Mount Whitney Single Day Hike: The Most Complete Mt Whitney Trail Video Documentation | 4K POV

Mount Whitney Single Day Hike - The Most Complete Mt Whitney Trail Video Documentation | 4K POV Hyperlapse video.
Southwest USA Tour, Day 12: This hike was part of a month long tour in the Southwest USA National Parks and National Preserves. The tour included traveling in California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada National Parks and National preserves including Mojave desert and Mount Whitney.
This tour started from Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California.
I drove east on Rout 66 to the Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave Desert Preserve and then to the Grand Canyon.
From the Grand Canyon, I continued to the Zion National Park. A one day resting stop in Las Vegas, and then I continued driving to Mount Whitney via Death Valley.
Next, I drove to Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park and Yosemite. Finally I headed to Monterey Bay and the Ocean, driving to Big Sur on Highway 1, continuing south and finishing back in Santa Monica.
I'm hiking ultralight. Listed below is my primary hiking gear and photography gear.
The primary photography gear includes (** used for this video):
** GoPro Hero 9 (Amazon affiliate link), amzn.to/3NFGFzU
** GoPro Max lens (Amazon affiliate link), amzn.to/3NKmT6E
DJI Mavic 3 drone (Amazon affiliate link), amzn.to/3QWUbC6
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III (Amazon affiliate link), amzn.to/3nv3yeP
** iPhone 12 Pro Max (Amazon affiliate link), amzn.to/3a7leu3
** SmallRig iPhone case (Amazon affiliate link), amzn.to/3a6oBS2
** Peak Design Cuff Camera Wrist Strap (Amazon affiliate link), amzn.to/3NC4OYh
Nitecore NB10000 Ultralight Power Bank (Amazon affiliate link), amzn.to/3ApZX9L
My primary hiking gear includes (** used in this hike):
** Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking Poles (Amazon affiliate paid link): amzn.to/3AiOXuu
Black Diamond Z-folding Carbon Trekking Poles (Amazon affiliate paid link): amzn.to/3R3iUVt
** Salomon running vest (Amazon affiliate paid link): amzn.to/3uG0gcT
Nike Pegasus Trail 3 (Amazon affiliate paid link):amzn.to/3R3gfLv
** Salomon Speedcross 5 GTX (Amazon affiliate paid link): amzn.to/3InrZVn
DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links provided I may receive a small commission, but without any additional charge to you.
Music by Anna Yarbrough, Brock Hewitt and Lumibird (available in UppBeat).
Satellite imagery was rendered using Google Earth Studio.
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[@JohnKunkleAuctioneer]

Splendid, amazing, scary and beautiful! Really appreciate you bringing this well made video to my big screen desktop! I once made it to Mirror Lake ... You completed that journey for me! Thank you!

[@RubiHammer]

I hope you will have the opportunity to attempt it again. I regret not having an additional day acclimating to altitude, prior to climbing Whitney. I started experiencing some headache close to the summit.

[@aliensoup2420]

@@RubiHammer Headache is typical, just be glad you didn't have nausea - that is unpleasant.

[@bobv8219]

Well done Rubi spectacular views throughout. The accomplishment as you reach the summit is overwhelming for the first time. Thank you for sharing.👍👏👋

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Bob. It was indeed a great experience. I did this hike six days after completing a Grand Canyon R2R2R and eight days after a Grand Canyon Rim to River. The day before hiking Whitney, I also hiked to the Cottonwood Lakes (Mt. Langley area) for the final altitude acclimation. Despite spending almost 10 days at 8,000+ feet altitude, the final push to Whitney Peak was tough. I should do it again, but getting those permits is becoming increasingly tough.

[@bobv8219]

@@RubiHammer wow that is impressive Rubi

[@RubiHammer]

@@bobv8219 Those were fantastic three weeks, just as the National Park were reopened going out of COVID. Cheers.

[@mattmcconnell6703]

Thanks for sharing this. Have my own sights set on the JMT and HST. Beautiful

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Matt. The last two winters were quite harsh. If you are planning on hiking early this summer, make sure to check the trail conditions. I hope you will have an enjoyable experience on the Sierra-Nevada. Cheers.

[@jayjarrels]

Probably my third time watching this video! Appreciate the footage! Got a last minute permit for a mid October attempt this year, just hoping the weather will be decent.

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Jay. I did this hike on June 1, 2021. That was shortly after the world started to come back from COVID, and it wasn't hard to get a permit 2 months in advance. I hope the weather will be good for you.

[@rdpatterson2682]

Nicely done.

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you.

[@bruceburnett1584]

I was 16 when I did this amazing hike with a troop of Boy Scouts. (honestly I had a bit of altitude sickness for a brief time) What a great video! It was almost like being on that beautiful hike again! Thanks for posting!

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Bruce, for sharing your story.

[@marymiller2121]

When I lived in Cali I climbed Whitney too many times to count and enjoyed every climb. No longer live there, miss it lots, so thanks for taking me back! Loved your piano music, very meditative💜

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Mary. Nowadays, you also need to be lucky reserving a permit , month in advance, to hike Whitney.

