Humphrey's Peak Summit Sep. 2015

This was my second Humphrey's summit and first since my surgery. Training for this run actually caused me to develop a hernia and postponed this trip about 10 weeks. I put a lot of blood and sweat into this one by the time I initially trained, recovered and started training all over again. It all turned out great in the end and I'm very thankful to God for allowing me the health and freedom to accomplish these kinds of activities!

[@dcrickerson9775]

Awesome my friend! Great job on the training and prep work it takes to do this kind of hike. Such beautiful country. Thanks for bringing us along. Looking forward to your EDC video.

[@Patriot36]

+DC Rickerson Hey again DC. I was telling campfiretalk on the phone today that a huge piece was mental. There were times that I never wanted to get up in the morning and face 110F heat training hikes, all while building my body back up from surgery. As you know, it's for personal achievement and never meant for bragging rights, but it's nice when my friends and regulars, like yourself recognize everything that it takes. Cheers brother! :D

[@Wingman115]

Good stuff brother. I'm glad to hear your back in action. Your neck of the woods looks a little bit like SoCal at elevation. Good stuff.

[@Patriot36]

+Wingman115 Thank Wingman! ...and I'm glad to hear from you, brother! Yeah, I times when I've been over to SoCal, it does remind me of places like this. We'll have to get together one of these days, man!

[@TNPetr7]

What a beautiful trail you've hiked! Would love to hike it myself. Watching your vids is inspirational. Actually it got me thinking about making a short vid myself from some trails in my country! Take care. P.

[@kan-zee]

What a great Goal to have...A man with goals, is a man going places...lol What a great Cardio workout !! Great Reminder tip @ 7:20. ;-) Cheers

[@couchcamperTM]

Thank you for showing us the great landscape! Have a happy new year. ATB Markus

[@samsmith2635]

Thanks for sharing your insights of this climb.

[@DroneGirl1]

Very nice and scenic! :~) Thumbs up and Greetings from Ireland! :)

[@CampfireTalk]

Great views, light and fast, solid trip! It has been great to follow along behind the scenes and through both videos. You GOT your payback : ) At the end of the day God is good and it's a blessing for sure.

[@Patriot36]

+CampfireTalk Payback baby!!!! God is good for sure! Looking back, I still don't know how I was able to do this 9 weeks after having a 3.5" cut through my stomach muscles. The first morning after surgery, my initial thought to myself was, "oh no... I'm not going to be hiking again this summer." More than half of the prep effort was psychological.

[@burnwell_bandit3733]

We do not have places exactly like that down here (AL),-It is fun to see different areas of our beautiful country-thanks for the video..

[@Aspire7]

This is awesome man. Really motivated me to want to start hiking. I found your channel from looking up flashlight reviews, and now just browsing your nature vids. That's some beautiful scenery over there in AZ. We have a hiking trail here in town about 10mins down the road that I've been wanting to do, and this video is getting me pretty hyped to do it. I want to do it at night, so I can put these flashlights to use. I bought all this powerful flashlights, but have absolutely no practical use for them haha they're just toys at this point. Either way it's way too cold here in KS, to even think about hiking, let alone night hiking. Anyways, I seen on CPF that you're a fan of WLC and RF. Keep the faith brother. Our Savior is on His way.

[@Patriot36]

+Aspire7 Thanks a bunch Aspire! Thanks kinda neat and I'm glad it made you want to hit the trail. Thanks for checking out some of those nature vids too! Although I've hiked with some really high powered lighting, the sweet spot for me is a single 18650 headlamp and occasionally a 18650 handheld like a PD35 or UC35. It all depends on the trail but generally speaking, the more difficult the trail, the easier I can do with less light (weight). I hope you get out when the weather breaks! I honestly can't remember who RF is but yeah, Bill Craig, Ravi Z, Greg K, Hank H, and so many other teachers have been a blessing over the years. Thanks again Aspire!

[@EasternMountainHiker]

Nice views from the top! Congrats!

[@Patriot36]

+EasternMountainHiker Thanks mountainhiker! It would be nice to spend an hour up there but I'm too focused on time.

[@MeetMeOutside]

Awesome ! What great country out there man ! Thank you for sharing, Peace

[@Patriot36]

+Cragdwella That's my friend! You'd absolutely love it man. If you're ever out this way, save a day for this and I'll do it with you.

