Awesome video and raw footage. Canyon country looks so foreign and fantastic at the same time. Love the trips that include some rock scrambling and climbing to achieve the goal. Really like how you are developing your own style of videos, different from all the others.
Very nice, showed Crack-in-the-Wall into Coyote Canyon and lots of rugged Stevens Canyon across from mouth of Coyote Canyon. Took Joey Coconato along. I think Joey has seen more of North America than any person ever. Thanks for sharing.
"What do you call that thing?....Oh yeah, the Milky Way." 😂😂I think I watched this series backward, but it was excellent either way. Beautiful country. Hope you are doing okay Jarl. Be safe and take care. 😊🙏❤
Thanks for sharing and for capturing the water situation. It so much drier than last year. Stevens/Fold is the most consistently beautiful hike I've done anywhere; I'll have to check the Waterpocket Fold version at some point.
michelle p hey, my pleasure, yes, it was really super dry, and by now there has not been any rain for 120 days or so, as you see there is some water up to the spring by the Baker Trail exit, but we found no water after that until we reached Cliff, where all the potholes exept for the big one were dry. We Carried 9L of water to be on the safe side and we needed all of it, luckily it was not hot, that would have been a no go situation. I dont know about the water situation higher in Stevens or in Fold though, that side of the river was very dry...
Awesome stuff. It is good to see Joe Coconato is back too. I don’t know him personally but I notice he has a very interesting way of carrying the camera! Best wishes
Hey... great video and thank you! Hopefully doling this with a buddy in a few weeks. I'm super claustrophobic and not looking forward to Crack. I dug how Joey opted to climb on the top of the last crack which, from what I've seen in other videos, looks, by far, the narrowest. I didn't even know that was an option... lol. Was it fairly easy to do?? (trust me ... I'd rather opt for that than go through it.)
Yes the lower one is the narrowest, its not bery claustrophobic though, but climbing above is ok to. There is a little drop at the end of it that might be tricky, depending on your climbing experience, just dont use the big loose rock for grip or standing on, you will know when you see it, its right where you drop down onto the sand.
I keep coming back to this video over and over again. I really want to backpack up into Stevens Canyon, and just come back out the same way I went in. That full eight day is way more than I could get the time to do. Thanks for this video and all the others you post. You do a great job of capturing the trip. I think Joey is a great subject to be in your videos. It brings a light humorous thing to the videos, and the way the two of you interact.
@@NorwegianXplorer I have backpacked in Deer Creek down to the Escalante, and Coyote Gulch, and Death Hollow, so Stevens is where I want to go next. I love southern Utah. Have done a lot of trips around Hackberry Canyon, and Buckskin Gulch and the Paria River also, along with Zion. Also some boat exploration and camping from Lake Powell. Stevens Canyon looks great. Thanks again. Hope you can get back to the US soon.
great video, super inspiring. my buddy and I are planning an escalante trip, thinking two weeks out there. first desert hike. we have some rock climbing experience but mostly indoors and not much leading also we dont have climbing ropes. could you recommend a slightly easier rout or perhaps a great guidebook of the area? or maybe must have items or sage advice? thanks!
Hey, thank you for this! This route is somewhat technical, with climbs in the high 4s every day and a few low 5s, we didnt bring a rope though obviously, but we have been doing quite a bit of this stuff, so it gets easier, we didnt belay anywhere, except for Joeys "veggie belay" in the part 2 video of the trip lol. I would recommend getting Steve Allens Canyoneering 2 and 3, the 2 has technical routes, and the 3 has non technical routes, with a shorter, less technical version of this route, but just as awesome I believe. Also look into Michael Kelsey´s books, his books have a lot of cool stuff but less complete routes. Out there it is all about route finding, since there are very few trails, and finding water, you have to make sure that you have enough water to get back to the last water source at all times. I recommend approach shoes, they have great grip on rock, you will be doing a lot of steep slick rock walking and navigating. In this area you will also be wading in the Escalante, and that is pretty straight forward, there are quicksand, but just keep moving and you should be fine, Me and Joey both wade in our hiking shoes. Bring salty snacks, since salt is as important as water in the desert. Look at some routes in Steve Allens canyoneering 3 is what I would recommend. You could test your desert skills with say a 3 day backpack doing the Boulder Mail Trail, or maybe Harris Wash.
