I think showing hikes that didn't go as planned makes a lot of sense. There are so many highly idealized vanlife channels that only show the highlight reels, but your theme has always been more authentic. Life doesn't always cooperate with our plans, so you might as well show what you did about it in the end.
From what I've seen the "highlight reel" channels are fake and made by film students. The bulk of "van" channels are simply an ebegging venue, my transmission went out again, please send money boo hoo boo hoo. THIS channel is real
I can't even imagine how tough that hiking was. Bushwacking is exhausting, doing hours of it uphill would be a killer. Boots leaking bad. Mosquitos swarming. Trail destroyed. Log crawls over whitewater streams. Makeshift backpack (had to be painful on the shoulders). Apex predators. Impassable cliffs. Having to stay an unplanned extra night with just a handful of food left. Beer gone. Foresty is one gnarly dude.
@@edfort5704 There is no amount of good attitude that makes a zillion mosquitos swarming you a great time. They don’t bother you while you’re moving, only when you slow down or stop.
This was actually very interesting to watch. Because it breaks up kind of the routine what do you typically now accomplish. So it shows a even more realistic view of the risks and pitfalls of climbing a mountain by yourself. And so it’s very interesting to watch. Yes please do also show Trips like this one when you encounter very difficult situations and need to improvise and not necessarily achieve the summit.
I see no "failure". We got the shrimp stir fry which looked delicious, bear sign lol, beautiful scenery, heart-stopping shot of you climbing and clinging onto what looked like a sheer mountain and Foresty Forest just being natural. I loved it and look forward to the next adventure! :)
I'm so glad you did post this. It shows how real your hikes are. At one point it looked like you were crawling Trough trees! Always a vicarious adventure watching you. You're the real deal FF
Man you are one tough cookie! Mosquitos, rain, thick brush, bears, miserable wet feet. Your adventures are my nightmares, but I still love watching them.
Foresty you are quickly becoming one of my favorite channels on UA-cam. I'm totally living vicariously through you with all the hiking you do. As someone who works out in the woods for a living, I really appreciate and applaud how you are constantly evaluating your situation and questioning whether you can continue safely (not that I haven't seen you take calculated risks). In my opinion, it takes a very mature individual to say "no not worth it" and turn around and head back to safety, especially after putting in that much effort. A good, humble lesson for us all. Cheers man and stay safe.
@@XEinstein haha I was trying to tell him through the screen to take the shrimp out until the rest is all the way done.. But, if he liked itand ate it, that is all that matters.
If I may, I recommend that you start taking high end pictures and selling posters of some of the beautiful vistas. And I know I would pay extra if it had your autograph. Rock on and thanks for the best content on UA-cam.
This was one of my favorite episodes so far! definitely keep posting more like this, they don't all need to be successful summits for it to be interesting
Whether you're cooking, camping, hiking, climbing mountains, showing us breathtaking views of the mountains or even doing maintenance on your van, it doesn't matter! We love what you show us and keep on going!
10:33 an incomplete trip. Shows that you are still human, and sometimes Mother Nature can best, the best of us.. Great Video FF.. Thanks for taking us along..
It’s okay to cook the shrimp first in the garlic butter but take them out and set aside after 1 min. Add them back in after everything else is done. I agree, these had to be over cooked.
Showing the failures as well as the successes is actually a good thing IMO. Too many people on social media only show the up side of their lives and completely ignore the reality that things sometimes go sideways so you have to re-adjust or bail out altogether.
I'm never disappointed when you have to throw in the towel on a hike. The way I see it, you're better safe than sorry. There's always another day. Thanks for sharing.
Dude, you underestimate how much we all just really care about you. Glad you made it as far as you did but more glad you made it home safely. You totally handled some unfortunate circumstances and you learned/remembered some things that are valuable to all of us. Give yourself some grace, my friend. You have more than earned it. And thank you for allowing us to come along for an amazing adventure!
@@Cutlass_Rudd Last night I watched a YT Channel for Proper Use of Bear Spray and when FF early encountered on His hike scat / black bear I shuddered then to hear FF not much tent sleep. 💩🐻👀👀👀
Forest is a beast! I watched every bike vid he has. Way before the fat bike. Off course, bushes, rivers, snow, thick brush, trees, rocks you name it he carried the bike with him. Not to mention setting up for the camera shot, riding off, and coming back in wicked terrain. Tent with him, no van ever. Came down from B.C., through Oregon to the U.S. desert. Mega kilometers distance-wise. Just WOW Forest! 💯👊👏👏👏
Yesssssss. Show us the whole show, man. At this point, most of your subs are interested in YOU and how you handle the ups and downs. Quite frankly, it doesn't matter what summit you hit or how many you do, many of us are invested in the journey itself. It's educational to watch someone say 'whoa, this isn't safe' and pull back. Another solid entry to the library. Great episode!
