This Hike puts Angels Landing to Shame!!

[@SAHamel_]

Beautiful spot to put our flag, and thanks to all for their hard work....hiking in sandals, that's first time of seeing that.

[@dddgoo2980]

LOOOOOVVVEE that flag and the guys who did it too👍🏻🇺🇸

[@halfstep84]

I can see that Flag from my house. Thanks Steve for the vid of that climb at the Patriots who maintain that Flag.

[@skiutah48]

It was a privilege going up with the crew!

[@dddgoo2980]

Very impressive, great video and details. Thanks!

[@tejas3818]

I really appreciate you posting this. I'm working in Hildale and the first thing I noticed that was worth seeing was the flag on top of El Cap! I would also like to express my appreciation to the Barlows for the great work they did in getting Old Glory flring so high and beautiful. It gives me great pleasure to know there are true Patriots in the area. You have my respect.

[@skiutah48]

Nice! Welcome to the area! I love seeing that flag too. Thanks for watching!

[@tejas3818]

OK, so I tried this hike a second time two weeks ago with less wind and snow. Made the saddle in about an hour and a half this time. We got on top and then the trip to the flag is pretty easy. The flag was wrapped around the pole about 5 times so when the wind died down for a minute, I unfurled it so it could fly in all its glory. Really appreciate the men who put that flag up there, and you for putting the video up. I would call this a strenuous hike. Beautiful views.

[@skiutah48]

Tejas that’s fantastic! I’m happy you made it up and down safe! It’s an amazing hike!

[@garyspianocovers6684]

Well done....

[@rosemarypaulus3518]

That's pretty awesome dude, thanks for sharing.

[@soyounoat]

This video deserves 100,000,000 views with 100,000,000 likes.

[@skiutah48]

I appreciate that, thank you!

[@tejas3818]

I went up this trail today. It is indeed a beast and the wind was beating on me the whole way. I made it to the saddle and there was more ice/snow in the chimney than I was comfortable with so I didn't top out. I was whipped anyway. Talk about a lot of loose sand. Took me three hours to make the saddle.

[@skiutah48]

Wow! Smart choice! Search and rescue have been in a lot! It's a super tough hike! I hope to do it again this spring!

[@TheMountainMatt]

Stumbled across your channel planning our summer hiking trips😁, hiked Canaan Wilderness a couple years ago, so awesome! Love that area! Great video and channel sir👍🏻!

[@skiutah48]

Awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting! It’s an awesome area! Your channel looks great! Love your thumbnails! I will check your videos soon!

[@evanriedwilliams7931]

i love the video bro, i am a local of the area and hiked here april of this same year and its amazing to see how much other people love the mountains, my grandpa has a date on a rock on the summit of everytime he hiked it, i think theres like 10 there. anyways love your videos

[@tombennettonemanband]

Great video! I'm about to hike El Cap for my 40th birthday with my friend who grew up there. April 9

[@skiutah48]

Perfect time of year to hike it! Before it gets hot! Be safe and have fun!

[@skiutah48]

How was your hike up?

[@barbaravolpe9136]

Oh my gosh! This is insane 😱😱😱

[@leefinlinson5414]

That flag looks great from Water Canyon!

[@skiutah48]

Now you'll always notice it!

[@spocker22]

You watch this to? Mr finlinsin

[@jamespipkin2890]

I'm the early 2000s, I hiked up there with some friends and launched some fireworks off on the night of the 4th of July. I'm WAY out of shape to do that now.

[@jamespipkin2890]

Biggest issue with the hike is the endurance test on the sand hill.

[@barbaravanroosendaal8654]

To me a good hike has a good trail. This well doesn’t make a graded. Angel’s landing has a great trail

[@garrisontooke3380]

Two steps forward one step back, just saying. Otherwise you'd be going backwards. Great video! And thank you to all who put the flag up. We love seeing it up there.

[@skiutah48]

Thanks! Sand Hill feels like you are going backwards lol! Thanks fir watching!

[@tboneriding]

Thank you

[@VitaliyGershfeld]

Great video! Is it fairly easy to navigate up this hike? Basically asking if its easy to get lost lol.

[@AaronFacciolini]

This looks wayyy sketchier than Angels 😮

[@malamadre4914]

Nice video, i'll be in Zion area next month, but i can't access the link to the trailhead and trail?