@@NorwegianXplorer oh man thank you so much for the detailed reply. Will definitely check out those books and look into some approach shoes. Did you guys find navigating pretty tricky? My buddy guided on the Pacific coast for months at a time with a kayak outfit so I am assuming orienteering won't be too difficult for us to handle. But would you recommend a GPS perhpas, or a compass and map should do?
@@therfm6003 Hey, I bring both maps, compass and a Gps on my phone. The navigation is very tricky, since the landmarks you are looking for are usually hard to find in the terrain, you are looking for small features most of the time, like a crack in the rocks next to a tree, not mountains or ridges etc. Read about some of the routes in Allens books and have a look at the maps to see if you can figure out the routes. The problem in Canyon Country is that something might look doable on a map, but when you get there you might by stopped by canyons or ledges that are too small for the maps contour lines. Canyon Country is tricky, unless you choose an established route with a trail, like the Boulder Mail trail or down one of the canyons to the Escalante River.
Hi there... your video decided me to try it next year... Did a lot of hiking for years, but not thos where I have to walk in the water... Thanks for sharing. Did you save a GPX from your journey ?
Hey Yves, I am really glad you found the video inspiring, its beautiful out there! The walking in the water is no problem, but there are many pitches of climbing on the second half of the route, I would say there are around 10 class 4, some class 4+ scrambles and a couple of class 5 technical climbs, some with a lot of exposure where you would not survive a fall, (the intro traverse where you see me dragging my pack under a ledge is only a class 3+). I would recommend you get Steve Allens "Canyoneering 2" book and read about this particular route to know its difficulties and challenges and know what to prepare for. His descriptions are quite good, even though we did not find water at many of his described locations. You also need to be an excellent route finder and navigator, since there are no trails for most of the route and the route finding can be quite challenging. I dont have a Gpx file and I dont think any exist but I will be happy to answer more questions that you might have. The video from the second half of the trip should be out either this weekend or the next weekend:-)
Hey Brandy, so the pack weighed 38,9 lbs at the start of the trip with 2,5 L of water, but on the 3rd day I loaded up with 9 L of water and carried between 6 and 9 L for the next 3 days, so I guess that would make the pack around 50 lb at most. Thanks for the coment on the music, I make that under my Melantopia brand, you can stream here open.spotify.com/artist/536Z5d0oUiDqAuYLlsTDtG?si=2sD0ZsJpS2W-vt7S3aMLWA
The issue is introduced species. The non-native tamarisk and russian olive have out competed the local willows, box elder, cottonwoods etc. They are more aggressive and really choke up the canyon bottoms and make foot travel difficult, as well as reduce biodiversity and food/habitat for wildlife.
@@jwgolding totally agree. I have also noticed a lot of Russian olives taking over portions of wetlands on the Columbia Basin. They choke out the native plants but have brought wood ducks to where they traditionally could not be found.
@@shaesmith9460 Yes we have a great time! We have done quite a few trips together this year, so there should be a few great videos coming out from Joey too!
Awesome video and raw footage. Canyon country looks so foreign and fantastic at the same time. Love the trips that include some rock scrambling and climbing to achieve the goal. Really like how you are developing your own style of videos, different from all the others.
Thanks Aaron, really appreciate you saying that! The next video from the second half of the trip should have much more climbing and scrambling:-)
That first arch is so epic
BelleAndGrace Yeah, Stevens arch is awesome!
a tip : you can watch series at instaflixxer. I've been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.
@Calvin Tobias definitely, I've been watching on InstaFlixxer for years myself :D
Very nice, showed Crack-in-the-Wall into Coyote Canyon and lots of rugged Stevens Canyon across from mouth of Coyote Canyon. Took Joey Coconato along. I think Joey has seen more of North America than any person ever. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you C Q
Coyote Gulch is one of the best hiking experiences I've ever had. this was an awesome vid
Thank you, one of my favorites too!
"What do you call that thing?....Oh yeah, the Milky Way." 😂😂I think I watched this series backward, but it was excellent either way. Beautiful country. Hope you are doing okay Jarl. Be safe and take care. 😊🙏❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey ! We hiked Coyote Gulch 2 days before you !!! Wonderful video and thanks for sharing this unknown part of the trail !!
