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Not yet. It's in the closure area, so probably not in the books for me. But it totally looks like a hidden gem. Would love to at least get close. Maybe in another life.

@@trvrsoutdoors i’ll check it out

55 years ago. I would love to have the opportunity to see this unique place then. It's funny that you brought up the camera. 5 years ago, I tried to make these videos, and the technology still wasn't there. Gopro's footage was still too shakey, and the batteries would die in mildly cold weather. Once the 10 came out, I decided to try again. Same for mobile devices. I'm definitely grateful to have the opportunity to share these outings, especially with people like you who understand what these places mean, let alone how difficult they are to reach. Cheers.

I'm happy to help guide the adventure! Thank you for watching. I definitely have some more content coming that will inspire knuckle dragging awe and beauty.

Thank you for watching all the way through! So much to explore. I will definitely keep up both!

Thank you very much.. Something about the inhospitable nature of these places keeps me coming back. Just an absolute blast and no one to hear me cry.

Thank you for checking it out, and bummer I couldn't give you the advice before you effort! Same thing happened to me once. Good luck on your next endeavor

@@trvrsoutdoors Thanks, and keep making your awesome videos! :-)

I'd imagine you'd hit some 4th or 5th class granite spires up there. The Secor book mentions that you can ascend the whitney russell pass and cross into the arctic lake basin, so I'm sure you can make a day of exploring that area. But you'd have to look do some additional research to find out more. Someone MUST have done it.

Aw man, thanks! Just trying to share a little bit of the local range.

Your athleticism is so impressive! Love seeing your adventures. Your videos are very impressive and I have sent them to my students at Caltech who also hike longer distances. I have been active with Summits on the Air which a fun way to combine peak bagging with ham radio. There are many peaks in the Sierra which have not been activated with the radio… your call sign could be on them! Best of luck!

A lot of the reason I completed this hike during this heat wave was because I had left a cache on Allison saddle earlier in the year. It had some expensive crampons and water, which I planted for a spring accent on the San Antonio Ridge Traverse. When the Fork Fire happened, I thought I would lose my gear and decided to retrieve it before the next fire. There were two smart water bottles stashed with the winter gear. I would have made it without the bottles since I only ended up drinking half one, but it being there helped me feel secure about the entire ascent. If that wasn't there I might have turned back. I'm so glad I made thr decision to retrieve the gear since my hunch was right, and now this entire area will be under closure for the next two to three years.

Ouch haha. Too soon

They're worth checking out. Especially now, before they're all gone :(

Thank you! It's definitely a beautiful area to behold if you can access it.

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Thank you for mentioning this. It's definitely been a rollercoaster of emotions. I was actually supposed to head to the Sierra when I did this trek. The weather wasn't even good, and I still gravitated toward this route. I'm glad I did. One last goodbye.

A classic fun acramble!

I don't want to voice too many opinions on here since some people might get turned off, but damn! This is ridiculous, and the laziness is undeniable. Thanks for watching! The narrows is absolutely a great place to swim and hang out. Spent some time getting footage there to try and capture the magic. Glad you liked it.

Oh, man. Hopefully, it's for the better. I could totally see someone getting overwhelmed up there. Thank you. Trying to carve out a niche anyway. We'll see if it pays off. Gonna give it another year and see how UA-cam treats me.

@@trvrsoutdoors Well whatever your end goal may be, I do hope you reach it. In the meantime, you are providing good value and content to all the adventurers of SoCal and beyond. The algorithm just recently put you in my feed, so I'm sure you will hit some kind of critical mass very soon. Best of luck mate.

Yeah, so I realize now that the thumbnail is a little clickbaity. I'm going to change it. This is definitely the hardest single peak day hike in the san Gabriel mountains, and up there with the hardest in SoCal, but it doesn't compare to Snow Creek or folly ridge.

Thanks for watching! Appreciate the comment too.

Yes. Definitely unfortunately to see. I'm glad I was able to do this one more time since it'll probably be completely different when it opens again.

@@trvrsoutdoorsGood job on that ascent and all your adventures. Nice work on documenting them all and sharing👍

Thank you!

It might be easier In a couple years. Thr sweet spot would be after the storms have made that settle but before the poodle dog bush grows.

Ugh. Yeah, the entire brushy section is about a mile, and it's mostly avoidable, but it might no beworth it.

@@trvrsoutdoors Yea, I get absolutely destroyed. I hope to never run into that stuff again.

@luciano136 I get it. I'm not extremely allergic to it, but I definitely have been covered in it before, and I can totally understand if just a little has major effects on someone.

@@trvrsoutdoors My arm was so bad it would soak a towel with fluid in an hour. Then got infected, had to take steroids, didn't sleep for two weeks, etc. It was such a shit show LOL

Haha. I kept eyeing Ross, thinking i could hit it from the east fork (which I did years ago). Maybe after the closure us lifted.

@@trvrsoutdoors I was there with ya! -Vince :)

@@Vincentrayjuarez yoooo! Haha.

Any time! Thanks for watching. This route isn't much for instruction as you really just need to plow through the entire mountain, which is why I ended up leaning toward showcasing the experience rather than a guide style video. Just brutal.

Agreed. And thank you. As much as I love our local mountains, they are very unforgiving.

Thank you very much!

Thank you! My body aches. Haha

Much appreciated!

Glad I could get it done before the fired scorched this entire area. A good memory to say the least.

That was Snow Creek! Haha. We drank way more beer during the c2c effort. But thanks. I was a little more fit then, and one of the beers was an NA. Plus this heat was so bad. Slowed to a crawl.

Thank you as usual! Appreciate the support.

Hahaha. I can see it, I guess. But that guy's Wikipedia page scares the crap out of me.

100% agree. I'm super grateful for this, and I'm happy to share such a unique trek since hardly anyone ever made it out here. Thank you.

One good thing the fire will kill most of the rattlesnakes! You can extend the hike by going east up the ridge to Mt. Baldy.

@user-vd1uz3dj8l if I'm doing the SART, I'll do it the normal way tyvm. Unless I'm backpacking. Haha then maybe.

Ha! This is definitely not a sought-after endeavor. I'm happy to bring you along for the adventure. Thanks for watching

I'm not a climber, so I use the word interchangeably. I didn't realize that was such a big deal to climbers until recently. Just a habit. Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

@@trvrsoutdoors No harm no foul, just clarifying. Most mountaineers consider it a climb if you need a rope for protection (class 4+ ) and maybe a rappel. But there is really no definition to go by at all. You can call it anything you want. Free speech after all.

Thank you!

Thank you pops!

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Thanks for recognizing that. I definitely pushed myself here with the heat. There were a couple of times I tried to take a break to cool down, only to find that I would just sweat more. I had no choice but to keep moving to reduce water loss. Insane.

So I've ascended Ross vis the east fork (up its sw ridge) and descended via Ross gulch and iron fork. I wanted to do that again. I'll look at the map and see what I can put together. I appreciate the recommendation. Hopefully, the closure doesn't affect these areas. That route sounds solid.

Any time! Thank you for watching. It's possible and has been done by a select few weirdos.

Ha! No problem. Thanks for watching.

I never really know until I get back to thr car. Haha. Thank you.