The HIGH SIERRA TRAIL HD - The Ultimate Trail Adventure

[@gilbertperez4391]

nice video, this should be on everyone's buck list. Made me relive my hike. I'm going to start the High Sierra trail on August 25 2020, planning on 10 days should be a piece of cake. I did this hike16 years ago when I was 50 and it was great trip. My friend and I were over loaded too and we had to help each other put on our packs for the first 3 or 4 days no big deal. I weighed my pack at Whitney Portal and it still weight 58LBS. go figure.... Thanks again for sharing!

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you for watching! Have a great time! I'll be in the Sierra myself on the Sierra High Route later this month. Keep your pack light!

[@scottstephensen2074]

Excellent! Very well done. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video of your travels.

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you Scott

[@scottstephensen2074]

I am hiking the HST for the first time this August. I’m even more excited now after watching your video. As an experienced HST hiker, do you have a favorite map and guidebook for the trail that you’d recommend?

[@ulricontherocks]

Mt. Whitney High CountryTrail Map (Tom Harrison Maps)

[@hikingmule]

Fantastic video highlighting the trail👍 Thank you for putting this together. I'm adding this trail to my list!!!

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you! I haven’t had time to go out and hike lately. I miss the Sierra

[@earlviney5212]

Yes the sierra is beautiful. Climbed whitney in 93 and 96 shows you my age. It's good to be young again I really miss it.

[@ulricontherocks]

If you are able, you could still visit the parks and use their shuttles to get around. We had a great time with family in Sequoia

[@ronaldbarrett1506]

Wonderful Sierra area. Hiked with son Nick. Wonderful

[@Ostgaardjoe]

Such a great video!!! cant wait to watch more!

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you!

[@garyji]

An all around excellent video. Not only is the footage beautifully shot, but the notations and narration points about mileage, elevation, and locations make this a really useful trip planning tool. I appreciate that you included footage of some of the flowers and trees, as well as info about them. It makes it more of a total immersion experience, which I favor, instead of just racking up the miles. I hadn't really considered this trip for myself, but now it looks very do-able. Well done, really well done.

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you very much! If it inspires someone to do the trip, all the work that went into this video paid off!

[@MovinOnBob]

You did that trail Justice in this video. This was also my first trip in 2017 and it will always have a special place in my heart. You put together great footage with great editing. Thank you. It was such a trip down memory lane to watch it.

[@ulricontherocks]

Movin' On Bob thank you!

[@SDSsongs]

Really beautiful video. One point about pines: true bristlecones don't grow in the Sierra Nevada. In California, they're only found in the Panamint Mountains and the White Mountains. The pines you're seeing there that are a close relative, foxtail pines, but they are not as long-lived as the bristlecones.

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you for pointing this out!

[@SDSsongs]

@@ulricontherocks And thank you! Beautiful videos like yours keep me going when long hikes aren't an option.=)

[@marilynnfreeman459]

Truly beautiful and inspirational! Thanks so much for your diligence and patient editing!

[@ulricontherocks]

Marilynn, thank you !

[@nedanother9382]

REALLY nice video. Somehow you managed to capture whitney in a new light. very very nice

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you!

[@bradlee4491]

That was awesome! Beautiful footage.

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you!

[@ericpmoss]

That golden light is magical.

[@ulricontherocks]

eric moss , I keep thinking how John Muir called the Sierra ‘ Range of Light’

[@gittesimonian3902]

What a great video...love all the animals you came across....great job

[@ulricontherocks]

GITTE SIMONIAN thank you - I really love it up there.

[@epiedra99]

Super cool video. After overnight camping on Whitney in a few months, I have my eye on HST next year and maybe JMT the following year. Congrats guys!

[@ulricontherocks]

Erick, thank you - have a good hike!

[@jamesbadham9665]

Really nice. Did it last year. What a great walk.

[@在旷野中行走]

Wonderful

[@mountainsaunter2061]

Congratulations on one the most beauty-full and well done videos I have ever seen. I am looking forward to your next hiking adventure.

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you very much. It took me plenty of time - but I love sharing this - it’s just so beautiful up there

[@noahvsolis]

Amazing scenery! I’m doing this hike first week of August. I can’t wait!

[@ulricontherocks]

iNoah, you’ll love it, my video doesn’t do it justice.