Awesome, thanks for watching, hope you had a great trip!
This is kickass bro. Please keep uploading more!
Thank you, appreciate it, great trip, there is a second video from the trip coming out in a week or two:-)
Thanks for sharing and for capturing the water situation. It so much drier than last year. Stevens/Fold is the most consistently beautiful hike I've done anywhere; I'll have to check the Waterpocket Fold version at some point.
michelle p hey, my pleasure, yes, it was really super dry, and by now there has not been any rain for 120 days or so, as you see there is some water up to the spring by the Baker Trail exit, but we found no water after that until we reached Cliff, where all the potholes exept for the big one were dry. We Carried 9L of water to be on the safe side and we needed all of it, luckily it was not hot, that would have been a no go situation. I dont know about the water situation higher in Stevens or in Fold though, that side of the river was very dry...
Nice trip, beautiful country. That's a reservoir not a Lake. They may call it Powell but I'd like to call it drained.
Yes, it is beautiful, the reservoir is a shame, I would have loved to see all those canyons that are hidden under water. Thanks for watching!
Utah looks amazing
Yes, it really is, my favourite place!
Awesome stuff. It is good to see Joe Coconato is back too. I don’t know him personally but I notice he has a very interesting way of carrying the camera! Best wishes
Thank you, yes, he carries that camera in a protective grip lol, expect some new videos from him over the holidays!
Hey... great video and thank you! Hopefully doling this with a buddy in a few weeks. I'm super claustrophobic and not looking forward to Crack. I dug how Joey opted to climb on the top of the last crack which, from what I've seen in other videos, looks, by far, the narrowest. I didn't even know that was an option... lol. Was it fairly easy to do?? (trust me ... I'd rather opt for that than go through it.)
Yes the lower one is the narrowest, its not bery claustrophobic though, but climbing above is ok to. There is a little drop at the end of it that might be tricky, depending on your climbing experience, just dont use the big loose rock for grip or standing on, you will know when you see it, its right where you drop down onto the sand.
@@NorwegianXplorer hey... thanks so much for getting back to me! Much appreciated!
I keep coming back to this video over and over again. I really want to backpack up into Stevens Canyon, and just come back out the same way I went in. That full eight day is way more than I could get the time to do. Thanks for this video and all the others you post. You do a great job of capturing the trip. I think Joey is a great subject to be in your videos. It brings a light humorous thing to the videos, and the way the two of you interact.
Thanks man, its an incredible area, you should def check out Stevens Canyon!
@@NorwegianXplorer I have backpacked in Deer Creek down to the Escalante, and Coyote Gulch, and Death Hollow, so Stevens is where I want to go next. I love southern Utah. Have done a lot of trips around Hackberry Canyon, and Buckskin Gulch and the Paria River also, along with Zion. Also some boat exploration and camping from Lake Powell. Stevens Canyon looks great. Thanks again. Hope you can get back to the US soon.
Thank you, Utah and the red desert is my favorite area too, hoping to explore more of the area soon!
great video, super inspiring. my buddy and I are planning an escalante trip, thinking two weeks out there. first desert hike. we have some rock climbing experience but mostly indoors and not much leading also we dont have climbing ropes. could you recommend a slightly easier rout or perhaps a great guidebook of the area? or maybe must have items or sage advice?
thanks!
Hey, thank you for this! This route is somewhat technical, with climbs in the high 4s every day and a few low 5s, we didnt bring a rope though obviously, but we have been doing quite a bit of this stuff, so it gets easier, we didnt belay anywhere, except for Joeys "veggie belay" in the part 2 video of the trip lol. I would recommend getting Steve Allens Canyoneering 2 and 3, the 2 has technical routes, and the 3 has non technical routes, with a shorter, less technical version of this route, but just as awesome I believe. Also look into Michael Kelsey´s books, his books have a lot of cool stuff but less complete routes. Out there it is all about route finding, since there are very few trails, and finding water, you have to make sure that you have enough water to get back to the last water source at all times. I recommend approach shoes, they have great grip on rock, you will be doing a lot of steep slick rock walking and navigating. In this area you will also be wading in the Escalante, and that is pretty straight forward, there are quicksand, but just keep moving and you should be fine, Me and Joey both wade in our hiking shoes. Bring salty snacks, since salt is as important as water in the desert. Look at some routes in Steve Allens canyoneering 3 is what I would recommend. You could test your desert skills with say a 3 day backpack doing the Boulder Mail Trail, or maybe Harris Wash.
