The Brutal Uphill of Mt. Baldy

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[@ryanjulumar5056]

Just hiked Mount Baldy last spring. I’m 65 years old and made it to the top. Thank you for the memories!

[@awalktowardsglory]

That’s awesome!

[@janefromthecountry1820]

Wow, that is amazing!! Not something most 65 year old do. That is a hike of a lifetime! 😃👏👏👏🎉🏆

[@immnotaboutthatlife2086]

Love this! I hope to still do this at 65.

[@thomas.kovacik]

Baldy is one of the best hikes in our Southern California area, such a quick and brutal hike- but so dang pretty

[@wheresmyhuman7862]

Finally… Mt. Baldy summit video.. your LA fans are very happy. Hope you guys come back for more SoCal hikes. Thanks!

[@BorneoGirlAdventure]

Mount Baldy is so enchanting, treated to an amazingly beautiful view 😍👍🏻

[@bobtronic73]

Such an awesome conclusion to the Robby, Thomas, Sierra road trip. These were beautiful vistas. Sierra is such a good girl 😊

[@RunningUphill]

Man, I’m always disappointed when my pics of trails don’t show how steep a hike is, but you guys really captured this one. Crazy steep. Really awesome.

[@skinny4070]

When its cold or nasty out i put you guys on the tv and watch all day. Really good videos.

[@driftless1870]

Great video. Great descriptions. My dogs go with me as well. I watch for their tongue out, and when it hangs off to the side it indicates they are getting stressed and in need of water. Works very well.

[@tiffanyseale3696]

Sierra is doing so well around the groups of people! Looks like she's living her best life😄

[@HuskyMike]

Good video. That's my preferred direction to take that route also. As someone who hikes with dog(s), I wanted to say thanks for having your dog on a leash. 🐕‍🦺👍

[@cyndih4720]

Sierra is such a trooper! What a life, adventure after adventure!

[@theoutdoordogandhikinggirl]

Awesome trail. Thomas, please be aware that your dog is not only struggling with her Paws, she is obviously struggling with her harness. This fits so badly and restricts her tremendously in her movement, which you can see in so many shots. Its not safe at all either. Make sure to give her a proper and decent well fitted harness and she will definately have more fun on the trail. These no-pull harnesses are rubish with super bad pressure points on your dog which makes moving correctly very hard for them. And being able to move well on hikes like this is so important. Plus she will slipp out and soon as she takes a mis step.

[@tiffdarius7113]

My favorite video on the mt Baldy hike. This was very encouraging and gave me a great idea what to expect.

[@DWNY358]

Great video! It's amazing that America's second largest city has such world class hiking at it's back door.

[@rbmh]

California weather is the best, We moved from Chelesa NYC for work and hope to stay many more years here. No humidity is very nice, great sleeping at night. Great Video.

[@calxtra5361]

STUNNING Mountain walk all those very artistic trees and that cerulean sky!!!

[@LisaLikesPhotographySanDiego]

Great commentary, lots of beautiful cam shots - really nice work. Thanks so much for the trip.

[@hikingleigh]

Great video, this makes me miss my favorite LA mountain. Robbie's reactions and range of emotions are exactly why I always went Baldy ski hut up and down lol. I took the Devil's backbone descent one time and vowed never again. My favoritest route was from Bear Canyon up to Baldy via the Old Baldy Trail which was long and steep (6000' of elevation gain) but was an excellent trainer for a Whitney day hike. PS. good thing you didn't take the ski lift down as it'd pop you off at the ski lift parking lot and would still require a road walk back to Manker Flats (or a hitched ride!)

[@deborahriley1166]

Thanks guys!! I grew up with Mt Baldy as my backyard. Your tour is a lovely reminder, it’s wonderful! Thanks 🙏☮️🙏

[@robertawilkes6531]

Wonderful I like that you identified Mt San Jacinto, I’ve been up there 😊

[@awalktowardsglory]

Tahquitz Peak and the fire lookout up there are popular. I’ve been up there a couple of times.

[@cloverhills1369]

We made our first trip to Colorado this past fall and saw a brown bear running through Ouray😆 we were just as excited. Amazing video as always💚🌲

[@lisehiker9867]

Great episode! A hike that really depend on the weather. So nice with Sierra along, hope to see more of her.

[@janewolf4541]

My favorite hiking channel.

[@jetlee629]

Just completed the Baldy Run-2-the-Top race a couple weeks ago! Such a rad experience!

