Colorado 14ers - Crestone Traverse

[@HikinginColorado]

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[@roybje]

Great video! We did the traverse two days after you posted this. Watching your video first helped a lot with some of the route finding. Keep the videos coming.

[@HikinginColorado]

+Jeremiah Roybal Glad it helped you out a little, that's why I make them! Thanks for watching!

[@bruceshatfield9377]

Loved those handholds when I was there. Great job!

[@lindsayhastings6196]

Watching this makes me want to climb these so badly! 😀

[@kjguitarman]

Sweet video, guys! I must say, the GoPro definitely accentuates the exposure and narrowness of the crux wall. It didn't look nearly as bad when the non wide-angle lense was taking footage.

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

Looks like great minds think alike, we were also on the traverse this day!

[@HikinginColorado]

I wonder if we saw each other!

[@mountaintrailventures]

Awesome video! Can't wait to do this someday. Congratulations to you and your crew!!

[@HikinginColorado]

+Brent LaForge Thank you!

[@BruceJC75]

I can’t imagine trying to down climb that! That’s pretty wild!

[@mas0156]

Wow! That final pitch of the Needle is so badass! 100% fun!

[@HikinginColorado]

+Mark Sides Yeah, it was a blast!

[@jameshoffman552]

Maybe you didn't have any issues climbing the Crux Wall, but the footage almost gave me a heart attack!

[@kevinblake5887]

Those go pro cameras round everything so it's a bit distorted. It's hard to get a real view

[@Theninjaonthemountains]

good job man great video!! i will be doing this as soon as snow melts

[@HikinginColorado]

Thank you! Hope you have fun, that route is committing. That final pitch up the Needle is intense!

[@Theninjaonthemountains]

@@HikinginColorado ohhh yes I been training just for it

[@petefelix3616]

great video! do you go down the same way?

[@HikinginColorado]

You go down the standard route for Crestone Needle!

[@mountainhorseman7437]

Do you have any fun hikes coming up this spring?

[@HikinginColorado]

It depends on how fast my knee heals! I probably won't be able to get back to climbing until early Summer. How about you?

[@mountainhorseman7437]

@@HikinginColorado Nothing in particular as of now but always looking for new treks. Trying 14ers when I can, just wish I had an experienced group to tag along with because most my friends are "punks" and can't handle the long hikes. Lol

[@ethanclifford6402]

Could you do a gear video?

[@HikinginColorado]

Ethan Clifford Sure! What type of info would you like to see?

[@ethanclifford6402]

Well with winter coming up, I think it would be interesting to see what you generally bring with you on those climbs (boots, crampons, backpack, etc.).

[@alehax27]

No one shows the downclimb which is supposed to be hard to trail find

[@redalert2834]

Walker should really have been named "Climber". You can't get to the summit of Crestone Needle just by walking!

[@2001ozone]

That looks absolutely amazing !!! Thank you so much for sharing your videos. This may be a little far out of my league, so it is fun to watch other people do it so I know it can be done !! How was coming down from here ?

[@HikinginColorado]

Thanks for watching Owen! And we went down the Needle's standard route. I thought some of those parts were harder than the traverse itself.