Hiking to the top of Grandfather Mountain, NC

[@LoriFoster]

Great job on the video, awesome scenery! Looks like a tough hike! Those days are passed me now. I’m doing easier hikes.. double knee replacements but still blessed enough to watch videos like this and others that inspire me! Thank You both! I’m going to Asheville to see their Water fall soon! I love NC and TN!

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

Thank you, sir. Wife and I are a couple of Floridians who LOVE the mountains!

[@maojimenezcr]

I would love to hike there. Beautiful place, wonderful views and enveloping nature. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Costa Rica.

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

I’ve been to Costa Rica once, and that is certainly some beautiful scenery as well

[@Eli-be3cb]

Amazing video. Thank you for sharing.

[@brookandholler5499]

Hiking Grandfather Mountain to MacRae Peak is easily one of the most unbelievable hikes I’ve ever done. Love the video!

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

Yes, I agree. I am scared of heights, and there were a couple spots where I was feeling a little queasy.

[@fatguy2697]

Thank you for your video first best video I have seen from there. I did this hike in 2002

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

Thank you, Alex. Wife and I love the NC mountains and hike different trails every summer when we take our kid to summer camp.

[@yogininamaste]

Great job guys!! Can't wait to climb there.

[@MetroOnTheMove]

Looks like a great hike with some nice views from the top! Cheers

[@ivetteshakespeare9756]

Thank you for sharing! I’ve been searching for places to visit while here in N.C. and I want to visit this mountain but I couldn’t find much on Google. I’m so excited!

[@redoutdoors9461]

Marie Moon it should be in BOONE North Carolina

[@epicadventures6871]

Best hiking and views around - well worth it

[@williamrosenfelt1083]

Nice job! I just watched. Wondering if I could be brave enough (I'm afraid of heights) to do this one. Looks doubtful although your run didn't look as scary as some of the other ones I've seen on youtube. Thanks for sharing!

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

I was a little sketched out on those ladders too, because I am scared of heights

[@rsdronephotography8370]

Great video.. I was nervous the whole time watching it..

[@ShredTrailsYT]

Were NC based bee. Wanting to go there for a long time!!

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Great video. Awesome trail to hike. ✌️

[@Saras_place]

Amazing video we. Ain't in no shape for this hiking but we did lazy way up good video

[@jjjj-xj5md]

I am pretty scared of heights and this was the single most scariest hikes I have ever completed. I honestly thought I was going to slip on the ladders and fall to my death. I froze a couple times and needed a very persuasive friend to guide me to the top. I don't know if I feel proud I completed it or dumb because of the drops off the side of the cliff..

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

I am too, and there were some pretty sketchy spots that had me stressing as well.

[@frankcat1000]

Greetings, I attempted to summit Grandfather Nov 4th, 2019. I climbed eight of the nine ladders, but was warned by a hiker coming down that the trail was iced and the wind was strong. I'm 68 and a cancer survivor; it was my hopes to summit as a celebration, but I'll need to wait for another time. Perhaps if I wasn't alone I would have attempted to go a little further. Greetings, I attempted to summit Grandfather Nov 4th, 2019. I climbed eight of the nine ladders, but was warned by a hiker coming down that the trail was iced and the winds were was strong. I'm 68 and a cancer survivor; it was my hopes to summit to celebrate, but I'll need to wait for another time. Perhaps if I wasn't alone I would have attempted to go a little further. It was the most difficult hike of my life and I will attempt to summit from another direction. Just wanted to share my experience - thanks. Frank Catalanotto Jr

[@BenMurphyTN]

@@frankcat1000 have you since returned?

[@tjwash2]

Great sights and editing, I just don’t like the music. I’m sure I’m in the minority, but when looking at nature I want peaceful music, or better yet, none at all. I just muted and still enjoyed the sights.

[@porkfied]

Same here would have loved to hear what was going on,lol

[@idt6359]

Music was irritatingly repetitious, yeah. Nature sounds in the area would have been better. Or at least choose pleasant music.

[@thereisnocarolinHR]

Literally made it 1 minute bc of the music

[@dannycheek8118]

I think the music decreased my IQ by 20 points.

[@angellynette8258]

I love to hike but I don’t go to edges like that. Even watching this had my anxiety spiking, lol.

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

I was nervous too, as I have gotten more scared of heights with age

[@CC-mr5xq]

Thanks for the awesome video! I plan on going to Grandfather Mountain for the first time but I'm not that great of a driver and afraid of heights. If I veer off can we ACTUALLY die from the height or will the trees and boulders block us?

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

You have nothing to worry about. Roads are not dangerous at all.

[@CC-mr5xq]

@@TonyYoungOutdoors Great. Thank you!

[@ollypebble]

i live in the area and i've seen articles, people die from running off the road and meeting trees every year. it's terrifying to drive the parkway when i remember this ;')

[@soumyappillai]

i been here but not came to grandfather mountain

[@mikeandrews1899]

Best hike in the Carolina's .... Maybe the southern Appalachians 👌

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

I very much agree

[@mjohnsonxtreme]

Planning on doing this in the fall. Is Mcrae trail the toughest? What's the eta to the top? Great video!

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

There are different trails of varying miles. But if you take the longest trail, you better get started pretty early.

[@johnnyquest5727]

Wow! Great job! Thanks for showing this. I live a couple of hours away and now planning to go. At 0:30 there's a beautiful woman posing for a picture and she's carrying a blue, round canteen. Looks like the gentleman has one too. Can I ask what that is? I've been looking for a round canteen for a while.

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

It’s just a couple of lightweight plastic canteens, that’s all

[@johnnyquest5727]

@@TonyYoungOutdoors Do you remember where you got them?

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

@@johnnyquest5727 wife just got them online, so I don’t know. They were cheap, but are lightweight and worked

[@tonymartens2332]

Amazing views...love it hike it

[@robbierobinson6839]

Now, how in the heck do you descend?

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

Robbie Robinson lol! Same way you went up

[@donnacornette3360]

There’s a trail called “underwood” that you can use to go back down and make it an excellent loop hike. There are a few ladders but not as scary as the route up.

[@kevincox9706]

How long was it and how long did it take you?

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

I forget, but get there early and plan on most of the day

[@jenaleighcoote4021]

Hi! I’m going in a few weeks foe the first time- is there a fee to get in? And what trail did you go on?? This is the one we want to go on

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

Macranie peak. No fee.

[@evabarri6324]

what trail did yall take?

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

Took the one from the mile-high bridge parking lot. McRae Trail I think.

[@eggsyeet4589]

COURTESY OF MR.BEAST

[@daviddavisrn]

Great video. Horrific music.

[@MarcBrittniMcCann]

I love Western NC. We post a lot of NC videos to our channel, would love for you guys to check them out. Just subbed!

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

Marc & Brittni McCann just hit you back !

[@vtcrowde]

Great video, but I had to mute the music.

[@fishngiggles5272]

That hike looks sketch

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

it was a lil bit

[@tonyzoro]

How can you ruin an otherwise good video? *Insert* shitty music

[@ShannonBurbridge]

My favorite hike ever

[@TonyYoungOutdoors]

Ours too