Butte Camp Bikepacking Bonanza: A Mount St. Helens Bikepacking Adventure

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  • Опубліковано 16 лип 2023
  • Rob and Ember have wanted to climb the Butte Camp route on Mt. St Helens for ages! Rob and I decided to turn this into a bikepacking adventure and invite Paul who we met out a rainy day ride back in February.
    This would be Pauls first climb and second bikepacking trip with us. We had great weather on the first two days and a wet ride home. Overall the trip was a lot of fun!

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  • @klamathmountainultralight
    @klamathmountainultralight Рік тому +23

    One of the only channels I get stoked to see new vids from and immediately watch. Good stuff Chris.

  • @gregfrazier793
    @gregfrazier793 5 місяців тому +2

    At the start of this one, I was thinking everyone needs a friend like Rob. By the end I realized it is not a friend like Rob, but a friendship like Rob and Chris share.
    Thanks for letting us share your journey.

    • @pnwbikepacking
      @pnwbikepacking  5 місяців тому

      I'm super lucky to have a friendship like the one I have with Parker! It's hard to find a good adventure partner! Thanks for watching!

  • @kylesmith4653
    @kylesmith4653 Рік тому +4

    No one loves a victory beer quite like Rob! he’s the best! Great vid boys.

    • @pnwbikepacking
      @pnwbikepacking  Рік тому +1

      That man loves a victory beer! Thanks for watching.

  • @thephamlee
    @thephamlee 9 місяців тому +1

    Recently found your videos and have been binge watching them. Hope you have more in the future as they are a great watch and inspire me to get out!

  • @kruschrhoades
    @kruschrhoades 7 місяців тому

    I'm a looong time bike rider & tourer. These videos are fantastic. Well done!👏 I live in the PNW and you've inspired some trips!

  • @ryanjohnson4193
    @ryanjohnson4193 11 місяців тому

    Always enjoy your videos be safe my friend 😁

  • @JakeLuke308
    @JakeLuke308 Рік тому +5

    I do look forward to seeing your videos pop up in the feed. Yet another great adventure Chris, Rob and Paul! Nice change of pace throwing in St. Helens summit too. Thanks for taking the time and making the effort.

  • @alethearobinson8132
    @alethearobinson8132 Рік тому +2

    YAY. 🎶🎵 the boys are back in town🎵🎶. Really enjoy your adventures. Thanks for sharing.

  • @seanbarna7358
    @seanbarna7358 Рік тому

    I echo Mike’s comment. I devoured all of your videos in less than a week when I found your channel a couple months ago. Now I check my subscriptions daily looking for new videos. Keep up the amazing work y’all!!!

  • @JonJenkins-rr5or
    @JonJenkins-rr5or Рік тому +1

    Always look forward to your videos. What a great way to spend the weekend. Look forward to more of your adventures. Cheers

  • @japawe
    @japawe Рік тому +1

    Happy surprise to see a new video on one of my favourite channels. Nice looking adventure and great job on the video. You guys never disappoint!

  • @kenprice1047
    @kenprice1047 Рік тому

    Awesome to see you back Wilson and Co! 🤙🏼🤙🏼👍

  • @TheTrakker
    @TheTrakker 10 місяців тому

    Another great one! And another bucket list item!

  • @jimmccorison
    @jimmccorison Рік тому

    Another great Rob & Chris adventure with a new compatriot. A big thanks to Mrs. Rob for keeping you guys in line, or at least as much as she could.

    • @RobParker8
      @RobParker8 Рік тому

      Hey Jim,
      Ember and I have been wanting to do that route for years but we wanted to do it when there’s still snow on the mountain and right when the road opens. We nailed the timing and it was fun to turn it into a kinda bikepacking trip. She went up early on Friday and got us a camp site. It was also fun to take Paul on his first mountain climb.
      Cheers!
      🍻

  • @sam6030
    @sam6030 Рік тому +4

    Living in WA it’d be so cool to run into these guys in the wild. You guys are so inspiring and funny.

    • @pnwbikepacking
      @pnwbikepacking  Рік тому +1

      Yeah maybe one day! Where do you live in WA? Im trying to find some routes further up north by the North Cascades!

