SOLO Muddy & Snowy Spring Camping Trip | Adirondack Mountains

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00:00 Intro
00:54 Day 1- Up Hill Lean To
05:46 Camp 1
09:25 Day 2- Mount Marcy
16:58 Sponsored by MEC
18:39 - Lunch & Hike Back To Camp
21:45 The End - Marcy Dam
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[@anninwhack1998]

Watching you continue to make decisions based on conditions is really informative. No point in taking risks and then making the best of the situation.

[@martymorissette]

Thank you so much for the feedback! I always wonder what I should keep or not when I edit! I'm glad you can learn through my experience!

[@CanadianSledDog]

Ah, spring in the mountains! Nothing like it! (The postholing) 😂

[@martymorissette]

dude the postholing was so bad! hahahaha

[@alanbierhoff6831]

As someone who was EXTREMELY FAMILIAR with that entire area and spent half a lifetime living, hiking, camping, hunting and fishing in that area, I will say that you made all of the right decisions based on your conditions and your experience 👍🏻 I made it to the end 🍻

[@martymorissette]

My man! Thank you for your support :)

[@pie55e]

Le fait que tu as pris le temps prendre un café sur le top de Marcy....nouvelle tradition!!! haha Excellent vidéo mon ami

[@martymorissette]

Ya! Pas de dej juste parti déjeuner sur le sommet!

[@Axe_North]

la neige avait vraiment l'air challengeant !!! beau video ! hate de te revoir sur l'eau !!🛶

[@martymorissette]

Yeah merci!!! Je retourne sur l’eau dans quelque semaine

[@sonnygrand6578]

Thank you for everything you do Marty!!! Another incredible video!!! Fan for life!

[@martymorissette]

Thank you my friend :) glad you enjoy them!

[@michaelbroyer3918]

Excellent backpacking video. Your decision making is the highlight of this video followed by the amazing Adirondack Mountains. Nice work and video.

[@martymorissette]

Thank you brother! Much appreciated I’m glad you liked it :)

[@AlexBeliveau]

Wow , excellent ce vidéo! Les conditions de sentier étaient pas super mais je suppose que ça éloigne les foules! On dirait bien que t'as eu le sommet à toi tout seul pendant un bout ! Merci de mettre autant d'efforts dans ces vidéos.

[@martymorissette]

Merci mon chum! Oui y’avais pas grand monde dans le parc!!

[@CAMP_KITCH]

Awesome video. Nice to see the decision making process. I put myself in a vulnerable scenario during a late fall hike and learned it’s better to play it safe. But when you’re in the moment after a long day of slogging sometimes it’s hard to find clarity. The realness is inspiring. Thanks for putting in the work and bringing us along. 🔥

[@martymorissette]

Thanks man I really appreciate it :)

[@kronrr]

Your videos are one of my favorites. Keep making those amasing adventures. Best regards from Bulgaria.

[@martymorissette]

Thank you so much for your kind words :) can I ask what makes them your favourite?

[@kronrr]

​@@martymorissette first of all excuse my level of english. my writing is not perfect. About the videos : your effort to do things is real. there is so much fake outdoors videos. you put the effort and you enjoy it. I also do alot of winter camping in our mountains in Bulgaria and I love watching other people do the real thing. You, Joe Rubinet, Xander Budnick and Bertram Craft and Wilderness. So keep doing it and people will recognise it. Best Regards

[@martymorissette]

Love the feedback!! Thank you :)

[@kristingrounds4163]

Nice video this week! Very pretty scenery!

[@martymorissette]

Thank you :)😊

[@TheCanadianXplorer]

I am part of the people who watch your videos entirely 🙂! Again this one was great. I love the fact you hike in the same aera where I go, 2 weeks ago I made a video on Jay Mountain in the ADK area. It is a very nice spot especially when hiking along the ridge but it is not very popular (I don't know why) so inot an issue to fin a parking spot. I also camped around silver lake mountain that same day and found a very nice spot to pitch the tent. I Love the ADK and living in St-jean-Sur-Richelieu, it is not to far for me.

[@martymorissette]

Merci mon chum! c'est toujours le fun de savoir qui se rend au bout!!! Vraiment aprecier!!! j'ai jamais faite la section que tu me parle, il faudra que je regarde ca prochainement! a plus!

[@michaelbroyer3918]

Especially in late mountain winter... you might want snow baskets on your hiking poles to better manage rotten monorail snow...

[@martymorissette]

Yup lol

[@jacqueline7118]

Not watch one of your vids to the end? That is crazy talk! lol Excellent content and entertaining, what more do folks need? Thanks for sharing. :) :)

[@martymorissette]

Thank you!!! :)

[@rakshaparashar]

Your videos are amazing, love from India ❤

[@martymorissette]

Thank you :)

[@alysonberman3699]

Picked up your channel through Maxim Budnick in that white water video. Since then, I have been binge watched all your videos- really beautiful the way you capture the outdoors. Im in Ottawa, Canada and I did Marcy in 2022! We weren’t sure if we could bring our bear spray from Canada into the USA, did you have any problems crossing the border with it?