[@AccessKelly]

Never forget a parting shot of the dog getting to rest in the car and congratulate her on a job well done! Came for Baldy. Stayed for Sierra! What a gud gurl - dog lover

[@dltreasures]

Great video, enjoyed watching. We belonged to So Cal Hiker years ago and did the six pack of peaks in this area. Baldy and Cucamonga are some of the favorites. You really captured the beauty in this video and brought back many memories. Loved seeing Sierra do the hike. Thanks for sharing!

[@slagmaker6780]

Many years ago, a few friends and I hike up Baldy after midnight from valley you can see at 23:24 on the north side of the trail and came up just past the rest hut at the top of the ski lift. That was a fun hike. It's on a ridge that is steep, but not too exposed. Did Baldy a number of times, Great to see again.

[@thinkinoutloud.1]

Nice hike guys...chirp 🐦

[@westernbigfootexploration]

I've hiked this peak dozens of times, camped at the spot Robby pointed out once. Was funny to see Robby say how good he feels knowing that just a couple hundred feet ahead is the steepest most difficult part. I live in Idaho now, glad you guys made this so I can reminisce about my old trails.

[@Jesuscares7680]

Sierra and her Daddy needed a hiking hat and those cold bandanas..you can use for dogs.and humans... you can put those bandanas in your backpack with cold freezer yeti's... that dog was struggling you could tell..but..not my dog..awesome views..Kudos.. Sierra took it on the chin for all canines everywhere... Robbie.. don't die without going snow skiing... it will be the thrill of your life..🥶🥶🥶👍🏻 there's no crying in baseball.. and there's no crying in hiking:-)......

[@veggiedisease123]

2:22 I wish more people had followed this advise in the last 3 weeks

[@troutslayer7A]

Forty years ago I used to work and live there at the “notch”, the devils backbone and the mountain in general becomes pretty serious mountaineering once the snow happens. I grew up hiking in the “Gabe’s”, I could recommend some super cool through hikes/backcountry routes in that area…..

[@Michael_Tran]

Man...how we miss you guys. We hiked this area a few times. Hopefully run into you guys on your other adventure here in the West.

[@gillystreatfield576]

Really loved this and all your vids as a duo! Great commentary and Sierra is an added amazing bonus! Super Pup!

[@sharondavis8003]

Great day hike! Breathtaking mountain views & perfect weather. Would be fantastic to really hike with great music soundtrack playing all the way! You rock! ❤️😎👏🏻

[@33Jenesis]

I use mt baldy to train for altitude because I live near the trail head. The hut trail is 4 miles up with 4000 gain, loose dirt on the steepest part (hard to go up and come down). My friend used to carry 2 to 4 gallons of water in backpack hiking up as training. I hike all the trails leading to summit but to save time the shortest is great (like sprint).

[@dearmountains3431]

What a stunning place!! I am really enjoying this video😀 I love your team's dramatic footage． Greeting from JAPAN🐶

[@nancyford4536]

Love to see these hikes and you guys. Hope Sierra gets a nice nap!

[@mikaelb.]

Nice video ! Thanks a lot. Just wanted to add that the last song of the episode, with that melancholic 80's vibe, is a delicious piece of music. Great job.

[@leephom5499]

Sierra is sooo cute love her thanks for putting those boots on her :)

[@awalktowardsglory]

Nice hike! Great footage! Thanks for sharing.✌🏽❤️

[@danseb1975]

Watched this episode only now during vacation, but loved it so much that I directly had to watch it again. Very entertaining and great music as always.

[@brianan7342]

This is my home trail! I live 20 minutes from here and frequent it. Cucamonga Peak, Ontario Peak, and the Three T's trail off of Ice House Canyon are awesome trails as well. I would love for your team to do the Rae Lakes Loop in Kings Canyon National Park! Amazing 40 mile trail that shares about 1/3 of the trail with the John Muir Trail.

[@brianan7342]

If you want to do a trail in the Mt. Baldy area as a backpacking trail, look up the Three T's trail. It has so much incline and decline that you need to take a break.

[@sbreezy0120]

really cool to see you guys hike one of my favorite trails!!

[@adrianajones7181]

What a great video, so true to the hike. I watched so many videos on Mt. Baldy and by far this one is the most realistic and showcases each section well. Wish I had seen this before my hike up, I might have thought twice about it. Thank you so much.

[@ervinslens]

Fantastically captured surroundings folks, impressive editing skills too. Simply enjoyable piece of content!