[@MeetMeOutside]

+Patriot36 That would be great !

[@amrasurvival5580]

great video beautiful scenery thanks for taking us along on the hike

[@Patriot36]

+Amra Survival Glad you enjoyed it Amra and thank you for spending the time to check it out.

[@ZombieSC]

Very nice, wish I could have been there to enjoy a RedBull with you after the hike - that looked quite refreshing. Glad to see you are recovering, a hike of this magnitude is quite the accomplishment especially in the thin air and after a hernia, hehe. Dumb question, but what did you do after the hike?

[@Patriot36]

+GrognardOfXCOM Thanks buddy! Yeah, sometimes a redbull just really hits the spot doesn't it! Dude, thank you!! Yes, it was a big goal for me that kinda began two days after the first time up. I made my mind up to do it in 5 hours or less and it turned out to be achievable, not knowing at that time what was going to result medically. Not dumb at all bro, I dove about 2.5 hours back home and ate McDonald's in the car... large fry, QP with cheese and a large coke. When I got home I showered and took out Mexican food and ate a full pint of Guacamole... haha. How's that for detail. :)

[@bennorris3712]

Nice job! Looks like a great hike.

[@Tellyfive]

Good to see you again.

[@Patriot36]

+nenofury Thanks Fury!!! Nice of you to take the time, man!

[@kan-zee]

13:02 Wow...what a sight !! Doesn't look like much skiing is happening this year ? 19:23 wow...looks like something from a another planet.

[@Patriot36]

+Kanzee Our snow often arrives in Dec-Feb so we'll have to see. Yeah, it's quite strange and distance and perspective almost disappear. I call it the moon or mars-scape zone.

[@kan-zee]

lol;-)

[@kan-zee]

Are you doing interval Stretching breaks, after each rest ?

[@EnriqueSonora]

My ole' digs! Check out the Weatherferd trail on the other side of Agazis.

[@Patriot36]

+Enrique Sonora I've been on the lower Weatherford but before it enters the creator. I'll be doing a summit from that side next year though! :)

[@kan-zee]

20:40 Wow...that is Awesome...and you also have great company, above you..lol..Congrats man !!

[@Patriot36]

+Kanzee Yeah Kanzee! I lot of flying friends up there... lol. Thanks for that!

[@kan-zee]

11:05 is it the Thin Air up there, that is getting your breathing difficult plus the exertion of climbing ?

[@Patriot36]

+Kanzee You got it Kanzee and I'll add one more part to that. Lower air pressure and lower percentage of O2, and the pace of the climb. Imagine a 3500ft stair case that requires you to sometimes step up 2 or 3 steps at a time. I was on track for a 4hr 30min round trip, which is really quite quick. I'm doing two trips next year and 4:15 is my goal for the first, the 2nd trip will be on a different trail so I'll use the first trip as a training hike.

[@kan-zee]

In your future vids , of your prepping for this awesome Goal...can you speak alittle about the Nutritional goals that are required for you to accomplish this, as well as some of the exercise routines that your doing for this great challenge ?

[@NE_Ohio_Hiker]

Great video patriot, awesome hike!

[@Patriot36]

+Austin B. THANKS for the encouragement MAN!!! You rock Austin!

[@shramj]

Very nice video, I would like to make that hike one day.

[@Patriot36]

+shramj Thank you!!! and go for it shramj! You'll love it! I think the key to the first time is to take your time, enjoy it even though it's a good effort at any speed, and to know when to turn around if the summit seems out of reach.

[@stanleystudios5186]

Is the trail difficult to follow?

[@cody4335]

Are you ever concerned about lions on your hikes ? Being in Arizona and all.

[@Patriot36]

+Cody Clemmons It's a consideration that I plan for ahead of time but honestly gave it zero thought during the actual hikes. I consider it a treat to see one and although I'd hate to have to kill one, they're not anything I'm afraid of. I've been right on the ground with them less than 20 feet away before, once in the desert and once in the forest.

[@WillFehlhaberMusicOfficial]

hey patriot36. is swibo6 okay? he has not made videos in a year. :/

[@Patriot36]

+Will Fehlhaber Music Sent you a PM.