[@noahvsolis]

UlricOnTheRocks was supposed to do it with my 16 son as well but he just tore his ACL. I literally just told him we are going to do it when he is healed as well! I loved the video!

[@ulricontherocks]

iNoah Ouch, I wish your son a speedy recovery!

[@chuckgrothaus3828]

Thanks for sharing your video and photos. We have our permit for September 2020. Looking forward to this amazing hike.

[@ulricontherocks]

When are you going?

[@chuckgrothaus3828]

@@ulricontherocks We start the hike on Sept. 15.

[@ulricontherocks]

Chuck Grothaus nice!

[@extremelydave]

@@chuckgrothaus3828 Wow, that's a tad late to start! Hope you're prepared for possible snow storms!!!

[@nonameman9291]

Sick!

[@ulricontherocks]

Thanks!

[@adventuretravels7340]

Best HST video i have seen good work

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you !

[@ruthmccambridge9579]

Beautiful Quality of video! Great Basin bristlecone pines in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest of the White Mountains, California There are three closely related species of bristlecone pines: Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) in Utah, Nevada and eastern California. The famous longest-lived species; often the term bristlecone pine refers to this tree in particular. Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. The most populous species; capable of forming closed canopies and, unlike the other two, is commonly cultivated.[citation needed] Foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana) with two disjunct populations found in the Klamath Mountains (subspecies balfouriana) and the southern Sierra Nevada[5] (subspecies austrina). A small outlying population was reported in southern Oregon, but was proven to have been misidentified.[6] Forms the thickest groves of the three. At least some of the three species can hybridize in cultivation, but the ranges of wild populations do not overlap. The Colorado River and Green River produce a 160-mile (260 km) gap between the ranges of P. longaeva and P. aristata and the northern Owens Valley provides a 20-mile (30 km) gap between the ranges of P. longaeva and P. balfouriana.[7] Bristlecone pines are known for attaining great ages. The oldest bristlecone pine in the White Mountains is Methuselah, which has a verified age of 4,852 years. It is located in the Inyo National Forest in Eastern California.[14] The specific location of Methuselah is a very closely guarded secret.[15] Wikipedia

[@JLujan24]

Awesome video man! Man I miss the HST I can't wait to do it again.

[@ulricontherocks]

Nice video yourself, when are you planning on going again?

[@JLujan24]

@@ulricontherocks Thank you appreciate it. I'll be heading back to hike the whole thing in 2020. I got all my long trips already planned out for this summer.

[@shupingyin8082]

hiked HST and love hamilton lake

[@garyfunk9858]

Looking forward to doing this hike soon! I have a question about packing. You said you took way too much the first time and your pack weighed over 60 pounds. What did you take too much of and/or what would you leave behind next time? Thank you for your reply!

[@ulricontherocks]

We wanted to create this video and brought a DSLR, GoPro, tripod, lenses, glide cam etc. - also too much of ‘just in case things’ the way call phone cameras have evolved, they are plenty good now. As long as you put it in airplane mode and bring some backup power with you, you should be fine. Freeze dried food I’d take out of its foil pack and bring ‘em in Sandwich ziplocks.

[@bquint6843]

Excellent video very well done. It truly shows the beauty of that area. Thanks for sharing. Could you tell me what you shot the video on the quality is awesome. I'm looking for something to video my hikes. I've been researching various video options.

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you! I love the Sierra. Most footage has been shot with iPhone. On my first trip, we also brought the Canon 5D Mark II. I don’t recommend bringing that kind of a camera system on to the High Sierra Trail. It weight almost 20lbs with lenses, tripod and glide cam. The modern day phones shoot almost as good of footage. Thank you for commenting!

[@TinyIndustrial]

Great video. Well done. I'm 55 and thinking of doing this. I'm in pretty good shape and healthy. You think that I can do it? Also curious about your first trip where you took too much stuff. What were the things you filled your pack with that you decided you didn't need on the subsequent 3 trips?

[@ulricontherocks]

I’m sure with preparation and practice you can do it. Remember, this was 2013 and cellphone camera quality was not usable. We brought a full frame DSLR camera with different lenses, tripod and even a glidecam that had weights. If you have items that you wanna bring just in case, leave them at home.