[@eagle2742]

I grew up there - drove up Baldy road countless times, Mt Baldy Lodge, etc. - yet it took me moving to Colorado to really get into hiking - couple dozen 14ers summited - Mt Baldy looks a lot like hiking Sandra Peak in NM - nice hike and good filming guys! ⛰️

[@d1gitaldave]

Done this one many times as it's just an hour drive away from me. Would love to other SoCal peaks with you guys if you ever make it back out! San Gorgonio, Bernardino, Jacinto, Mt Wilson, and others from Southern California highly recommended. They are great prep for Mt Whitney for those working their way up to that.

[@deltasafarishow]

Another amazing video, gentlemen. Y'all's show is both awe inspiring and just plain old inspiring.

[@killuax3905]

I was startled by the Thomas doppelganger for a moment haha. ps. love this short adventure!

[@em1355]

As an owner of two dogs (a Shepherd and a mix) and as a former marathon runner, IF a dog owner is going to do a "strenuous" climb and take their dog along, then one should consider their dog's fitness level as well as monitoring (limiting) their activities so that they do not get overly tired the day before the hike. Dogs, dependent on their age, recover quite quickly, but responsible dog owners should look out after them as they will go 200% and then the next day will "gamely" try it again. I had a shepherd that loved chasing balls, but I made sure that I did not overdo it with him because he would run and run...tongue hanging out of the side of his mouth and he would still want me to throw him the ball. The point is to be mindful of your dog's physical conditioning, especially if you make them part of your physical activities.

[@studioshitaketakashita7093]

we tuned in to this video after looking for the updated news on Julian Sands. Thanks to the videographers for making a wonderful video - beautiful cinematography and your enthusiasm and zest for nature is apparent. Well done. While I was not as miffed, my wife, well she is the type who scours parking lots looking for dogs stuck in cars - we must agree however that it does appear your dog is on the verge of suffering. Pressed for time, she made me skip to the end - "I want to see the dog okay at the bottom of the hill" - thanks for inserting the tag shot at the end of the dog drinking. Please do consider that in fact sometimes the best way you can indeed show the most care and love for your canine - is to leave them in the comfort of an air conditioned home.

[@joeljoel5061]

If their dog is like mine, they only like it when it hurts a little... Just like me... Good climb guys.

[@soilrocktree]

My dog has done this hike twice at 11 years old

[@socalventures1]

San Gabriel mountains Highway 39 to East Fork. Parked at the end of East Fork and try the hike to the "Bridge to Nowhere". 10 miles roundtrip. Lots of history in those canyons.

[@thesuperd1971]

I got winded just watching! Great video guys!

[@soilrocktree]

Shout out to that dog for being awesome

[@staciamwalrus]

💚 that last shot of Sierra!

[@kennyle8640]

How timely! I've gone to the summit of Baldy a few times; the most recent with my daughter and her boyfriend less than 2 weeks ago. We did an out-and back from the Manker campgrounds, up to Top of the Notch, and over the Devil's backbone to the summit. It's a a bit longer at about 14 miles, but less steep on most of the way up; a few places are very steep as you guys mentioned in the video. A cold drink at Top of the Notch cannot be overrated.

[@JasonPunzalan]

Love Mt. Baldy! Classic LA hike.

[@ghostofreality1222]

I used to live on this mountain when I was a child. Man this brings back memories. I miss it so much. That was my playground when younger.

[@spellsforsale6871]

Looks really fun - would love to do this hike! Hopefully one day!🙂

[@WestShoreMan]

Cool vid! I prefer hitting the notch first and dropping down the bowl. Total quad burner!

[@susianalukinta]

after watching the video, I realized that there are still many beautiful places in the world that not everyone knows about. one of them is San Antonio falls in Los Angeles. from the video, the view is very beautiful through the screen of my cellphone! although it looks how the journey to the place is quite draining, but I think it's worth it. I imagined how beautiful the view would be if I were standing right there, breathing in the clean, fresh air. It's tiring but if the reward is nature's beauty, why not?!😆 appreciation to Robbie and Thomas for the trip, thanks to you guys, I was able to see a beautiful side of the world that I never knew before, even if it was only through the screen of my phone😁😁😁😁.

[@edwardkenny2356]

Excellent video! I enjoyed it completely. Thank you! 👍

[@joanrochlin8493]

Beautiful hike and video. Thanks again!

[@pbw1]

Your videos are always awesome but I just gotta say, the music in this one was especially boppin... had me dancing in the kitchen 😆 so when does the album drop? Thanks for all your hard work buds

[@underwriter53]

Robbie, I rewatched this tonight, and it struck me how some parts of it reminds me of Vail, CO where my brother lives. He originally moved out there as an HVAC mechanic to work for Vail Resorts. He got to know the mountain well. So, if you guys ever want to learn to ski in Winter, or just backpack in Summer let me know. I’m sure I could talk my brother into hooking you guys up. Like me, he originally grew up in Northern Kentucky. Some of our favorite places always included the RR Gorge.

