King's Peak via Henry's Fork Trail is nearly 30 miles in length and considered the easiest route to the summit. Join me on my early September quest to dayhike Kings Peak in under 10.5 hours.
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@coreysato7301 Жыл бұрын
Just got back from hiking this and you sir are an animal!!!! We camped just passed Dollar Lake and from our camp to the summit and back took us 10hrs!!!!! The hike back to the truck took 4 hours from our camp and that is what it took you to go from the parking lot to the summit!!! My hat is off to you!!
@cbphoto872 жыл бұрын
Fun to see you in my home state after following all of your Colorado hikes
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I have one more big adventure coming in Utah to be posted soon ; -)
@coleholloway25232 жыл бұрын
Just an amazing video!!! One of my favorites! Thanks
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cole! Just wait for the next two. 👍🏽
@coleholloway25232 жыл бұрын
@@FoorTrek oh I can’t wait!!!
@lightwalker45582 жыл бұрын
13,528 feet. Congratulations and welcome back. We missed you. 🤘
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear from you Lightwalker! I hope you’re crushing it in New England!
@lightwalker45582 жыл бұрын
@@FoorTrek I crushed it mid Sept backpacking 150 miles of the AT, completing the northern half. The climb up my Kathadin was EPIC and very challenging with several class 3.5 sections.
@patrickcavin71692 жыл бұрын
Good eye on that square rock! Amazing
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Eye eye
@potatothorn2 жыл бұрын
too cool you met the bridge builder thanks Cole!! lots of super clear views, awesome hike! that edge near the top and all the scree wow! also loving the views across that high plateau you are hiking on, amazing terrain throughout and Wow those are some MILES!! thanks so much for all the effort of taking us with you
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Of all the people right? Northern Utah is absolutely beautiful and I’d imagine nearly every other hiking place would have way less people.
@gregory_adam53502 жыл бұрын
Excited to see a video from ya. I always enjoy them and go back and watch some of your older ones fairly often 👊
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Greg. I'm glad all the adventures I've shared keep you going. Rock on!
@johngiromini57452 жыл бұрын
Now that is a trail one must be committed to if a one day complete hike is desired. Wow, what a fete!
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thank you John. It's a long day for sure.
@Tbpker222 жыл бұрын
Very nice video and accomplishment. Now if one could devise a usefulness for all those rocks one might be able to make a fortune....
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Priceless views!
@N5YAI2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful hike 😊
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
A wonderful spot for less people and more adventure.
@joni21742 жыл бұрын
Hi Brandon, nice meeting you today. Awesome collection of videos you have. See you've been to Pictured Rocks in the UP. Happy Trails, Joni
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Joni for the lovely comment. I'm so glad you sent a message. The UP was absolutely amazing and I'm so grateful I did that trip years ago. :-)
@fishingtrippy6 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@jimteten10392 жыл бұрын
What an adventure - just dodging the rocks above tree line would have been a challenge but you are always up to it. Thanks for taking us along!!
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim. I've got a few more adventures to share before the year is over!
@bignamek2 жыл бұрын
Good stuff, as usual. My recommendation for Utah would be to check out the La Sal mountains near Moab. Incredibly beautiful, great camping, and is not very busy since most the attention goes to the Colodo River, Moab, and the National Parks (Canyonlands and Arches).
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’ve looked at the La Sal mountains before and they look incredible. If you got a certain hike recommendation?
@bignamek2 жыл бұрын
@@FoorTrek I didn't get to do much of any hiking due to lack of time, but some of the places I checked out were Oohwa Lake and you can take that up to Mann's Peak, the Whole Enchilada: Burro Pass and Geyser Pass. The two highest mountains are Mt Peale and My Waas. I did also help some backpackers get down from geyser pass after a derecho hit in June of 2020 and some fallen trees ruined their equipment (and near-mussre on some potentially serious injuries). They were actually going from Castle Valley and then up and over the mountains. I'm not sure of the trail they took, but it had to be very long with TONs of elevation gain for them. Easily 6,000+ by conservative estimates, since Mt Peale is 12,700' and Castle Valley is like 4,500', but I don't know if they summited any peaks. Seems like the snow is almost entirely gone by mid-May, too.
@jessesteele7269 Жыл бұрын
@@FoorTrekMount Peale in the La Sal Mountains, for sure. You can probably get over and do Mount Tukunikhivatz, too (sorry, the spelling may be off). Both peaks are almost 13,000 ft. Cheers
@cardsfanlv93712 жыл бұрын
The Uintas are spectacular! Even tops some of the 14ers. What a hike! Insane you can do this in one day!
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Wait till you see the next two videos. :-)
@Randomstlhero2 жыл бұрын
I did the Highline Trail back in July. The trails runs the length of the Unitas closely following the ridge crest. We summited Kings Peak on are 5th day on trail. Such an incredible mountain range!! I highly recommend hiking up to oweep Basin, such an amazing spot!
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
I watched your video and you're right: it looks amazing! My guess is you saw few people and it also looks like enough water sources to replenish!
@Randomstlhero2 жыл бұрын
@@FoorTrek Thanks for watching! Mile marker 4.5 to about 17.5 there’s no water on trail so we carried a lot water between that stretch. Unfortunately that was our warmest day on Trail. We saw a decent amount of people when we climbed Kings Peak and the last 8 miles on trail. Other than that we had the Trail to ourselves other then a few other backpackers.
@16-paparedeyegunner092 жыл бұрын
you are awesome doc
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words!
@bobwallis17572 жыл бұрын
dude, you''re a beast!!!!!!!
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bob!
@mickeybrumfield7642 жыл бұрын
Just another extreme day hike for our hiking Professor.
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
And even more extreme coming up. Get ready!
@editz26smithoni692 жыл бұрын
Yeah you did!!
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! More to come. :-)
@jamesnasium40352 жыл бұрын
I thought that moose was Sasquatch there for a minute.
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
It caught me by surprise as it was so close the trail everyone uses!
@williamjensen3658 ай бұрын
Okay, I admit I'm a nit-picker. Kings is not the "tallest" mountain in Utah, just the highest. The "tallest" is probably Mt Nebo. This in the same sense that Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world, and Denali and Kilimanjaro are both taller, though not higher, than Everest.
@canyonoverlook99372 жыл бұрын
Any hikes over the winter planned? I was looking on your Instagram about your fall but I couldn't find it. Did you take it down? I love fast-running mountain streams.
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
I've got two more hikes to post here on KZbin that are absolutely incredible. I do have a photo and some information about my fall on IG.
@Hobomountainwander2 жыл бұрын
Is it 30 miles round trip? 15 miles one way? It's a great place to do a backpacking trip.
@FoorTrek2 жыл бұрын
Close to 30 as the shortest distance. A fabulous place for backpacking!
@Hobomountainwander2 жыл бұрын
@@FoorTrek Its deffiently on list and I would like to do the whole trip through Unitas, which is about 65 to 75 miles.