    • @sam6030
      @sam6030 Рік тому +1

      @@pnwbikepacking I live in Everett. About 30 minutes north of Seattle. As for routes, maybe mountain loop highway. Theres a bunch of backpacking and old logging roads there. Like monte Cristo to glacier basin. That highway in general turns gravel and loops up to darrington. Then there’s highway 20. That goes past mt baker. That has a few old logging roads that could probably be biked. One leads to a hot spring. Then there’s mt si rd that leads off to I don’t know where. I’ve been down there once to go to a hot spring, but the road goes further than that. Or if you’d like to try something on the peninsula, there’s Madison creek falls trail. Super pretty, kind of creepy, very cool, well maintained. Only have down 10 miles of it, but I think the whole trail is 42(?). And I think it turns single track at some point.
      Hope that helps 😁

    • @stevesaunders3
      @stevesaunders3 11 місяців тому

      Chris! You gotta come get knackered in Florida. You just gotta!

  • @tracerxrider
    @tracerxrider Рік тому

    Great stuff, y’all! Thanks again for a fun episode.

  • @barrynevitt5241
    @barrynevitt5241 Рік тому

    What a fun trip! That hike was awesome! Keep up the great videos!!

  • @chrthiel
    @chrthiel 11 місяців тому

    Regarding riding in the rain. I find it's much easier to embrace the suck with dry feet so I always bring waterproof socks

  • @shayneb3327
    @shayneb3327 Рік тому

    Great new addition to the crew. Awesome adventure once again.

  • @DougA597
    @DougA597 Рік тому

    So cool! I have 2 ascent of St. Helens prior to the eruption. Need to go back and see what it's like now.

  • @royunderwood7514
    @royunderwood7514 Рік тому

    One heck of an adventure!

  • @LarryMullins111
    @LarryMullins111 Рік тому

    Great video...quite the adventure!!!!

  • @naturallyadriftphotoadvent123

    Wow, those were some spectacular views! Not sure I could ever make such a climb anymore so thanks for sharing! Hello to Rob and Ember too, glad to see everyone is doing well!

    • @ek8511
      @ek8511 Рік тому

      Hello to you, Julie! I’ve been up that mt many times, and the views still blow me away! Hope you and the family are having a good summer!

  • @michaelp1109
    @michaelp1109 Рік тому

    Another great adventure. Thanks for sharing. Said it before...love the narration and, of course, the back and forth jabs. Haha

  • @fredwells_pnwdad
    @fredwells_pnwdad 11 місяців тому

    Well crap Chris and Rob! I must have missed your text messages about the new video! 😂
    I always look forward to your shenanigans. Thanks again for the great content!
    Oh and hey Paul……nice bike! I ride the same great setup!

    • @RobParker8
      @RobParker8 11 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, I pinged you a couple times about it and never heard back.
      Glad you enjoyed all the hard work I put into filming and editing this one!
      I’m going to stop now….
      Hahahaha.
      Cheers Fred!
      🍻

    • @fredwells_pnwdad
      @fredwells_pnwdad 11 місяців тому

      @@RobParker8 Hahaha! Great work Rob!

    • @RobParker8
      @RobParker8 11 місяців тому +1

      I do what I can….not much.

  • @YetiAdventure
    @YetiAdventure Рік тому +1

    So good Chris, seriously.
    I feel like I can totally relate to feeling of happiness to return to simple and straightforward climbs on the big mountains. You've given me a bit of summit fever!
    How did you like the AeroBars? I don't think I've seen that setup on your bike yet.

  • @omare_biketonature
    @omare_biketonature Рік тому +1

    3:59 thanks for the number in metric system as requested 😅 nice video as usual! Cheers 🍻

    • @pnwbikepacking
      @pnwbikepacking  Рік тому +2

      I remembered!!!! I was so proud of myself for remember! Thanks for watching 🙌

  • @davidspencer4431
    @davidspencer4431 Рік тому

    Would love to check out the route if you happen to have it handy!

  • @betsypotter2983
    @betsypotter2983 3 місяці тому

    Hey Rob, Chris Potter here. Your brother’s over here crying about his hamstring. 😂

    • @RobParker8
      @RobParker8 3 місяці тому

      Hahahaha!
      What up Chris?!?
      I can’t believe an elite athlete like my brother would be complaining about his hamstrings.
      He crushed me on our last bike ride!

  • @davidscott6267
    @davidscott6267 Рік тому

    Thanks Chris!!!

  • @anthonidanowski9404
    @anthonidanowski9404 Рік тому

    i did a similar route from my door in dt vancouver up to the plains of abraham last summer. my favorite area to ride to for sure!

    • @pnwbikepacking
      @pnwbikepacking  Рік тому

      Dude we are neighbors! I love the MSH area, so much amazing stuff to do around there!