[@FeiFay_CorgiPaws]

The pup is a great hiker!

[@wendyclaproth9454]

Definitely one of my favorites… glad you didn’t do register ridge cause that REALLY is an FU route!! 😂😂😂 In snow it’s absolutely stunning too!! Love mt Baldy

[@TheBackpackingBiologist]

5:37 Those birds are called Stellar's Jays :) Funnily enough, there are no true blue jays west of the Rockies. Keep up the great content! Hope to collab one day in the future :)

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks for the info! That would definitely be cool :)

[@MD-tr1yv]

I just did my first baldy summit last weekend, this is awesome and I’ll be back!

[@wendysuperfan1014]

thanks guys

[@steveflor9942]

That's the Sugar Pine Ski lift BTW. I used to do this hike a lot......Though, my last time was in 2015. I think ski lift was $5 , $3 for seniors. If you ever do this is snow, do NOT attempt without Crampons. The Devil's Backbone gets icy on winter.

[@ashwinvasavada8401]

Hey, right in my backyard! Glad you got to do a fantastic socal hike and bummed I didn’t run into you!

[@beautifulflorida]

Amazing views and great hike! Very nice video, thank you!

[@boytoy7605]

Next you should do cactus to clouds trail. Starts at Palm Springs museum, to San Jacinto peak.

[@EXPLOREMOREFILMS]

I am super happy to see you guys out in California. I would love to do an episode with you guys out here California or Utah. Congrats on your summit!!

[@CruzCruz-nw7fi]

I’m in PHX an LA weather is fantastic 💯👏 right moisture in the air the winds it’s my fav weather in the SW

[@pct2025]

Love the film quality Robbie… crisp AF

[@bichonmomr]

Awesome as usual. thanks for sharing

[@MojaveZach]

that's definitely a hard hike, me and a friend climbed it from wrightwood instead which was pretty hard also lol

[@graham974]

The hike from Wrightwood is sketchy as hell and tough! I told myself I'd never do it again. Fun hike though hahah

[@MojaveZach]

@@graham974 thats for sure!

[@rommelnavarrette2831]

I've done Baldy 5 times. Its brutal but its my favorite.

[@elainebrown832]

Love this hike and video.

[@leeweisberg4045]

Great video keep them coming!

[@laraloopz]

Omg this is my city!!! How’d I miss this?!?

[@irmaabenes4023]

What an amazing place.

[@Wilderness_Recon]

quite possibly the best soundtrack to date 👍

[@dilbertmcfly5986]

Did it couple times like 10 years ago. 1st time was "easy" - dark cloudy cool spring day. Couple years later, hardened from dozens of hikes. Like 100f in July. Lack of shade was brutal. Be warned!

[@Duckhead3000]

Come back west for Kings Canyon and Tahoe. How did you guys not go to Tahoe? That's a huge miss.

[@raulsanches3619]

wow what a badass dog going up there with you

[@storminmay]

Love Sierra's booties, glad to see her paws being protected.

[@mortyjansen399]

Is this the mountain where that actor Julian fellows dissapeared?

[@davidrenaldo9429]

Love your vids

[@syrenadurager]

hahhaha, Stayed at an RV park in Bridgeport CA and the owners had a trout tank (huge). Black bear comes into the RV park and sticks his head in our rv door; like saying hello, do you have anything good to eat. lol

[@mllemurder4739]

I'm a bit envious you guys were at my backyard mountain and I wasn't there.

[@andrewwhite9739]

Mt. Baldy is no joke. Its so steep. It's difficult to ski because it gets very icy. If you are there on run of the rare days after a decent snowfall it's beautiful, but always dangerous. If you're insane like we were as kids; You can go surfing on the same day that you go skiing. It happens. Where else can you do that? 🔥

[@jackiegirard5473]

I’ve summited Baldy twice and approached the opposite way. Next time I want to go up via ski hut!🎉😂

[@maryannknox7158]

Awesome views so Beautiful !Thank You

[@arlenesolis024]

Yes those are California blue jays and there were two calls - alarm chirping and the mating call

[@reservedSuperHero]

yesssss. ive hiked this mountain so many times lol

[@HikingWithShawn]

Great video! That looks like a brutal climb with a nice reward at the top. It looked like you shared the top with a lot of people. Was it like that the whole way up as well or were you all hiking alone most of the time? The look you gave eating the sandwich was hilarious.