I've been watching your videos for about a year. It started because I was interested in Van Life. But it changed now. Now I watch you because your editing skills (when talking about editing as a way to tell a story) are awesome.
Eating from a sizzling skillet is better than any plate! This hike was crazy, I kept thinking how brave you are then I realized, you're brave period to live the life you live. Very enjoyable. Even if you felt it was a fail, for us dreamers it's always a success.
Enjoyed the video. Loved your "washing line" strapped to your chest. You have such a nice smile and keep us entertained . Thanks for sharing. 😀 From the UK
This was great. I think it's super important to see safety being prioritized rather than idealized hikes. We all love the sumits, but we also love learning about the realities of backcountry hiking and climbing. Safety is often underrepresented in the 'social outdoors' space, and I really appreciate seeing it here. Thanks!
Buck up Foresty! Beautiful footage and a man on a mission givin it his all! Anyone who can’t appreciate that is just a hater! Even you so don’t be too hard on yourself man!!
I enjoy all of your videos, nothing to do with the summits. It’s the adventure. Your helpful identification of things along the way is great. And your cooking is “icing on the cake” A day-in-the-life with you is attitude changing 😊
Incomplete hikes are still awesome to watch. I enjoy the journey no matter what. It's forests, water falls, mountains, scenery, etc., that most of us will never see either way.
FF is one BRAVE soul...he talks about bears as a nuisance rather than a fear. It takes a lot of guts to sleep alone in bear country. Maybe the bears are less dangerous in Cananda? I’m from US, they are dangerous here, the grizzlies, not so much black bears.
Grizzly Bears live throughout most of Western Canada. They are as dangerous, or not as dangerous, as the ones in the very close northwest USA, northern Montana, Idaho, Wyoming. Many migrate across the border. Part of the problem in the USA is the bears are squeezed into a fraction of their former range and are in close proximity to lots of people, especially in and around Glacier and Yellowstone Parks. In Canada there are fewer people and lots of space for the Grizz so there is less stress for both.
If anything, these videos remind me to get up and go do something. I have a desk job and do things that sound important. I miss the beauty of where I live every single day. FF videos show you there are adventures to be had, if you're willing to get out there. The adventure is always in the journey.
I love watching your show. I used to live in the mountains and can nolonger go there. Your show gives me the mountains!. Suggestion. When you make your shrimp stir fry with cooked shrimp. Break the tails of to season your butter. Remove tails.. Add your sausage.. Then your vegis. Then your shrimp. Your shrimp won't be rubbery then
As always, you being you and being real and showing everything is what brings us to watch you. It's not always sunshine and rainbow! Thank you for the entertaining video. Cheers from QC.
I always enjoy watching your videos. You have become my favorite you tuber. I think it is because you provide a bit of everything, cooking, sewing, climbing, nature, biking, hiking, building and very little complaining. I think you show the best of humanity all in a short clip. (Please know, I realize the 12 minutes you show us took hours of filming, editing and re-editing, /thumbnails etc.) I'm also so proud you're from my home province. Please keep being your best and be safe! There are not enough Foresty Forest people left in the world.
Putting up a video showing you not completing a summit is really good for your followers to see. It shows you calculating the risk and deciding that the odds are not good. It also shows you stopping on the way back to the van in order to give your body a break. All good modeling for people who could get carried away by the "do or die" motto. Sorry you didn't make it all the way, but man those lower trails were so pretty.
This video was great, really enjoyed the different camera angles when you were cooking, and the over all message for me was acceptance of the experience. Not everything you set to achieve is going to work, but what you learn from the experience is what’s most important. Good job keeping it real man 🤙
When I was younger and a member of a number of bushwalking clubs, I would do six or seven exploretery walks a year On average 2 would not be doable, 3 would be doable but just to much work. I love that you showed this footage, in fact that to me is I believe one of the reasons that makes your show so good . You show it as it is .
This isn't a "failed" adventure FF. It's just an adventure. Isn't that what matters most? I think it's perfect just the way it is. We love your videos and nothing will change that. Infact it's good that you show this part too. Just goes to show how difficult it really is. Call it a reality check for us. It's not disappointing to us. It was quite the video! 👍🏻
Love seeing this side of you. It is good to see when even the best climbers admit they realize (which is a warning to amateurs) that sometimes you just have to say....Time to give this one up. Love your videos.
One of my favorites yet! Some amazing tripod shots on this video. I love your camping overnight hikes. The suspense adds to the excitement. Will Simon summit this one or not? Showing non summited hikes adds a realistic and a much need open ended story. Life isn't always a success every step of the way. Thank you for sharing all your adventures. It's awesome. You are an amazingly driven person. You motivate more people than you know. That's more important than a summit. You're metaphorically already on the summit of life. Stay blessed.
