costs you? Good luck John thanks for the videos!

[@michaelb1761]

I didn't hear you, but I take it that you just slowed down from superhuman fast to just fast and finished the JMT at a slower pace? Did you resupply out of the hiker buckets at MTR and/or VVR? Seems that would be difficult for someone who is vegetarian and needs to be a little more particular about his food than your average hiker. I guess there is a lot of trail mix in those though; I know I contributed 1 lb when I was there a couple years ago. Now I know better.

[@TaxationIsTheft69420]

How the heck did you get a permit for the JMT just like that? I still cannot understand how you are able to do these things.

[@michaelb1761]

He got a permit to hike northbound. The difficulty there is getting a Whitney Summit permit, though that is much easier than getting a permit for the JMT. Most people hike the JMT southbound because they don't want to start with Mt Whitney and Forester Pass. Silly people worrying about altitude sickness and not being in top shape at the beginning. ;-)

[@TaxationIsTheft69420]

Michael Burgess Got it. So if I applied for a northbound permit online, I have a much better chance? How does that affect halfdome permits.

[@michaelb1761]

Ethan S I've never gone northbound, but I imagine it makes it more difficult to reserve a permit ahead of time since it will be difficult to know the day that you will finish. Then I think you would need to finish the hike, pick up your permit, then hike back to Half Dome. I could be wrong though. It's not something that I've ever considered. I did the JMT southbound in 2015. Once was enough for me. It showed me how beautiful the Sierra is. Now I'm working on routes that hit the sites off the JMT that I didn't get to see in my 2 weeks on the JMT. If you don't get a JMT permit, make your own route and reserve a permit leaving from one of the less popular trailheads where you can actually get permits.

[@thenightowldude]

Most hikers wouldn't post a failure like this. I watch this channel because you do.

[@DallinWellington]

I thought you were my hero... No footage of your hitch out of Flag with Mike D? lol ... still my hero :-)

[@JohnZahorian]

+Dallin Wellington was too focused on getting out of there unharmed tbh

[@chrislyons7546]

You got this man you're my freaking hero and my idol. you are setting out to be Andy's record?

[@mjavor]

90 kilometers a day? How is that even possible? After 50km, which I thought was impressive, I can't move a muscle!

[@maciejkolodynski807]

I think everyone else on the planet would have taken a bunch of time off after getting the FKT on the CT. The attempt alone takes mental toughness. Still Awesome!

[@Frankers5]

Slooow down!

[@expatadventureturkey9324]

Great video, you Rock 👣👣👣👣👣👣👍🏽🏔

[@nedanother9382]

Im surprised that a guy like you would have a hard time hitching. Seems like you could put the word out and someone of the 3938 followers would come and get you....I would just for the conversation. Give it a try. cheers

[@JohnZahorian]

i actually posted a couple times on instagram desperate to find a ride but nothing came of it.

[@dougolaughlin]

Sadly I don't live where you were trying to get a hitch :(

[@KenjiTakesAHike]

O.H.!

[@NickWentHiking]

"I'm gonna quit... which is... so lame" lol

[@JohnZahorian]

yeah you know all about that ;)

[@vlb1176]

Still a good try John... that trail isn't going anywhere. I'm sure you'll be back for another attempt. 👍Look forward to your next vid.

[@charlieh4323]

FIRST! Love the videos!

[@thinkinoutloud.1]

You say it like it is, good. I'm glad you quit. You were getting cues, you weren't acclamated to the elevation so get off, don't risk getting a stroke or anything.

[@J35h13]

ladies this is what a man looks like