[@drrbrt]

Glorious!!!!

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you!

[@rmoran113]

Best video on HST I’ve seen! I did JMT few years back. Planning to do HST as approach to JMT nobo this September....can’t wait! Planning to hammock. Wow many days to get to Whitney did it take y’all? Assume it’s well graded for pack stock like JMT..thx for sharing!!

[@ulricontherocks]

Richard Moran , from Crabtree meadow on you will not have trees to use your hammock - something to think about. My fastest run was 72.5 hours from crescent meadow to Whitney Portal. I recommend slowing it down the first time since you really wanna enjoy it and take it all in.

[@rmoran113]

UlricOnTheRocks the plan is to set up hammocks around Crabtree day 4 to lighten load to summit W return for night then nobo JMT with resupply onion valley day 6,..I did JMT in 12.5 days...stay light is the key!

[@Jessetheoutdoorman]

How much snow did you encounter? Did you bring snow gear with you?

[@ulricontherocks]

I have brought an ice ax and micro spikes on one trip up to the Kaweah gap. Only because I knew there was a lot of snow though. Never when I went on the entire hike.

[@SludgeMan90]

Do you think this trek is still doable early June?

[@ulricontherocks]

Someone on AllTrails attempted to go to Hamilton Lakes. Had to turn around before Bearpaw Meadow. (May 14) He thinks it’ll be a while 4-6 weeks

[@SludgeMan90]

@@ulricontherocks Alright, thank you for the info, man. Beautiful video. I will definitely hike it by July. It looks absolutely beautiful!

[@MaryannHazel]

Wonderful video and nice narration. I'm heading for the trailhead in two weeks. Now I'm even more stoked to hike it. Did you say you have hiked it four times? Thanks for putting this together!

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you you Maryann! Yes, the first time in 2013 and the last time last summer. You’ll have an amazing time ... Safe travels!

[@ulricontherocks]

Let me know how it was

[@JonAbbott]

Beautiful video, Ulric! I am planning on hiking the HST soon with a DSLR. Out of curiosity, which lenses did you bring, and which ones did you use the most and least on the trail?

[@ulricontherocks]

I brought the canon EF 70-200 f2.8 and EF 24-105 f4.0 on my first trip. I would say the 24-105 was most useful. Bringing this gear did contribute to the immense weight of my pack on that trip. (Starting weigh 65lbs, ending weight 55lbs) most footage was shot with the iPhone

[@anthonyromano8565]

How did you manage the shuttle from Mount Whitney back to the trail head?

[@ulricontherocks]

Anthony Romano , do you mean from Whitney portal to Lone Pine? There are shuttle services, we hired one the first time, or you can hitch a ride.

[@anthonyromano8565]

If you start at cresent meadow you are on one side of the sierra and you finish on the other side of the Sierra. Just wondering how you got home or to the trail head.

[@ulricontherocks]

Anthony Romano I took a rental car to Visalia and the sequoia shuttle up to the park, this way I don’t have to go back

[@HuckOutdoors]

Was good to be on the trail again through this video! Loved doing the HST. Here is my video from the the trip kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4PLf4qvareIr8U

[@johnbuzik-cepko9190]

Bearcanisters are not allowed to use in Sequoia NP

[@ulricontherocks]

Bear proof canisters to store food in. I think you’re talking about bear spray?

[@gregall2178]

They are not only allowed, they are required in SEKI.

[@anthonyhitchings1051]

Nicely done, we do part of it next year

[@ulricontherocks]

Anthony Hitchings what part?

[@glennray1901]

Four days???? Wow.

[@ulricontherocks]

72.5 hours from sequoia to the portal :)

[@thesupercooladventureshow6080]

65 pound packs!? Is that even possible?

[@ulricontherocks]

Yes, we brought a dslr, 3 lenses, a tripod Angeles a glide cam besides way more clothes than necessary - we weighed the packs at Whitney Portal and they were still 55 lbs

[@extremelydave]

One day I hope people will realize that blaring music greatly takes away from viewing videos.....

[@ulricontherocks]

Thank you, I’m a novice at this and you’re right. I’m looking to tone the music down in the future. Maybe buy a microphone to have good background sound. A lot of it is not usable due to wind noise

[@karatepatch1305]

im a 11 now but i did this when i was 10