Thru Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail 2019 - Day 66 - Mather Pass

[@markcummings6856]

Most excellent video! 👍 👍 👍

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Thanks Mark. You are catching up fast.

[@sitara68]

I can't say enough how much I am enjoying your videos. A lot of the other hikers just complain about tough conditions. You conquer them with such skill and joy. I am also learning so much about snow hiking from your videos. You are a force!

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Thanks Melanie, I am glad you are enjoying them. I find life easier if you concentrate on the positive side of things and not dwell on the negative

[@wanttogoplaces]

your videos make me smile throughout watching them. thank you for that

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Thanks. I am glad you enjoy them.

[@MrHebe1958]

Vow! So beautiful. Great videos. We want to go hiking there, maybe Big Seki Loop/Staffan and Marie

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

It is amazing scenery

[@kathysmall3616]

Congrats for another long tough day of snow hiking and thank you for taking the time and sharing your adventure and all those magnificent views.

[@julietataryn2130]

Thank you for sharing your adventures. I admire your joyful attitude and knowledge.

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Thanks Julie

[@cindicarpenter6381]

Thanks for the great tip for walking in the snow.

[@dennyegstad1477]

Awesome job in tough conditions! Being from Wisconsin I know how much work it is to hike in snow. And that's at sea level! Great to see you enjoying all parts of your trek.

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Thanks Denny

[@BackpackTheSierra]

Loving your vids. I've over those passes in summer. It's fun to see the winter version.

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Thanks Jim

[@vickiebartnicki4216]

Such beautiful views. You are an inspiration!

[@allencrider]

Wow, what a day. Thank you for sharing, because otherwise no one but you would have experienced it!

[@johnmca5643]

Great video! I'm concerned that you're alone. Safer to stay with a group. You've had great weather.

[@juliecase624]

Wooo Hooooo, yeeha!! Awesome video, so glad you were able to follow the snowshoers and they kicked such great steps for you. Good karma :)

[@jackiehorn3724]

wish I was there with you.....but also glad I am not there with you. I am glad to see you are safe, and despite the hard work and what must be pretty dramatic fatigue, appear to be taking joy from the journey. I simply cannot decide which is more dangerous. Hiking through this snow, or what is going to be outrageously turbulent rivers and streams. On the news-- They said 200% over normal snowfall, and it appears to still be coming down. I am beginning to think that going in the snow, despite the ordeal, or at least this year, is safer than the raging river crossings to come. I am worried about my fellow hikers with that runoff and possible drownings. A lot are in the wings waiting for snowmelt, so a lot will be facing those waters.

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Yes it is going to be horrible when it starts melting

[@lindapacker4900]

Beautiful scenery. It is hard hiking in snow. Done it when I was a kid here in Colorado. Happy hiking and be safe 😎❤

[@gaylewalker4239]

Wow, you are awesome. Seems like you have a lot of experience. Keep safe. Keep trekking.

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Thanks Gayle

[@lindaselover2536]

One advantage of the snow, is that you don't have to do those long, long rocky switchbacks that I remember. You walked a steeper angle, but it cut off a lot of distance. Glissading! What fun! Are your feet wet and cold all day long? That must be really hard. As the weather warms up, which it is doing quite rapidly now, the post-holing will be much, much worse.

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Yes it is nice to be able to go directly up and down. My feet are constantly wet but seldom cold.

[@LMicheleS]

You make very good wind walls from snow - do you ever, for the fun of it, build a snowman too? ;) ;D

[@donnysutrisna1651]

Wow you are a very brave person to do the sierra alone, Do you use waterproof socks ? Are you using crampons or microspikes ? And what type of gaiter is that ? Enlight us all please

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Hi Donny. I don't use waterproof socks but I use tough kitchen bin liners. Waterproof socks tend to wear out quickly, are thick and uncomfortable. The bin liners are super thin and I carry spares, not that I have needed them as they last really well. I am using the Kahtoola K10 Hiking crampons which work well with trail runners. They are a good in between from microspikes and full crampons. I would not feel comfortable in microspikes over much of the terrain and full crampons are annoying to walk in. My gaiters are Outdoor Research Womens Verglas

[@charlienancy9768]

I hope you realize how fantastic you are. A real expert.

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Thanks Charlie.

[@wendy8739]

I noticed no sunglasses in a lot of the video. Doesn’t the sun and the snow hurt your eyes?

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

I wear sunglasses constantly. I only take them off when facing the camera as a courtesy

[@wendy8739]

That’s what I thought! Are they special sunglasses since it’s so strong in the snow?

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

Not special snow glasses but they are good quality Oakleys

[@willardwooten9582]

Quite the difference hiking in Norway and the Sierras. I was waiting to see if you would show you glissading . Remember if someone is below better yell Crotch Avalanche , hehe . Such a brave lady to go by yourself when everyone else are going in groups , for safety. Have you noticed how many are wearing those little dirty girl gaiters instead of the proper ones. I broke my zipper on mine and sewed 1 ft of Velcro on both sides , wouldn't hold when I was in the Goat Rocks in April , time for new ones.

[@RestlessKiwiHiker]

I love my Dirty Girls but not in the snow. Snow hurts when you are constantly posting hence my switch to full gaiters. There is one shot of me holding the camera while glissading in one of the next videos. Internet incredibly slow trying to upload

[@susanolson3611]

🙂