High Sierra Trail | Alone in the Wilderness | Solo Backpacking | 4K

[@MaylesTrails]

24:15 for the face of a man who regrets not drilling holes in his toothbrush 😉 Hit subscribe for more heavy toothbrush hikes! "Smash" like if you also use a full size toothbrush!

[@bionicdan1959]

What a trip down memory lane. Back in 1990 we wanted to climb Mount Whitney out of Whitney Portal but couldn't get a permit. So, we did the same hike you just did, coming from the west. So neat to see the trail again after all these years. We did stay at the Kern river hot springs. Yes it was hot but we cooled it down with a few pots of the cold Kern River! Thanks for sharing!!

[@MaylesTrails]

It's a wonderful trail. It was amazing how few people were out there, between Precipice Lake and Wallace Creek Junction. Probably even fewer people back in 1990?

[@HuckOutdoors]

Great vid of your trip! Brought back some good memories of ours a few years back.

[@MaylesTrails]

Thank you! Such an incredible trail!

[@isadormoti6977]

Thanks for sharing.

[@MaylesTrails]

Thanks for watching!

[@natetro92]

Amazing scenery. Congrats. What time of year was this? Weather looked perfect.

[@MaylesTrails]

Thanks! It's an incredible trail. I did it July 4th - 9th 2022. Couldn't have asked for better weather 🌞

[@josephrobb2321]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I have a permit for an attempt later this year. Your video gets me super stoked.

[@MaylesTrails]

That's awesome! Hope you have a great trip. I think it's still my favourite trail that I've done, so far

[@josephrobb2321]

@@MaylesTrails Awesome!! Been wanting to do this trail for a long time. I look forward to following more of your explorations. Cheers from Northern California.

[@MaylesTrails]

@@josephrobb2321 It'll be worth the wait! I had permits in 2020 and 2021, but had to cancel both years, because of a combination of covid restrictions, cancellation of the park shuttles, and wildfire closures. When I finally did it in 2022, it was definitely worth all of that waiting. Enjoy!

[@dilippatel3268]

excellent video

[@MaylesTrails]

Thank you!

[@waterfallmadman]

Amazingly beautiful trail! But I don’t like all the mosquitoes. Ha ha. I did part of this trail last year. When did you do this?

[@MaylesTrails]

Haha yeah, I agree! Only 2 of the 6 camps had mosquitos though.... But they were insane in those 2 places! I went July 4th - 10th.

[@waterfallmadman]

@@MaylesTrails cool. They were really crazy at Tamarack Lake when I was there. I have subbed. I also have a hiking adventure channel, if you could check it out. Thanks.

[@MaylesTrails]

@@waterfallmadman I'll check it out now 👌

[@TrilogyHiking]

Great video! Really enjoyed how you put it together. Came here to ask your pack weight when you started, but saw it in a comment below. I have the same pack & also think I'll be sitting at about 30lbs at the start.

[@MaylesTrails]

Thank you! It's a great pack! Best of luck for your trip. I'm sure you'll enjoy the trail as much as I did!

[@tims6883]

what size pack did you use?

[@MaylesTrails]

I used the Gossamer Gear Mariposa. Excellent pack. It's a 60L total capacity, 36L in the main pocket, and 24L in the exterior pockets. At the start of my trip, my pack weight was about 30 pounds, but about half of that was food + bear can. I didn't weigh it at the end, but I definitely packed far too much food! Lesson learned!