Hiking Washington - Mount Pilchuck

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Hiking Washington - Mount Pilchuck

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Күн бұрын

Time for another popular trail. This time we visit the second most popular hike in the region, Mt Pilchuck. Most consider this to be an intermediate hike with moments of difficulty towards the top. Our ascent took us through a couple snow patches and a couple low lying clouds. All in all, it's a great little hike, just make sure you get there as early as you can so you're not hiking a mile up the access road and dealing with heavy foot traffic along the path!
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@LostNportland 6 жыл бұрын

This is soo incredible how you have put this together. It is super informative! I love the PACIFC NORTHWEST HIKES. You really showcase the trail experience.

@kerriannhenrickson3573 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to do all these videos. We are transplants from Boston to Seattle and we are really enjoying all the PNW has to offer. These are a great resource for us. Our oldest son (age 5) loves to hike and has championed some great hikes so far. He also has autism, so for us to watch these videos and preview the hike is really helpful, Thank you!

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kerri! It's wonderful to hear these hikes are helping you and your family out. Fun fact. Jen was never really into hiking until she met me. Now she is the one that does most of the research when looking for a new hike and won't let me go alone any more. :)

@spud156 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking us along. It's been years since I've been up Pilchuck. Now I spend most of my summer in the North Cascades, Mt Baker and Pasayten areas.

@OutsideAndStuff 7 жыл бұрын

We've started exploring the North Cascades...really impressive place. Going to have to spend more time up there.

@anaburnsglobal 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. You 2 are amazing!

@abhishes 3 жыл бұрын

great video. thanks.

@robertcarkeek8391 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched a handful of your video hikes, and I think you've done a wonderful job of filming and overview on sharing all one would need to know about conditions and preparation. Also calling out the names of the peaks on the circumference of your viewing points. Thank you, Robert

@charlesrak1464 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, you two. I'm setting up my spring/summer 2022 hikes and this one is definitely on the list! Love your narrative, very informative. Also the filming is good. Useful information regarding your progress up the trail, etc. (times and temp, etc) . Good job!

@MMORPH1NE 8 жыл бұрын

Well done guys! Inspiring feed! Keep up the fantastic work that you both do. Also great meeting you that day! Keep it up! I'm a FAN!

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mardi! Also, what is your instagram acct? I want to see your photos. :)

@lampoyo Жыл бұрын

Great feeling of what to expect. Thanks! "Bring your Grandma." LOL

@naturecallsoutdoors 8 жыл бұрын

It is on the list. I will save for a mid-week like I do. Looks just incredible up there.

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

I bet mid-week is an amazing time to have places like these to yourself. The hike gets really good once you break out of the forest. Enjoy!

@ethereal72 8 жыл бұрын

I can't help it. im a fan. You guys rock!

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Zac, we're happy you are enjoying the videos!

@TheParamike 8 жыл бұрын

You forgot to tell the viewers that this was once a favorite local ski Mtn. I think it once had 2 lifts, lodge, ski school etc. The low elevation along with a few warm winters created some problem and in 1980 it was shut down 😢

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

Wow! Neither of us knew about this. How interesting. I do know some people who will still skinn up and ski down the south face.

@ariyakhamvongsa3396 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the video. It helps my wife and I get a look at the trial before going as she is afraid of heights and trails with no trees on either side. So this can save me a car trip or set as a hike to do :-)

@OutsideAndStuff 6 жыл бұрын

No guarantees that she won't be uncomfortable. ;) Awesome to hear our videos help get you all outdoors. :D

@DaringtoExplore 7 жыл бұрын

Really love your videos! Mt. Pilchuck is one of my favorite hikes. Unfortunately out of the 4 times I've gone Its always been cloudy.

@OutsideAndStuff 7 жыл бұрын

Hah, so we weren't the only ones. :)

@paigeturner2766 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! I will have to put this on the list for, hopefully, next year.

@OutsideAndStuff 7 жыл бұрын

This hike is definitely in your book.

@TheMrRuger 7 жыл бұрын

I just did Pilchuck for the first time yesterday. The place was packed.

@kathyhenry4770 3 жыл бұрын

I may never make it up there, but watching this was a good prep. Thanks ; ^)

@shuraih 4 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome! I live in the area and learn so much from your videos. I would love to see Jen’s reading list someday - the story about Snoqualm, the date when the fire outlook was decommissioned - she’s so knowledgeable! I wish I had hiking buddies like you! I’d have to have buddies first lol

@lampoyo Жыл бұрын

Hey, buddy! Let's do this!

@salmon-youtube 6 жыл бұрын

Dope video! Done this hike many times and you did a great job making it look cool!

@suryac850 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is awesome. Thank you so much for putting up this video. I imagine it must have been difficult holding the camera and explaining things on the way. I have been planning this hike for a long time now, but haven't gone for it yet. I will do it soon

@MrGuitar1975 4 жыл бұрын

Love you guys! I am heading there....

@franciscofontsaravia9626 8 жыл бұрын

i was already missing your videos

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

Hopefully we can keep publishing one a week! :)

@juancarlosguerrero7042 8 жыл бұрын

Exelente trabajo very nice. Me inspiran. Love you guys ❤️👍🏼

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias mi amigo! :)

@raymondnoya5653 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@ronridenour5285 8 жыл бұрын

Ok you two, another great hike. Pretty brave though, holding the camera and scrambling boulders at the same time. I'm sure you probably edited any boo boo's...lol. Now, picture that hike with about one to two feet of snow everywhere, now you're talkin'.... lol

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

My friend was showing me photos of him skinning up and then skiing down one of the faces of Pilchuck. Maybe someday, but we will stick to our snowshoes for now. :)

@NoTrail 8 жыл бұрын

Luckily...I am a florist.....not. Too many regulations in that part of the country...due to too many people. Beautiful promontory...would be a cool place to live...hard to believe a ranger used to be posted there. Great job dudes!

