Colorado 14ers: Mt Blue Sky Crystal Couloir Snow Climb Guide

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5 ай бұрын

A fun late season day on a classic line on Mt Blue Sky.
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Пікірлер: 26

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 ай бұрын

Read a free guide on this classic snow line here: www.thevirtualsherpa.com/mt-blue-sky-crystal-couloir-guide/

@gjalnisilver 5 ай бұрын

Was a bit confused at first, since I never knew about the name change. I do really appreciate the first bit where you show the scenic approaches to the parking lots. I could watch those trek guides for hours (I already did, but that's not the point xD).

@rachelhollenbeck219 5 ай бұрын

Looks like a great line - can't wait to try this year if conditions allow! Great video

@Fairdos07 5 ай бұрын

I just normally do what regular hiking i can on time off out here in CNY and up north in the ADK....while not a winter sports guy that looked intense but fun!

@Miderguy_ 5 ай бұрын

Sweet. That couloir was steep.

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 ай бұрын

Yeah deceptively steep from the lake especially

@grantskidmore6921 3 ай бұрын

Legendary!

@grantskidmore6921 3 ай бұрын

Hope the day at work after wasn’t to bad

@mountaintrailventures 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Beautiful! Thank You again!

@BrentAllen 5 ай бұрын

sweet climb!

@langdaly 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video! As someone pretty new to the backcountry, I’d love to hear more about your avalanche risk assessment and how you knew this line was safe to ascend/how you chose to descend the other slope. Thanks!

@alexislopez2696 5 ай бұрын

I’d like to second this question, thanks!

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 ай бұрын

This video is a great starting point: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLh2gqmXs8-wimQ.htmlsi=WVICNp3nsbUr9yle

@utkt213 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. I’ve been planning to do this. However, it seems there’s an issue with KZfaq. I’m subscribed to the channel for a very long time but as I checked today I wasn’t. Maybe it’s just me but might need to get it checked if these numbers are high

@TheVirtualSherpa 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up, haven’t heard of this before but have noticed my videos are reaching a much smaller audience than usual. Not sure I have any control over it but hopefully it doesn’t happen to you again!

@ryanmiles8056 5 ай бұрын

Same, not for this channel, but a lot of others.