Good change of pace. Sorry you had to lug the drone around all day and night and couldn’t use it. I get the disappointment but the video was solid. We like just being part of it!
Actually, i tremendously enjoyed this video POV, learning more about the little ‘ends and outs’. For me, pitching tent in the ‘middle of trail’ first night was hilarious. I would have been leary of a ‘bear visit’…AND you WERE!! 🤣🤣👍🏻 (especially after eating IN your tent🤔)
Amazing effort Foresty! I can't believe you even attempted going through all that deadfall. Thanks for the adventures, even the ones that don't always work out. At least it is real!
Thanks for sharing a hike you didn't complete. I hope you share more. For all of us that haven't made it to the peak or had to turn around its good to know its worth the try anyway. Because it is.
Unbelievable. Thank you for turning around. No attempt is worth your life or injury. It looked like you had more challenges than your boots! Proud of you!🙌🙌🙌🙌💕💕💕👍👍👍💪💪
I dont know how you do it, I walked 100ft into the woods in Canada and every noise was a Grizzly, even after being told they hadnt seen one for 50 years in that area.
Good upload, regardless of which channel you choose. Good on you to show good decision making on your main channel to teach the inexperienced. Your boot dilemma is why military jungle boots have drains in them
Regardless whether you reach the summit or not, we enjoy being taken along on the adventure!! You never disappoint 😎🤙 Besides, we don’t want Moresty stealing your footage 😉🌲🌄💛
I think showing hikes that didn't go as planned makes a lot of sense. There are so many highly idealized vanlife channels that only show the highlight reels, but your theme has always been more authentic. Life doesn't always cooperate with our plans, so you might as well show what you did about it in the end.
From what I've seen the "highlight reel" channels are fake and made by film students. The bulk of "van" channels are simply an ebegging venue, my transmission went out again, please send money boo hoo boo hoo. THIS channel is real
Good post. I totally agree. Life throws us curve balls sometimes...
@@tarstarkusz Wish he could hunt one day and kill and clean and eat a deer. Im just saying... it would be different
“Hello Nail, meet head!!”
Agreed! 👍🏻
I can't even imagine how tough that hiking was. Bushwacking is exhausting, doing hours of it uphill would be a killer. Boots leaking bad. Mosquitos swarming. Trail destroyed. Log crawls over whitewater streams. Makeshift backpack (had to be painful on the shoulders). Apex predators. Impassable cliffs. Having to stay an unplanned extra night with just a handful of food left. Beer gone. Foresty is one gnarly dude.
Truth
You make it sound gut wrenching, but with the right attitude (that FF has) I am sure it can be a great experience...except the wet boots part, ugh :D
Yes he is, yes he is.
@@edfort5704 There is no amount of good attitude that makes a zillion mosquitos swarming you a great time. They don’t bother you while you’re moving, only when you slow down or stop.
👍
This was actually very interesting to watch. Because it breaks up kind of the routine what do you typically now accomplish. So it shows a even more realistic view of the risks and pitfalls of climbing a mountain by yourself. And so it’s very interesting to watch. Yes please do also show Trips like this one when you encounter very difficult situations and need to improvise and not necessarily achieve the summit.
Totally agree with you
Agree
Good observational comment👍🏻👍🏻 Honing one’s ‘common sense’ through video’s like this serves purpose.
Great video. Show the wins and loses. You will gettem next time.
Couldn't agree more
Certainly not a 'fail' for us, just another great virtual adventure.
“I missed my van, I like my van” underrated quote
I was thinking, it must have been great to see the van!
Im fine seeing "failed" adventures. Good for learning
There are no “failures” when interacting with nature.
I see no "failure". We got the shrimp stir fry which looked delicious, bear sign lol, beautiful scenery, heart-stopping shot of you climbing and clinging onto what looked like a sheer mountain and Foresty Forest just being natural. I loved it and look forward to the next adventure! :)
@Crockpot in a van down by the river Why would death be a failure?
We all gotta go sometime.
Universal rule of cooking: When in doubt, add butter.
100% I live by this rule!
Better that than salt, the blood pressure killer.
or don’t cook your shrimp first…
Foresty every trip where you're back in your van at the end is a complete one for me.
Exactly :).....hiking with bears around, fighting the flora, wet through.....that shot of Foresty back in the van is like....pphhheewww !
Yup! when a can of beans & peanut butter & jelly sandwich never tasted so good. :)
I'm so glad you did post this. It shows how real your hikes are. At one point it looked like you were crawling Trough trees! Always a vicarious adventure watching you. You're the real deal FF
Man you are one tough cookie! Mosquitos, rain, thick brush, bears, miserable wet feet. Your adventures are my nightmares, but I still love watching them.