[@ervinslens]

Amazing views, and great video work and editing. Some shots are just incredible!!!

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you.

[@Jimbo112209]

A very different perspective of the ascent. Very nice, thank you. 30 days out myself but summit will be part of multi night so I'm watching a bunch and this video captures it all in one swoop.

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you James. You probably will not see much snow, mid July. Have an enjoyable one!

[@Jimbo112209]

@@RubiHammer I will let you know! thanks again

[@rosew861]

Wow so amazing & beautiful! & such a great accomplishment.

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you.

[@SPak-rt2gb]

Climbed it back in 1977 or 78 the trail was a lot cleaner and wider than, looks as a lot of rocks have fallen since then. I would like to climb it on more time but at 65 I get dizzy at heights I can't even drive high mountain roads anymore... bummer. Great video thanks for taking me back.

[@RubiHammer]

I believe that you may be able to avoid the dizziness with 2-3 days of altitude adaptation. prior to climbing Whitney. My recommendation : kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4S2q2aVoJqceck

[@aliensoup2420]

I hear ya.... I'm also 65 and would like to try a 5th summit, but my joints and tendons won't allow it anymore. Too much pain after only a few miles. Last time I did it was 10 years ago, and suffered only some minor nausea at the peak. I usually visit the trail once a year just to hike the first 2.5 miles to Lone Pine Lake, but could not this year due to foot pain - and I just bought new hiking shoes. This video definitely makes up for the lost opportunity.

[@Beyondaredhorizon]

This is an amazing video! I’m hiking it August 6th, so this is helping me to prepare mentally as well! Thank you so much

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Sinai. I hope you will have an enjoyable hike.

[@jimmynorton6703]

Incredible footage. Thank you!!!

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Jimmy. Have you been to Mt Whitney?

[@aliensoup2420]

Great hike, great day, great video... almost like being there. Now I don't have to feel so bad about not doing it anymore.

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Alien.

[@spencersmyth5221]

awesome footage

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Spencer.

[@wdrllwebmaster]

Great video, I would love to see this in normal speed!

[@RubiHammer]

I guess I will have to go hike it again :) That would be a 10+ hours long video...

[@wdrllwebmaster]

@@RubiHammer I would watch anyway!!

[@RubiHammer]

@@wdrllwebmaster I guess Ill have to go back to Whitney than...

[@wdrllwebmaster]

@@RubiHammer I wish I could join you, but I am an old and slow fart who loves to hike. Just coming off a knee replacement, so I am just getting back into low mileage walking hoping to do some longer hikes this summer!

[@RubiHammer]

@@wdrllwebmaster Take much care. Take it slowly. By the way, two knee arthroscopy in my personal history, the latest in 2014. I did a Grand Canyon R2R2R five days prior to this Mt Whitney hike, with three more +20Km hikes in between (Zion and Mt Langley area). See earlier videos in my channel. Knee replacement is tough, but I know people who came back from it to competitive athletics. Work hard and slow on those quads.

[@CharleneChavez]

Awesome video, tfs! Checking out the gear you carried too. How many hours did it take RT?

[@RubiHammer]

Thank you, Charlene. I think the gross time including breaks was under 14 hours. The moving time was bit more than 12 (there is some hike stats at the end of the video). I’m thinking of making a dedicated video about the hiking and photography gear I use. I learned a few more things since that hike. Cheers.

[@CharleneChavez]

@@RubiHammer That's a super quick hike! Thanks for the info. Hoping I hike it this year and not sure what gear I'll be bringing.

[@RubiHammer]

@@CharleneChavez I prefer hiking light :) When are you planning to hike?

[@chantheemanyvanh4337]

Nice job thank you 🙏🏼!! What month was this hike ? I got permits for may10th

[@RubiHammer]

June 1, 2021

[@RFE812]

Have you been to the highest points in any other states?

[@RubiHammer]

I suspect not really. I climbed Mt. Olympus in Greece, but hiking brings you few meters short from the highest point on the mountain. Climbing the highest point will require some climbing gear. Also in Israel, the highest point on Mt. Hermon is closed to the public (it is next to the Israel/Syria) border). Mt Whitney would be my highest climb to date. Been doing the Dolomites and other mountains in the Sierra Nevada. What about yourself?

[@RFE812]

@@RubiHammer I haven’t been to any state’s highest points themselves because some of them require a 4X4(four wheel drive) & I don’t have a 4X4. I have been close to Charles Mound, Timm’s hill & Black Elk Peak however.

[@martinvanburensleftsidebur5329]

@@RFE812 No U.S. Highpoint requires a 4x4.

[@RubiHammer]

I believe that very few can be accessed by car.

[@bobschneider133]

Mt Whitney is now 14, 505 feet tall!

[@RubiHammer]

Correct(ed) . Thanks.

[@DannyReed]

What was the date of your Whitney hike?

[@RubiHammer]

June 1, 2021.