SUMMIT FEVER | Climbing the Tower of Babel above Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada | 21/1000

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
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    On this episode I scramble up the Tower of Babel. After the video I have a recap of my hike and an indepth look at the scramble going down.
    #hiking #alberta #morainelake

КОМЕНТАРІ • 29

  • @kateclark7250
    @kateclark7250 3 роки тому +2

    Oh my gosh David, I held my breath most of your way down. You are an amazing climber.

    • @IdRatherBeHiking
      @IdRatherBeHiking  3 роки тому +1

      slow and steady steps, wasn't too bad. I found it harder going up

  • @kateclark7250
    @kateclark7250 3 роки тому +3

    Sorry that I didn't mention how beautiful this place is.

  • @dychui
    @dychui 2 роки тому +1

    After watching your video I’m so glad I could enjoy it vicariously rather than doing it myself :)

  • @nolacoolsim384
    @nolacoolsim384 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing scenery!! You do these really difficult hikes and hopefully your viewers appreciate that. Thanks

  • @dychui
    @dychui 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic video wow ! Thanks for showing your great safety measures

  • @steveinskeep4964
    @steveinskeep4964 3 роки тому +1

    ROCK ON!!! A year ago I'd done this one but gone up to the right side in the pre-dawn hour. Here's to storming the castle of Tower of Babel 🥾🥾

  • @elenageneralova507
    @elenageneralova507 Рік тому +1

    We had considered this hike on our second and probably last visit to Moraine Lake, but then after much debate opted for an easy Eiffel Lake hike, as we had done Mt Temple two days before and were still in a recovery mode. (Mt Temple is 16 km 1700 m elevation gain scramble/grind). Thank you for the detailed video, including descent. Much appreciated. It does not look too intimidating after Temple, but still quite intense. In a hindsight I think we made the right call to choose an easier hike on a maintained trail for the last day.

    • @IdRatherBeHiking
      @IdRatherBeHiking  Рік тому

      This will be a piece of cake after doing Temple. I haven't done temple but from what Ive seen ya this one should be no problem.

    • @elenageneralova507
      @elenageneralova507 Рік тому

      @@IdRatherBeHiking I would not call Tower of Babel a piece of cake based on your video. We were still feeling a bit tired after completing Mt Temple two days ago and I also had scratched my fingers during Mt. Temple scramble. I think we made the right choice for a recovery hike. Maybe one day we will return to Moraine Lake and complete Tower of Babel, but not in the near future given the difficult access to Moraine Lake. We had to book the Parks Canada shuttle bus several months in advance.

  • @starguy821
    @starguy821 Рік тому +1

    Going there this year. Looks amazing and awesome.

  • @LauraLeanne
    @LauraLeanne 3 роки тому +1

    So beautiful!

  • @IdRatherBeHiking
    @IdRatherBeHiking  3 роки тому

    Tower of Babel from last summer, had some major corruption on the frame rates I never realized in the original release of the video. Everything fixed now and video has been re-edited better now.

  • @debbiecooper3661
    @debbiecooper3661 2 роки тому +1

    And 10 lost tribes sent from one Babylon Ciuntry to the Next all over the WORLD. WOW

  • @MrHennessyROB
    @MrHennessyROB 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid

  • @smaswqa4208
    @smaswqa4208 Рік тому +1

    I just tried to climb this rock yesterday but I attempted to go through the narrow pass on the right (you went through the left one) and I had no helmet. When I got to that narrow pass I saw huge chunks of rocks crumbling down. Got really scared cause I wasn't wearing a helmet so had to abort the mission and go back down. So disappointed.

    • @IdRatherBeHiking
      @IdRatherBeHiking  Рік тому +1

      that one goes up higher and requires a dangerous downclimb to the view point. Probably for the best come back another day, the mountain isn't going anywhere

    • @smaswqa4208
      @smaswqa4208 Рік тому

      @IdRatherBeHiking Yup definitely coming back to finish the climb, but next time I'll go through the same route as you.

  • @gazlp1
    @gazlp1 Рік тому

    What month did you do this? I think it looks too challenging for me.

  • @rickrayn
    @rickrayn 3 роки тому +2

    Nicely put together with the music in the beginning. You might want to use better footwear instead of those floppy ones you wore. :)

    • @IdRatherBeHiking
      @IdRatherBeHiking  3 роки тому

      I'm a trail runner so I prefer soft hiking boots that allow me to really feel the ground.

  • @Venkatesh.rangaraj
    @Venkatesh.rangaraj 3 роки тому +1

    Hi David, Nice video. What camera did you used to record the videos? It's very stable.

    • @IdRatherBeHiking
      @IdRatherBeHiking  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks, I use this: amzn.to/3vCqPgv

    • @Venkatesh.rangaraj
      @Venkatesh.rangaraj 3 роки тому

      @@IdRatherBeHiking I have the same one. I never liked my videos. Cool :)