Climbing the West Ridge of Mount Stuart: Enduring the coldest night of our lives! (4K)
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- The Saying: "Route finding is the crux" Is no joke!
I have long sought the wild and rugged adventure that Mount Stuart and the West Ridge has to offer. After breaking my ankle in the spring, I thought that this dream would have to wait another season. However, with my recovery going quicker then expected, we decided to go for it! We may have slightly underestimated the beast that this mountain truly is! Scaling the thousands of feet of technical terrain took every ounce of endurance and all of our technical climbing skills to pull it off.
Unfortunately we got caught out in the dark high on the mountain and ended up off route, further complicating the difficulty of the technical pitches. After losing one of our head lamps and having the other one die (and the charger broke) the situation quickly devolved into survival mode. We were forced to make an emergency bivy in the sub freezing temps with less then ideal preparedness. Just a few hundred feet from the summit, we huddled together, sharing a bivy sack and shivering our butts off while we anxiously awaited dawn. The wind chill brought the down temps into the the lower teens and frost nip began to set in. When the morning finally came we finished the last two pitches, which included the 5.6 crux. This was relatively easy compared to the icy pitches we had climbed in the night. The walk off down the Cascadia Couloir was still a challenge in some places, as our bodies and minds were exhausted. We had a long trudge and bushwhack back to our camp.
This Mountain tested and humbled us on many levels, but its extreme and rugged beauty made the challenge worth the while. We will certainly be back, and next time, more prepared!
![Soloing the West Ridge of Mt Stuart | Raphael Hyde | July 24th 2021 [Adventure Cowboy]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/_has5ZQUyP0/mqdefault.jpg)
Dude, that looked savage. I always come to your videos for researching mountains I want to climb, and I always come away impressed with your videography and awesome attitude.
Looked intense. I am going to have to work up to this one. Thanks for posting the highs and lows of your adventures; they are what I tune in for, as they help me truly prepare for these peaks
It was very intense! We learned a lot on this climb and it really put all our skills to the test. Certainly one to work up to, but well worth it when you are ready! Thanks for supporting our channel!
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Nice job on a great alpine outing. Nothing like a good old fashioned unplanned bivi to spice things up. Looks like your ready for the N ridge next.
Haha seriously! And yes I do plan on tackling that North Ridge at some point!
Serpentine arete on dragon tail would be a good one for you
@@degonzoman I'll have to look into that! I've been eyeing Triple Couilors for a winter climb. But I haven't done too much research on other routes.
@MountainMontage IMHO the triple is best in thin conditions, early spring the upper slopes get pretty loaded.
@@degonzoman Good to know! Thanks. Our next adventure is going to Hyalite to work on our ice climbing skills!
That was epic!! Glad you are both ok and shared this. What a story!!
Thanks we are too! It was an epic climb! But got rather desperate and unfun in the moment for a bit
wow! what a climb. definitely tested you, but so glad you stayed calm and continued to take each new challenge as something to face and overcome. You always learn new things on each adventure you tackle. Stuart is a beast. This route was epic. Send me your GPX if you have a track on your final route. love and respect. Scott
I've climbed in that area many times but have yet to try the west ridge of Stuart. Thanks for posting!
I have been eyeing it for years now! It was everything I expected and more!
Awesome video! Glad you two are ok and made it out safe. Looked both epic and heinous haha
It truly was, overall such an epic climb, in the moment, it was pretty desperate and terrible for a bit there!
Epic!
I'm really impressed your climbing partner
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Thanks! She is amazing on so many levels! We make a great team