Colorado 14ers: Humboldt Peak Virtual Hike Trail Guide

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5 жыл бұрын

I hiked Humboldt Peak in June 2019 from the lower trailhead at South Colony Lakes (standard route) with my dog Juno.
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@TheBlackToedOne 11 ай бұрын

So many focus on the destination and not the journey. You had the stones to get after it and the brains and humility to recognize and accept that that day was not the day. As the saying goes, "the mountain will be still be there tomorrow." Great job, brother.

@jeffhull1433 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your honesty about how crappy you felt, and also when you bail out without reaching the goal of the peak. It' shows for the rest of us mere mortals that it's ok to turn around when the weather is threatening, or you're just feeling off. Better to walk out rather than be carried out!

@TheVirtualSherpa 3 жыл бұрын

Mountains will always be there

@georgesheffield1580 6 ай бұрын

Good to present this action . The north face of Humbolt is a 4th / low 5th class series of ledges and very different . The best view of serious mountains from an easy class 2 hike

@georgesheffield1580 6 ай бұрын

Also thanks for the comment about parking as there has been lots of vandalism

@mountaintrailventures 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Thank You for the great video and enduring your hardships!!

@zhuli693 2 жыл бұрын

very informative video, will prob do this one this weekend. btw, what happened to your face ? had a fall ?

@TrevorTrails 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Love how you put this together

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man - appreciate the kind words.

@Glockwork9 5 жыл бұрын

I have followed your channel for a while now and really appreciate what you do. We live in the Southeast and hike a lot on the AT, BMK...... anyway when we go out west I'll be referring back to your videos. Keep it up man, your work is greatly appreciated.

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

Glockwork9 love the AT would love to thru that puppy one day. But glad you like the channel and thanks for the kind words, really appreciate it!

@derickerrera7370 5 жыл бұрын

thanks man your videos are great

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

Derick Errera thanks man appreciate it 🙌🏽

@derekgless1266 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this! Did the East ridge last May and it was amazing. If the West ridge is snow-free like you say it is I may have to try this next week as a season-opener.

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

Derek Gless 100% snow free - video shows basically the whole route up, you should have no prob

@Ty-nq4fh 4 жыл бұрын

The patriots Jersey! These just got better haha!

@TheVirtualSherpa 4 жыл бұрын

Ty lmao it’s very polarizing around these parts but glad you are on the same page as me haha

@CurtisHikes 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting, I'm heading up Sunday. Rematch from January where I ran into 6 feet of powder making the east ridge impassable

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

Curtis Johnson you should have no prob with the snow this time around!

@edwardlobb931 4 жыл бұрын

Humboldt is stark - like a giant football half buried. Strange view, like the Rockies end there, nothing higher to the east.

@kevinblake5887 3 жыл бұрын

Good informative video though. thanks

@georgesheffield1580 6 ай бұрын

There are 2 + trail ,fork below timberline .

@georgesheffield1580 6 ай бұрын

Keep it going ,you give the best descriptions w/o sensationalism

@TheFarmersFarmington 3 жыл бұрын

Me and the pup are both at 12 for our first season. With one class 3 in the bag. So far I’m the only one with any paw or leg injuries on trail.

@breadandcircus1 4 жыл бұрын

Juno es amazing ! She should wear little boots to protect her paws

@TheVirtualSherpa 4 жыл бұрын

breadandcircus1 she’s the best and luckily has never had issues with cuts or tearing of her paws, a true mountain dog 😂

@jacobmurphy7333 5 жыл бұрын

I've done Humboldt peak before. Definitely not too hard of a hike and the views you get of the crestones are amazing. Would reccomend to anyone as a first 14er or any 14er for that matter

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mom!

@jacobmurphy7333 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheVirtualSherpa Proud of you son!

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

ur mom 😂

@mexicleburro 3 жыл бұрын

Die for your art! JK. No, don't die. Selfie stick, dog leash, GPS; your dedication to documentation, not just climbing is admirable. And I can relate to your joy at finding the trail 9:11.

@danvivian6018 2 жыл бұрын

Curious on your thoughts on how the road compares to Nellie Creek? Great channel man!

@kitcloudkicker4403 5 жыл бұрын

I took an awesome nap just above the saddle on that mountain once. Every time I opened my eyes the crestones occupied my entire vision. It was something else. By the way, where's your first aid kit??

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

Kit Cloudkicker sounds like an awesome day! I address the cuts at the start of the video - but always carry a first aid kit on me.

@kitcloudkicker4403 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheVirtualSherpa I must not have turned the sound on by then. Well, great hike, great video as always, keep getting sendy! The best of summer is yet to come!

@Magnew92 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video! Very valuable info since I'll be heading up to the lakes on Thursday afternoon and summiting Friday. How are the campsites at the lower lakes? Also, how viable are the standard routes up the crestones? Havent heard anything recently and I know conditions are changing quickly. I'll have spikes and my axe.

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

Matt Agnew honestly camping around the lakes right now is probably going to be really wet so I’d bring a tarp for the bottom. I’m not sure about standard routes up Crestones but from the looks of broken hand you would 100% need crampons for a couple more weeks.

@Magnew92 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheVirtualSherpa thanks for the info. Looks like I'll be saving the crestones for another time. Appreciate the quality content on this channel!

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 жыл бұрын

Matt Agnew anytime, thanks for the support!

@kevinblake5887 3 жыл бұрын

Alltrails has good GPS maps so you don't lose the trails

@htownallday281 5 жыл бұрын

Subbed despite your awful shirt 😄

@breadandcircus1 4 жыл бұрын

The shirt is so cool

@hordboy 3 жыл бұрын

Somebody with a small dozer and a go fund me acct. could make short work of the road problems seen in a lot of these videos...

@TheVirtualSherpa 3 жыл бұрын

Most are "maintained" by the county they are in. With heavy snowmelt and high use, hard to keep up with the usage.

@kylegalcorn 3 жыл бұрын

I’d like to be the downer on your video and offer that if you’re going to post guide videos for 14ers, it would be great to model full backcountry ethics. You mentioned pack it in, pack it out but then you talked about being off trail like it was no big deal. With more and more coastals moving in every year and flooding these mountains with users, severe trail braiding/erosion could be a worse outcome than the litter you talked about. Other than that, nice video!

@ertatta 3 жыл бұрын

A regulator authoritarian type. Very Russian of you Karen

@kylegalcorn 3 жыл бұрын

@@ertatta a monolingual, xenophobic type. Very American of you. My name’s not written in Russian by the way. If you don’t like my comment and don’t have anything substantive to say why not just move along. I added my comment in the hope that someone who isn’t aware of trail braiding and doesn’t know the importance of staying on trail might read it and understand that not always staying on trail (especially on mountains as popular as 14ers) can and does lead to whole routes being shut down for restoration and construction.