    • @anthonidanowski9404
      @anthonidanowski9404 Рік тому

      I work at the bike shop in dt, if you’re ever in need swing on by! Thanks for the great video adventures! I’m always recommending your channel when people ask for local routes.

  • @liamsimcic-higgins6792
    @liamsimcic-higgins6792 Рік тому

    What kind of tent is that at 4:39? Thanks for for the great content, Helens looks unreal.

  • @mickilkr
    @mickilkr 8 місяців тому

    Its been a few months since your last vid, Hope you’re working on a new one!

  • @gravelpack8536
    @gravelpack8536 Рік тому

    LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! Trying to do a better job doing story telling and voice over I need to work on that thanks for this

  • @karllorossanodasilvarossan8708

    👏👏👏🇧🇷

  • @karlr6810
    @karlr6810 Рік тому

    Aero tri MTB, eh Chris???😂
    Cool vide, nicely done. Thanks for sharing, sir 🍻

  • @_MattyG_
    @_MattyG_ Місяць тому

    Is there a route link?

  • @Calatriste54
    @Calatriste54 Рік тому +1

    You boys go do the Gumjuwac Skedaddle sometime? East of Hood?

    • @pnwbikepacking
      @pnwbikepacking  Рік тому +2

      I was just in this area a few weeks ago riding a route called the Mount Hood Dirty Reacharound JUST Before the Boulder fire broke out. It looks like I literally rode right past Gumjuwac Skedaddle while I was on Gunsight Ridge! I ended up taking the Oak Ridge Trail further down along Surveyors ridge to get back to HWY 35. Next time im planning something in that area ill see if I can link up Gumuwac!

    • @Calatriste54
      @Calatriste54 Рік тому

      @@pnwbikepacking 🤣👍

  • @ethanmathes62
    @ethanmathes62 Рік тому

    Rad brah

  • @brothermayihavesomeloops7048
    @brothermayihavesomeloops7048 4 місяці тому

    Why does Paul seem like he was burdened to be there?

  • @jakeq6713
    @jakeq6713 3 місяці тому

    Old dude should be wherein a helmet by the way

  • @fkitbaylife902
    @fkitbaylife902 Рік тому

    Cant believe you passed up falls creek trail

  • @richardgarza7083
    @richardgarza7083 Рік тому

    Less than a minute and the weather is mentioned 3 times. Plus one complaint bout being soaked and wet.
    Try Arizona...but then it's too hot.
    Perfection starts with ability, and that you have...enjoy it.
    Weather is weather, and you're in Warshington dudes.

    • @pnwbikepacking
      @pnwbikepacking  Рік тому +1

      I had to find something to complain about 😅 .

  • @ronmeier578
    @ronmeier578 9 місяців тому +1

    3 months since the last video ???? whats the problem here ???? besides rob pushing you off your bike every ride ! we need content , slackers ! we need adventure , slackers ! we need to be amused , slackers. your the only 2 people in oregon left with a sense of humor ! a wise man once said , lets get moving wilson ! ok so it was just rob that said that but you get the idea . your oregons only hope !!!!

    • @RobParker8
      @RobParker8 9 місяців тому +2

      Hey Ron, it’s Parker.
      I’m sitting in a warm hotel room at the Grand Canyon reading your comment and LMAO!
      Wilson has been training for the past couple months for the AZT and has now been on it for 15 days. He’s about 25 miles away from us.
      It’s getting dark and sub freezing temps.
      I’m hoping he gets here tonight.
      We are going to hike the GC together and I’m going to walk back and get the car and go get him at the AZ-UT border. I’m sure there is a video coming when he gets back to PDX but right now my friend is suffering big time!
      Thanks for watching and your hilarious comments!
      Cheers! 🍻

    • @ronmeier578
      @ronmeier578 8 місяців тому

      With weather like that, maybe he needs a beer - cicle 🍺🍦 ? Cuz nobody likes warm beer , except the Irish ? And they are like the French and nobody really likes them. But they do make good fries 🍟 ! So bring Wilson some fries 🍟, he will love the thought. He won't understand it, but he will love it ❤😊

  • @richardgarza7083
    @richardgarza7083 Рік тому

    This is not bike packing having someone bringing your gear to you.
    I've ridden from Seattle to Mt S H, with climbing gear, spending 23 days, in February.
    Alone.

    • @pnwbikepacking
      @pnwbikepacking  Рік тому +2

      Yeah, we talked about how none of it counts at the end. I should consider changing the misleading title of the video. Good job on your trip.