Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike Episode 49 - Zippers

[@RyanBurton-v8e]

Ultralight - Hooya!

[@kristymoore7052]

You brought back memories. I’ve taken more than one person on their 1st overnight backpack adventure there at Rosary Lake. It’s a little jaunt. Easy trail and beautiful lake. Great way to make someone’s first experience a great one. Good plug on the kidney donation…and to show one can still do something like thru-hiking.

[@joepeters5796]

Thanks for placing the kidney donation part in your video. My son changed my life for the better with a kidney in 2013. It was then I was watching your hammock camping and LHHT series, AT adventure and now your PCT adventures. New life. Of the burn outs, I understand that in order for some pinecones to open - they have to be subjected to tremendous heat (forest fires). Another example of new life. Ultimately, Jesus is to me new life in John 3:16. I love life now, but look forward to eternity. Tim Allen said life is just too weird, there has to be something more. Thank you for letting me see so much I could not see any other way. Your love for your family is stellar. Maybe one of those days you'll be breaking in your two year old into the art of hammock camping?

[@toddmsbeo]

I don’t think I’ve seen a more content face than yours when you realized you were going to get to sleep without being eaten alive. And now you know how fix it.

[@Ane_Rikke]

So glad you let UltraLight tell his story, and the importance of it. I would like to add a plea to all who are able to do so to donate blood, and please do consider organ donation if possible at end of life (and lett your loved ones know if your decision to donate is positive). It all counts so much for the recipients! ❤

[@GivePeaceAChance12]

Wow Ultralight, amazing. Organ donations are amazing! Agreed, saving someones life, the greatest gift!!! Seems many packs arent really designed to last 2650 miles.... Seeing all the dead trees would get to anyone!! Hang in there!!!

[@RegrettablyLongwinded]

Ultralight's story and message can save lives. Thank you for letting him share it. I've been going through the process of being evaluated as a donor for a family member, and am relieved to know that I'm not giving up the possibility of a future PCT thru hike by doing so. It can be hard to find avid hikers, let alone backpackers, who've donated and can share their experiences. Altruistic donors like him are the most selfless of all.

[@lisaray6493]

Bigfoot the best outlook on a previous video. “Hike, every foot of trail that you can hike safely and enjoy every moment out of it.” He is a man with a positive attitude. Glad you’re hiking with a guy like that -Keep being Grateful, you got this.

[@TheronHayes-g9z]

It was great camping with and meeting you and Bigfoot! Thank you for sharing my donation story. I misspoke and said 13 ppl die each year, it’s actually every day in the US waiting for a kidney Ultralight~

[@dustinjolly9604]

I think that's the biggest smile I've ever seen on your face when you got to lay down, after the wife successfully walked you through that zipper repair!!! Lol

[@FrozensAdventures]

The amount of mosquitoes that night was incredible.

[@davideverett5214]

UltraLight you are awesome 😎

[@emily__W91]

I’ve lived in Oregon my entire life. I love watching this segment of your hike! The area you’re hiking is one of my favorite areas to backpack!! I can’t wait to see your time in Sisters. I hope you go to the Sisters coffee shop while you’re in town, it’s a fun place! Thank you for posting all these videos, it’s been super fun following your journey! ^_^

[@gretat1087]

That was the best ending to your video! Teamwork from afar. Love it. Your smile said it all!

[@allenstratton5399]

It’s the small victories that bring such joy, I love following your adventures and will someday hike the AT

[@gusgus2539]

Oregon has a population of 50 to 60 Moose. They live in the Blue Mountain area North of Eligin.

[@RyanBurton-v8e]

2:58 how have the moose been able to survive and thrive?

[@pamelaburback9279]

Well, my favorite episode so far, just to see your joyful face after your sweet wife helped you fix your zippers. Excellent. Keep up the good hiking!

[@russellinthebush2897]

I remember wondering how many hundreds of miles of burn area I walked through when hiking the PCT in 2018. I know there're many more now for you. It can be depressing. For my thru, the trail was closed from Rainy Pass to the monument but then opened up to Hart's Pass. Finally, trail opened up to the monument, though there was a detour starting from Harts Pass until near Woody Pass. What I'm saying is, the trail may close for a while but by the time you get near, it may open up for you. Best of luck and thank you for sharing your journey with us.

[@jonaskarlsson6164]

My like is for Ultralight.

[@naturallyadriftphotoadvent123]

Wifey to save the day, that is awesome! Another great video and to think this hike will be over before we know it! You're doing great!

[@cherylbarns-y4m]

What a beautiful smile. You are cheerful and helping everyone watching your journey. Stay safe

[@biker_trash922]

God bless Ultralite! ❤

[@kmcgoeshiking27]

Pretty cool your wife helped you fix your tent zipper!! Awesome lady!! Glad you are doing great physically i get the emotions the fires and burned out areas bring. You are kicking it!!! Stay strong and keep safe!!!

[@olddudeonthetrail72]

Love those alpine lakes!

[@dianamazzullo9065]

You are so right, there are way too many fires anymore. In my state, Arizona, we are having the same problem. 😢stay safe out there ❤

[@BucksMom218]

Don’t waste energy on what may or may not be. Take each situation and make good decisions….your kid will be happy to see you when you get back…go accomplish what you set out to do. You will be a better person for it. So beautiful….the landscape tells a story. 😎🥾🥾⛺️

[@garylindenmuth7468]

God bless that man

[@biker_trash922]

There was a mud bug right on the edge of that lake!! Cool!! 😁

[@nalonabrato8900]

😋

[@dayhikedave]

Day 100. You're killing it. Keep on keeping on. 👍🙂🙏

[@Lewman211]

God bless you all. Thank you "Ultra-Light" for you kidney donation!! That's why i donate blood, the gift of life!!!