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

Especially in the wintertime when it's covered in ice and snow. But then again, I don't think there would be a need since it's primary purpose was for fires? I should have spent more time reading the historic plaques on the inside. :)

@NoTrail 8 жыл бұрын

Yes....the historic plakks are why you go

@anaburnsglobal 11 ай бұрын

Hahha! loved the S...to be you and Have a nice day :)))))

@nullnull7336 7 жыл бұрын

I'm lavain it!

@skagited9617 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Pratiwi.... loved that phrase too. Did you catch Jen's "Wah, wah" right after Nick said that! Cool couple! I'd love to meet them sometime! ... are you hearin' me, Guys??

@HeyGuysItsDeath 5 жыл бұрын

The road up there is so bumpy it feels like riding a jet ski!

@khadijagwen 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 73. You guys go to it. Nope, did all that when I was young and not yet useless.

@ktkl68 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the trail and loved the hike. Went there this past weekend at 6am. But the drive was super annoying - rough gravel road.

@scarezero9438 7 жыл бұрын

This is a hike I've been wanting to do for a while, especially since I live relatively close. (Mukilteo)

@rosm6621 7 жыл бұрын

The biting flys are terrible during late summer, and the walk down killed my toes in my boots. So wear properly fit boots! Lol

@davidkuhns8389 8 жыл бұрын

Pretty hike. "Second most popular hike..." is enough to keep me away, though.

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. But Jen has her "Peak Bagger" app and needs to summit them all. :)

@ecthelion1735 8 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Rattlesnake Ledge is the second most popular, behind Si. Pilchuck is still crazy though -- go on a weekday though, and it's not terrible.

@AlexSNguyen 4 жыл бұрын

That seems like a large parking lot! Do you think a regular sedan can make it through to the parking lot (potholes)?

@jayceandjeremysadventures.4441 8 жыл бұрын

You guys should do the bathtub lakes, it's up there but you go at it from pinnacle lake.

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

We were seriously considering this. I've heard there is a boot path from Pilchuck, but I would love to spend a night out there from the Pinnacle side.

@jayceandjeremysadventures.4441 8 жыл бұрын

+Outside & Stuff I herd a rumor that the forest service is going to remodel, fix up, the lookout on Pilchuck.

@nwfiberg8095 2 жыл бұрын

This is not the original lookout. This one made some time after 1975. The original one had no glass windows.

@kylehocquard 4 жыл бұрын

Lol “I’m Lava’n in”

@winkhvac62 5 жыл бұрын

muchas gracias for la informacion

@cubasurf 8 жыл бұрын

great video; i was wondering what pilchuck was like. how do you keep your video so steady?

@OutsideAndStuff 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My camera movement is one of two things. First I have a lcd viewer on the back of my gopro, and when I walk, I watch the viewer to make sure I am holding the shot as steady as possible. Secondly, I will do a little stabilization in post pro if the shake is too much.

@aviatorman8 7 жыл бұрын

Good review! I noticed you use your phone during hikes where no service is available. What app do you use? Yesterday three buddies and I climbed to Silver Peak and almost lost the trail at the fork. Would be nice to have a map handy.

@OutsideAndStuff 7 жыл бұрын

gaiagps.com is the best, in my humble opinion. I never leave home without it. ;)

@aviatorman8 7 жыл бұрын

Outside & Stuff Thank you! Will download and give it a try.

@hoolaj1637 7 жыл бұрын

Would this be a good hike, for someone that has never hiked before? Thanks

@OutsideAndStuff 7 жыл бұрын

I would maybe look for another hike as your first hike as this one is very strenuous and can be a little tricky to stay on the trail and not get lost. Currently there is a lot of snow on Pilchuck and there have been numerous rescues in the recent days, so you would want to wait it out either way. If you are going to make an attempt on Pilchuck, check the trip reports and go once the snow clears. www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mount-pilchuck

@Steven-wj5gc 4 жыл бұрын

Any word on what time of year is best? I’ve gone up 3 times this summer to see too much snow to finish

@litjimbo3096 6 жыл бұрын

I climbed that too all the way to the top and I feel sore

@DARKHORSE262 7 жыл бұрын

ain't no big whoop....easy hike 1hr 30 up 45 min down...great views though...!!!

@Tomahawk1999 4 жыл бұрын

dont u guys run into wild life? its so gorgeous in washington.

@jameshunt1221 7 жыл бұрын

bear spray?

@nikitakrivorak8529 7 жыл бұрын

Did you guys go in summer time?

@jaynecobb5774 4 жыл бұрын

I want to do this hike but that last bit looks sketch. Like 'how to break and ankle' sketch.

@orcaguy4153 7 жыл бұрын

Have you done si?

@OutsideAndStuff 7 жыл бұрын

We've done it several times a couple years ago. But the crowds are horrible on the weekends. Even if you make sumit at the crack of dawn, getting down is already a traffic jam. However, I hear there is a scramble route up from Little Si. I might need to look further into that...

@orcaguy4153 7 жыл бұрын

+Outside & Stuff Yeah, I think I know what you are talking about, I did that one, it was fun.

@werewasyo 7 жыл бұрын

you guys are dating right? if not you should be!

@OutsideAndStuff 7 жыл бұрын

Hehehe Thank you. But yes. We are a couple. :)

@patrickbertlein4626 3 ай бұрын

That roads been closed forever. I know the Heather Lake trail very well and area around that, and the road, but have yet to go on that exact trail. Think they are currently fixing the road up too, as the whole road up use to be super messed up. I wish they would fix other roads nearby, but those trails would also be crowded so maybe its a good thing.