[@martymorissette]

Thank you so much :) I’m glad you are enjoying my videos :) yeah I cross the borders with it… I don’t think you are allowed but they never asked… I’m thinking they would just confiscate it if ever they thought it was a problem…. I’m in the Ottawa region as well 🙌🙌🙌

[@millerhoo]

With that brs - pinning the stove on while the can is level greatly reduces the amount of gas it leaks. I was burning my hand with that stove and almost returned it before finding out that fact.

[@martymorissette]

Ohhhh I’ll have to try this out!!!!!!

[@crothwell]

Thanks for sharing! Spectacular views! I can totally related to browsing outdoor gear shops like MEC... complete "kid in a candy store" experience for me as well!

[@martymorissette]

It really is! haha I absolutely love it! It's such a better experience then online!

[@starkravingmadadventures6038]

Great video Marty. Coming from Adventure race background I def like the pushing yourself trips, but also making smart decisions based on conditions. Good call. Love the Daks and aspire to be a 46er in the future. Love the vids, keep doing what you are doing! Cheers

[@martymorissette]

Hey my friend, thank you so much for your kind words! And yeah when you are out there alone it's always a bit different... lol

[@MissNikkor]

Tu étais le seul randonneur? Personne n'était assez brave pour affronter les spots de neige qui renfoncent🤣 Cool le sponsor avec MEC 👌 Qu'elles sont tes impressions sur les trois items MEC? Et tes chausettes, ça semble être l'item MAGIQUE! Qu'elle est la marque? Merci pour cette belle sortie aux USA

[@martymorissette]

J'ai rencontrer des gens quand j'ai décendu Marcy au retour vers la maison. Yeah super cool avec mec! Le spleeping pad est vraiment comfortable et assez chaud jusqu'a 0C. Meme chose avec le sleeping bag. Le sac est hyper comfortable! Les deux choses que j'aimerais voir changer sur le sac est la poche ``mesh`` devrait etre elastic, car quand le sac est rempli c'est dur de mettre tes choses dedans. Meme chose pour les poche a bouteille d'eau, il devrait etre designer pour que tu puisse prendre ta boutielle sans avoir besoin d'enlever ton sac. Mais il est tellement abordable... c'est dur a battre! J'ai rajouter le liens pour les bas!!

[@ervinslens]

What a beautiful hike, outstanding filming my friend!

[@martymorissette]

Thank you so much :)

[@GavinCookie]

Love these vids bud

[@martymorissette]

Thank you :)

[@JoExplore]

Tout une randonnée, pas facile. À quelle date tu y es allé? Je pensais bientôt retourner dans les ADKs et je préférais s sans neige 😀. À bientôt!

[@martymorissette]

Salut mec, c'etait dans en debut mai. Les conditions doivent s'etre ameliorer bcp!

[@ecttreker9816]

👍👍

[@martymorissette]

thanks :)

[@ilyapiklas2377]

Thanks for what you do!!! P.S What was that little blue pot holder?

[@martymorissette]

That's from my buddy steve at Suluk 46 check it out on his website he makes the lightest gear in the world! Thanks for watching :)

[@brianrobitaille4256]

Would you need an UL pack if you weighed less (like, had less upper body muscle to carry around)? (asking for a friend)

[@martymorissette]

lol yeah It might work the other way around better actually.... lol I blame you for my upper body transformation! See you in the gym tuesday!

[@shawnr6117]

How did the pack work for you? I literally ordered one yesterday, they're 40% off right now.

[@martymorissette]

well at that price... you can't go wrong lol! Good pack but here are my thoughts: 1- 40 L is small so make sure your gear is dialed in! Doable but that was a big adjustment for me. 2- Water bottle pockets are less then ideal, I hope that in their next iteration of this product they will have elastic material for those so it's easier to put the bottles in and take them out and if they can make them so you can actually reach the water without taking your pack off it would be ideal. 3- the front pocket is also something I would like to see change in the next iteration. It needs to be made with a material that is also elastic so you can store more things in there. When the pack is full from the inside that pouch becomes very small and it's super usefull. 4- the running style shoulder straps are absolutely amazing. Most comfortable pack I have ever used. Love the hip belt pocket and love the shoulder strap pockets. Super light and compact as well so great for scrambling. and the price point is not beatable when it comes to UL packs. In my opinion it's a great buy even though the water bottle pockets and the mesh front pocket needs to be tweaked. Make sure to use a liner in that bag, or a pack cover... I prefer a liner. cheers!

[@shawnr6117]

@@martymorissette I'll probably carry water in one of the shoulder pockets or use my fanny pack that has 2 bottle holders. Although it occurred to me that you could put a hydration bladder in one of the side pockets if you're not a fan of putting it in the main compartment. Agreed a liner is a definite must, although in the fall you might want a bright orange rain cover with that pack 😁🦌

[@wanderworm]

@@martymorissette I too found the side pockets restrictive for accessing water bottles and that made me decide not to buy a Serratus. I'm still considering a Durston Kakwa pack....

[@martymorissette]

I get it can be a deal breaker but it’s so cheap compared to the durstin.