[@anninwhack1998]

Big hugs to you both. You guys are like Frodo and Samwise walking through Mordor w the burn zones.

[@chriskeiper7117]

It’s cool to see you hike on sections of the PCT that I have been on

[@pbj4241]

Boy, the Pine Bark Beetles are having their way with the pine trees. So sad! Yahoo, to your wife. She is a gem!

[@Sunny84185]

Yay for wife! That was a huge help.

[@beawriting]

Love your channel! Keep up the hard work.

[@claramullen]

Hi Jason you just have to do the best you can to get through your hike the fires are allways a factor on the PCT. Just think about all the communities where people have lost everything from the fires if they are lucky they made it out with their lives. It is just so devastating. Be safe man.

[@spruce238]

I'm glad you were able to fix your tent zipper. Both my tent zippers blewout on my Big Agnus, I was able to get the one side zipped up. The other side I use saftey pins to close it. I may try and fix the zippers, but I do not think there is a permanent fix to tent zippers.

[@soapeshins7503]

Always looking forward to these, keep up the amazing work!!!!!

[@j.stephens257]

Glad you've healed from your ankle and wrist injuries. Safe travels!

[@ub3r133tn355]

"I thought we were early enough"..from ppl lighting a car on fire and pushing it into a ditch hahah

[@michellegurdebeke5552]

Awesome you got your tent zippers working.. and you found your smile again. Sleep well friend. Tomorrow's a new day. ❤

[@DavidJones-ly9bh]

Enjoying your journey! ..soap on zippers work wonders

[@uncleschuck]

Lived in Stehekin for 3 seasons, friends still there tell me the fire is close, but they feel confident, if you know the terrain there it's expensive and people live way across the valley. However the post office is officially closed so it doesn't screw up your resupply. The easy fire near highway 20 is currently small, but it's far away from the monument. Very far.

[@lindabarnhart6745]

Glad to see the zippers fixed!

[@PSUhorty1]

Thank you!

[@robertjaycox8488]

Looks like you're coming up on South Sister Mountain

[@RootsLion]

dude when ya not on trail do a how to vid on the zipper fix ....burned zones must really suck ... love these vids

[@FrozensAdventures]

Yes I will make a video on the zipper fix.

[@perrythorvig6446]

The Pioneer fire in northern Washington is within about a mile of Stehekin according to data on Postholer. If it reaches Stehekin, it will be tragic to the community and hikers.

[@potatothorn]

great you get ultralight's story out to a wider audience thanks. im catching up after being on all kinds of trips myself/. i like your attitude of getting to the finish regardless of having to work around some fires/ if you have to hitch around some stuff so be it, glad you are making the best of it./ it is sad but that's nature sometimes.../// also comedy: it's the Pacific CREST trail not the valley trail hahahaha not gonna make it easy for you haha

[@BOF7431]

Man can only take care of what lies in front of him. If you don’t get the touch this Monument this trip, it will be a gut punch I get it but think of how many others never did either, in this case, due to fires. The idea of doing it for yourself now is one huge ass achievement primarily and then secondarily, doing it with your trail mate Bigfoot - a friend for life you would not have met without this trail. Retain the positives when you are alone or with your wife over looking a sunset over a valley; the negatives also can be looked back as well as either a teaching point in life OR as something that would have never faced except on the trail, and you learned something from it. More importantly, you can pass on this info to your son when you take him out on the trails when he gets older. One last thing on the Monument. You can come back at another time when things are better. Afterall, you ran into Kyle at the CA/OR state line who was back to complete some portions missed in the past. That will be another story you can throw in the “Life Experiences” folder too ! 686 miles to go ! Remember when you were the same amount of miles in, just south of Kennedy Meadows ? What were your thoughts back then ? Did it hit you that you would get to the Sisters area ?

[@jaymenna]

Go!

[@peteristead2528]

The simple things in life are the most important(functioning zipper)!

[@edwinbear7065]

Dropping a note I hope you see - It helps to remember that fire is natural part of the ecosystem. Multiple species along the Pacific Crest cannot reproduce without fire. The great northern Redwood and the great Sequoias need fire to reproduce. Any fire at all is not the problem. The problem is that we don't commit enough resources to understanding and properly managing fire so that needed natural fires can occur safely. So I hope you don't feel sad walking through burn areas. New life is brimming in those areas that needs fire to exist.

[@livesoutdoors1708]

I used to call burn areas “Mordor” 😢. No fear they will recover.🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

[@RyanBurton-v8e]

I call D.C. Mordor… 😂

[@whatkjsaw4461]

Behind every great man… 💪👱‍♀️🛠️

[@FrozensAdventures]

Exactly. Couldn't have done this without my wife.

[@VanillaGorilla21]

just think a lot of those burn zones were previous years of pct hikers having to figure out an alternative plan.

[@lenoredisman3192]

Not the exact moument, but there is different trails up to Canada that have border monument u can take. That I have watched others thru hikers do to touch the border.

[@FrozensAdventures]

Many of the trails east of the PCT near the border are also closed due to the Pioneer fire.

[@rosscampbell4884]

Sometimes it just takes a mom

[@LeonardKing-k3s]

I've seen few other hikers having the same problem with the zipper on their zpack tents also. Must be the quality of the zipper. Just saying.

[@maryhairy1]

💋

[@gregharmon3797]

The burn areas are very disheartening

[@TheAngieStoned]

How curious, I was literally just sat thinking about you a few minutes ago, wondering where you're at atm. I'll enjoy this