[@skiutah48]

Try this link and let me know if it works or not! Thanks for watching! Have fun and be safe! maps.apple.com/?auid=12586734559280018135&ll=37.027809,-112.984337&lsp=7618&q=Dropped%20Pin&_ext=EiYp6dfWT/9/QkAx2KX8Ws1cXMA50vtrHiycQkBB4nZoWIw5XMBQDA%3D%3D&t=h

[@mtw2457]

This route reminds me of Kinesava East Face in Zion National Park, except for the sand (on Kinesava it's dirt) and the rock scrambling is much more challenging on Kinesava. All in all a better day out on Kinesava by comparison. Now on to a much more serious issue. The Canaan Mountains can be a very dangerous place for the unprepared. The route finding can be very challenging, and the massive - and numerous - cliff faces can land one in trouble with a misstep or two. In the process of trying to figure out where this hike is located, I found a route in Water Canyon that greatly resembles the actual route description in this video. Problem is that the top of this other "Sand Hill" leads to some very hard class 5 stuff. The actual route to El Cap is just northwest of Maxwell Park at UTM 12 S 323483 m E 4099804 N according to Google Earth and my GPS. Again, knowing where one is going and what one is getting into in the Canaan Mountains can be the difference between a great day out or a trip to the emergency room courtesy of Search & Rescue ... or worse. By the way, the link to mapmyhike doesn't work on my machine.

[@skiutah48]

I appreciate your comments! Thank you!

[@mtw2457]

@@skiutah48I appreciate the time and effort you take in posting your videos. Very well done!! If you are interested, I can recommend some really off the beaten track scrambling adventures in Southwestern Utah. They'd make great videos, especially some 45 degree sandstone ridges (around 800 vertical feet) next to Snow Canyon State Park.

[@jeremiahbarlow1924]

@0:50 notice how fast one gets winded on that first part called "Sand Hill". It happens to all of us. This is a 2 - 3-hour hike. Take water with you if you plan on going up, and hike as a team.

[@skiutah48]

That's excellent advice for this hike as the trail is more about knowing where to go than actually following a visable trail!

[@halfstep84]

Is the trail head up that route from Maxwell Canyon?

[@VoxelJackal]

@@halfstep84 No, El Cap's sand hill is the trail head, it's not in a canyon, it's at the base of El Cap, there are a few dirt roads that lead you to it.

[@halfstep84]

@@VoxelJackal Thanks Kyle, so access through N Pinion St.?

[@VoxelJackal]

@@halfstep84 pretty much yeah, you may need to park before the roads get too dicey and walk if your car is low clearance

[@HikingEngineer]

you probably won't see this tonight but is there a gpx file available? I'm in the area and wanted to do it tomorrow am

[@skiutah48]

Hi Kevin, I don’t unfortunately. I’m sorry. Have fun and be safe!

[@billionj]

Your link above for the trailhead and trail does not seem to be working. Can you kindly send me a link for the trail. Thank you!

[@skiutah48]

I will try to get that fixed! Thank you for the feedback!

[@grasspony2913]

Hi mr.kroff!!!!!

[@skiutah48]

Hello!! Thanks for watching!

[@grasspony2913]

>:)

[@jimbendtschneider1573]

Wondering if there is a Beta of the hike. Where it starts and directions on how to nav the hike.

[@skiutah48]

Hi Jim, Thanks for watching! I am not sure if there is a Beta for this hike. I can send you a pin of the starting point if you send me an email at [e-mail]

[@patrycjagajowiak4960]

@@skiutah48 hi,could you please send a pin with the start of the hike to mee too?! I'm emailing now

[@itinkle]

This looks like a completely different level. Much like the cables at half dome. The lack of safety is cool, but this is on that level where its getting dangerous. If you're down for this then the next step is those walks on the worlds most dangerous path in china I believe.

[@skiutah48]

I'd totally do it! thanks for watching!

[@RyanWhiteside1980]

Do you have a gpx file for this? Made it to the pond yesterday.

[@skiutah48]

I don’t. I’m sorry! Thanks for watching!

[@RyanWhiteside1980]

When I go to your MapMyRun link it says permission denied ... Who told you about this hike or guided you up there?@@skiutah48

[@barbaravolpe9136]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@antigonish63]

Odd that a State that elects people like Pelosi, Newsom, Harris, and Schiff, even flies the flag of the US.