Shark's Tooth Rocky Mountain National Park - Hike & Climb

[@betterd9160]

Wow thats beautiful

[@georgesheffield1580]

Great choice and area

[@georgesheffield1580]

Learn to read the rock and beta won't be necessary and you will be more satisfied with your self too .

[@phoenixking5000]

Definitely looks harder then all the Rocky’s I’ve seen probably even harder then Little Bear

[@superheatsubcool]

Did the Petit Grepon and every Alpine climb in RMNP seems to be threatening storms by late day. Get up and off before its to late. We rapped off the back of the Petit Grepon and scrambled down pretty much the way you guys did. thanks for the Vid!

[@phoenixking5000]

That thing is a shark by how it looks and how hard it looks

[@meganshields8530]

VS: "fuck yeah" Nick: "We're not at the top" VS: "I know" Me: that's the most Colorado thing I've heard this week.

[@PantheraOnca60]

Nicely done!

[@jonathancaughran7250]

Gotta climb lone eagle peak next.

[@georgesheffield1580]

The prow not the back ridge .

[@Krazykripp.]

What shoes do you typically wear hiking? Thanks

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

Check out my other videos where I link my whole kit. Just didn’t in this one. Kind of varies but my usual go to are hoka torrent 2 and la sportiva akrya

[@Krazykripp.]

@@TheVirtualsherpa I appreciate that! I'll see if they have them in size 15. Have my first 14er in 3 weeks, been binge watching your vids!

[@MikeKozy]

After weeks of binge watching your channel I have finally caught up! One hell of a climb & amazing videos as a whole. I've learned so much from your videos and look forward to seeing each and everyone of them you create. Happy Hiking!

[@pikiwiki]

for some reason I like the fact that you swear

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

😂 it’s likely my worst / best habit depending on the age of the viewer

[@pikiwiki]

@@TheVirtualsherpa I enjoy it because it conveys the authenticity of the situation. No room for lighthearted expressions when the elements one is dealing with are serious

[@ericp3246]

Another great video as always!

[@MurrayPeeps]

Love “the park”. Despite the hordes, it’s one of the most special places in the state. Nice to see a technical climb btw! Not for me, but I always enjoy watching haha.

[@ianholl9100]

I have eyeballed this one for a few years. Thanks for the beta!

[@phillipdow1279]

What’s next? The Petit Grepon??

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

Probably not - but hopefully some more summits like this that involve climbing

[@lukeaurand5722]

It’s only 5.5-5.6 depending on what variation. The only 5.7 is the South Prow on the other side which is over 100 meters longer. You can also rappel on a single 70m rope. It’s about 3 or 4 rappels if I remember right. It’s a pretty short day for rmnp standards

[@TheSubieFan]

This looks pretty solo able is there a decent walk off?

[@lukeaurand5722]

@@TheSubieFan No but you could down climb at 5.4, it’s pretty vertical but juggy. There’s a lot of detached rock on north ridge so I’d just pay extra attention on a solo. I’m sure many people have done it

[@georgesheffield1580]

Still a classic and spectacular climb . Do it classical in mountaineering boots . No pitons or gold line though .

[@_wesleyrich_]

Love to see you featuring some trad!

[@koalakyle19]

Very cool. I didn't know you were that skilled at climbing, I'm impressed

[@cbrass6]

You gotta do the casual route on Longs this season!

[@ruggedland]

Casual route is rated 5.10 with 7 pitches. Seems orders of magnitude more difficult than this

[@TheSubieFan]

@@ruggedland I mean casual route has been on sight solod how many times now?

[@themosswillreclaimall8098]

You guys are inspiring. I’ve been gym climbing for a while and have hiked a few mountains around the us but nowhere near this level of technical terrain. This makes me want to push myself to more foreign terrain slowly.

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

CMC alpine school could be a great place to start 👍🏽

[@brettcorbit]

Really cool - I'd love to try this one some day

[@emilywein8956]

Love to see you finally get into some of the rmnp trad classics!!!

[@samrichardson2641]

More stuff like this man. I love how you don’t put cringe dubstep music over the video while climbing.

[@bigeyejim]

Wow....I'm no climber, so at least I won't have to do that! LOL. Question for the community: Are the carabiners already in the wall to hook into? Or did you have to hammer them in or something? Cheers!

[@jakollee]

Pretty sure there's no permanent fixed protection on this route; the lead climber places protection (cams, nuts, hexes, etc.) in cracks and spaces in the rock, and the second climber removes each piece of protection as he reaches it. I think the days of hammering pitons into the rock are long gone! VS, please correct me if I'm off base.

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

100% correct. There are some pieces in the wall for the rappel but looking at them, they are many years old and not always to be trusted. For the climb though - the above comment is 100% correct.

[@bigeyejim]

@@TheVirtualsherpa @jakollee thanks for the kind reply

[@redalert2834]

I was very surprised to see how flexible the rock was at 09:00.

[@ethanplumb1336]

Hell ya, always hoped to see yr style of video on some 5th class stuff. Keep it up dude!

[@BrentAllen]

that was pretty intense, I would love to work up to stuff like that one day

[@jakollee]

Just wow. I know the camera tends to exaggerate things a bit, but that was really intense just to watch! And I know removing protection while in an exposed situation is no joke. I say give yourself a hearty pat on the back for this one!

[@JillianCampsArizona]

My man, I just watched your Peekaboo and Spooky slot canyon hike, and I’m extremely impressed. How on earth do you get your GoPro to angle like that so clear? Beautiful views and highlights, new subscriber here!

[@greenlenny3926]

Nice work Looks like a great day in one of the most beautiful places in the world - G Lenny from Denver

[@Daniellewebb0225]

Great video! I know for a fact though that anything above class 3 is not for me haha.

[@henkasd4437]

Great vid btw... Quick question: You said 3 repels? Where did you go (and which direction) is the first repel? Thank you!!

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

Rap starts to the left of where you climb - aka summit - then head down the left side. You should find a station fairly easily. 3 aren’t 100% necessary depending on your comfort with down climbing

[@henkasd4437]

@@TheVirtualsherpa gotcha! Much appreciated. Did y'all just sling large rocks for your repel?

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

@@henkasd4437 Yeah exactly - there are a few solid pieces of gear already there in each spot.

[@henkasd4437]

@@TheVirtualsherpa rad 🤙 I appreciate your hard work thanks! Love your videos

[@lukeaurand5722]

You can rappel it with a single 70 meter rope but it comes out to 4 rappels I believe. All stations are bolted other than one. Idk why you would need to sling a rock unless you were bailing off of the north ridge

[@ironmaidenNicko666]

I have that exact same hat

[@cteli33]

What month was this? Looking at trying this one in the near future.

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

Last weekend

[@henkasd4437]

I'm doin this soon!!

[@ghostrunnerco6791]

dude…🙀!!!

[@jasonthomas16]

My Instagram poll prayers were answered🥲. Awesome video

[@TheVirtualsherpa]

Thanks - it was kind of a no brainer to make once I went through all the footage. Was just a intimidating amount of raw files at first 🥵