@@NorwegianXplorer oh man thank you so much for the detailed reply. Will definitely check out those books and look into some approach shoes. Did you guys find navigating pretty tricky? My buddy guided on the Pacific coast for months at a time with a kayak outfit so I am assuming orienteering won't be too difficult for us to handle. But would you recommend a GPS perhpas, or a compass and map should do?
@@therfm6003 Hey, I bring both maps, compass and a Gps on my phone. The navigation is very tricky, since the landmarks you are looking for are usually hard to find in the terrain, you are looking for small features most of the time, like a crack in the rocks next to a tree, not mountains or ridges etc. Read about some of the routes in Allens books and have a look at the maps to see if you can figure out the routes. The problem in Canyon Country is that something might look doable on a map, but when you get there you might by stopped by canyons or ledges that are too small for the maps contour lines. Canyon Country is tricky, unless you choose an established route with a trail, like the Boulder Mail trail or down one of the canyons to the Escalante River.
@@NorwegianXplorer great thanks for all the tips. you have been super helpful! also, from one musician to another, lovely compositions!
@@therfm6003 Thank you, appreciate that, good luck on your trip and be safe:-)
Hi there... your video decided me to try it next year...
Did a lot of hiking for years, but not thos where I have to walk in the water...
Thanks for sharing.
Did you save a GPX from your journey ?
Hey Yves, I am really glad you found the video inspiring, its beautiful out there! The walking in the water is no problem, but there are many pitches of climbing on the second half of the route, I would say there are around 10 class 4, some class 4+ scrambles and a couple of class 5 technical climbs, some with a lot of exposure where you would not survive a fall, (the intro traverse where you see me dragging my pack under a ledge is only a class 3+). I would recommend you get Steve Allens "Canyoneering 2" book and read about this particular route to know its difficulties and challenges and know what to prepare for. His descriptions are quite good, even though we did not find water at many of his described locations. You also need to be an excellent route finder and navigator, since there are no trails for most of the route and the route finding can be quite challenging. I dont have a Gpx file and I dont think any exist but I will be happy to answer more questions that you might have. The video from the second half of the trip should be out either this weekend or the next weekend:-)
america the beautiful ;)
Sure is!
Just stunning, excellent video, my favorite of this area.
Thank you.
How much did your packs weigh?
Edit a third time, I love the soundtrack!!!
Brandy Hofmann thank you, appreciate it, and thanks for watching!
Hey Brandy, so the pack weighed 38,9 lbs at the start of the trip with 2,5 L of water, but on the 3rd day I loaded up with 9 L of water and carried between 6 and 9 L for the next 3 days, so I guess that would make the pack around 50 lb at most. Thanks for the coment on the music, I make that under my Melantopia brand, you can stream here open.spotify.com/artist/536Z5d0oUiDqAuYLlsTDtG?si=2sD0ZsJpS2W-vt7S3aMLWA
Norwegian Xplorer, I’ve listened to that album a few times, I really like it. Thanks for the answers to my questions too.
@@brandyhofmann2582 Awesome, thank you so much for listening and watching:-)
More brush means a changing climate.
Yes, thats prob the truth of it.
The issue is introduced species. The non-native tamarisk and russian olive have out competed the local willows, box elder, cottonwoods etc. They are more aggressive and really choke up the canyon bottoms and make foot travel difficult, as well as reduce biodiversity and food/habitat for wildlife.
@@jwgolding totally agree. I have also noticed a lot of Russian olives taking over portions of wetlands on the Columbia Basin. They choke out the native plants but have brought wood ducks to where they traditionally could not be found.
This is great! Did Joey finally get a new sleeping bag?
Thank you lol, he had a bag and a quilt I believe:-)
@@NorwegianXplorer You guys seem like you have a great time together! Jealous of the trips hahaha. Cant wait for the next one!
@@shaesmith9460 Yes we have a great time! We have done quite a few trips together this year, so there should be a few great videos coming out from Joey too!