Just watched this on algonquin btw waiting for sunset 😎

Allen Slide, for any high peaks trail for that matter would not be considered rock climbing at all. It certainly can be dangerous though!

@@JonathanZaharek yep, I followed what everyone said to do. Stay to the left and avoid the red slime

You’re funny

@@JonathanZaharek Just a pet peeve I've mine. I've a spent countless hours in the alpine zones of Washington's North Cascades and the High Sierra. I climb. I hike. I disappear for long periods into the wilderness. There have been many times that an ice axe is either helpful or absolutely necessary. But single walking sticks and ski poles don't make sense unless you have a unilateral issue relative to your locomotion, or your feel like you might have to whack someone on the trip. I liked your Avalanche Lake video. I am currently living in Northern PA and missing the mountain west pretty badly. Avalanche Lake, by Northeast standards, at least, looks pretty awesome. I would be inclined to go there for a winter overnight. Is it a safe bet that snowshoes are necessary at that elevation? Or does it vary year to year? If you are in the Washington Cascades at elevation in the winter, that question needn't be asked. Not trying to diss, by the way. Your videos are great.

@@streuselhead4058 I would say that out here, trekking poles are almost an obligation because of how beneficial they are. Most people think you’re crazy now using trekking poles in the winter here. The trails out east are some of the most rugged and most difficult trails anywhere in the country. And winter conditions can be just as extreme as out west. So to each their own. Trek pulls help greatly with pressure distribution and joint longevity. Especially with trying to navigate technical sections. I’ve spent time in the cascades, so I’ve had a good taste of them. Avalanche lake here is snowshoes from the car almost all winter. We do get plenty of snow out here. So pretty much snowshoes are required in these wilderness zones all winter long if the snow is deeper than 8 inches. It’s not a suggestion, but a legality out here

@@JonathanZaharek Just a bit hyperbolic to say that trails in the east are some of the most difficult anywhere in the country. If you are familiar with the Cascades you would know there are hikes that gain more elevation than the summits of the highest peaks on the east coast. You can go from 2,000 to 8,000 feet on countless Cascade trips. And you encounter alpine terrain that is almost non-existent here back east. To be clear, I always use ski poles when I am snowshoeing, or, in more bad-ass settings, an ice axe, but what I was commenting on was the use of poles in non winter conditions, e.g., trails or scrambles. Maybe our understanding of "technical" differs. If I am scrambling steep rock, class 3 or 4, a long pole in one hand is a hindrance. On steep, rocky terrain you need both hands to be able to contact the rock that should periodcally be just a few inches in front of your chest. Not to blow up your comments section, I will gracefully exit.

Have you ever had the opportunity to hike the Adirondack high peak trails in summer? When I say rugged, I'm talking about absolutely terrible conditions. I'm referring to some of the oldest growth, rocks, mud, roots, zero switchbacks. When I say technical, I don't mean class three or four. I'm referring to the most god-awful hard and raw hiking trails you've ever hiked. And this opinion is widely accepted. Are hikes can easily have 6,000 to 8,000 feet of gain, because sometimes you have to go over multiple mountains to get to certain ones. It's not about elevation here, although a majority of our peaks have 3000 vertical feet of ascent. There are not many class three or four scrambling here. @@streuselhead4058