Foresty you are quickly becoming one of my favorite channels on UA-cam. I'm totally living vicariously through you with all the hiking you do. As someone who works out in the woods for a living, I really appreciate and applaud how you are constantly evaluating your situation and questioning whether you can continue safely (not that I haven't seen you take calculated risks). In my opinion, it takes a very mature individual to say "no not worth it" and turn around and head back to safety, especially after putting in that much effort. A good, humble lesson for us all. Cheers man and stay safe.
Foresty forest he’s the man who lives in a van an cooks better than anyone else can
Sweet . Well said
👍🏾😄🍻
Well... he did overcook those shrimps
@@XEinstein haha I was trying to tell him through the screen to take the shrimp out until the rest is all the way done..
But, if he liked itand ate it, that is all that matters.
sure wouldnt say anyone
If I may, I recommend that you start taking high end pictures and selling posters of some of the beautiful vistas. And I know I would pay extra if it had your autograph.
Rock on and thanks for the best content on UA-cam.
This was one of my favorite episodes so far! definitely keep posting more like this, they don't all need to be successful summits for it to be interesting
Doesn't matter if you reach the summit or not, we're just here to watch foresty forest live his awesome life.
Whether you're cooking, camping, hiking, climbing mountains, showing us breathtaking views of the mountains or even doing maintenance on your van, it doesn't matter! We love what you show us and keep on going!
Not every hike ends at a summit, but every one is an adventure.
I remember reading a comment by Chris bonington that stated "knowing when to turn back it's the mark of a good adventurer."
10:33 an incomplete trip. Shows that you are still human, and sometimes Mother Nature can best, the best of us.. Great Video FF.. Thanks for taking us along..
Always cook shrimp last!
Indeed. He way overcooked those
It’s okay to cook the shrimp first in the garlic butter but take them out and set aside after 1 min. Add them back in after everything else is done. I agree, these had to be over cooked.
I probably would have turned around after the first pile of steaming bear dookie. Nice job!
Bear dookie?! I thought that was chocolate....
I would never travel alone in bear country and then camp overnight....
But hes not amateur lol
Showing the failures as well as the successes is actually a good thing IMO. Too many people on social media only show the up side of their lives and completely ignore the reality that things sometimes go sideways so you have to re-adjust or bail out altogether.
I'm never disappointed when you have to throw in the towel on a hike. The way I see it, you're better safe than sorry. There's always another day. Thanks for sharing.
You didn’t fail- you survived another day & continue on… having you in our lives is a wonderful thing
Seeing & drinking from streams coursing down the mountain side like that, is in NO WAY a "fail"!
Dude, you underestimate how much we all just really care about you. Glad you made it as far as you did but more glad you made it home safely. You totally handled some unfortunate circumstances and you learned/remembered some things that are valuable to all of us. Give yourself some grace, my friend. You have more than earned it. And thank you for allowing us to come along for an amazing adventure!
😳 “Found a working watch with a couple nibbles” Say what? Perhaps bear leftovers from the previous hiker that was caught? 😁😁
😂
Theres been 2 bear attacks, one lady was pulled from her tent and killed and a cyclist in Montana was attacked
@@Cutlass_Rudd sorry to hear but nothing in BC where Foresty is plus never heard of any in the rest of Canada, both attacks were in the US
@@Cutlass_Rudd omg - tragic way to go - stay safe!
@@Cutlass_Rudd Last night I watched a YT Channel for Proper Use of Bear Spray and when FF early encountered on His hike scat / black bear I shuddered then to hear FF not much tent sleep. 💩🐻👀👀👀
We love your authenticity, Foresty! I think it’s important to acknowledge safety and the respect you show for the conditions you’re trekking through.
That sunrise between the mountains was awesomely beautiful!!
Forest is a beast! I watched every bike vid he has. Way before the fat bike. Off course, bushes, rivers, snow, thick brush, trees, rocks you name it he carried the bike with him. Not to mention setting up for the camera shot, riding off, and coming back in wicked terrain. Tent with him, no van ever. Came down from B.C., through Oregon to the U.S. desert. Mega kilometers distance-wise. Just WOW Forest! 💯👊👏👏👏
I'm still super impressed with his new home/ride. The new living space and the way he's decorated it is amazing, simple but thoughtful. Helluva job!
Yesssssss. Show us the whole show, man. At this point, most of your subs are interested in YOU and how you handle the ups and downs. Quite frankly, it doesn't matter what summit you hit or how many you do, many of us are invested in the journey itself. It's educational to watch someone say 'whoa, this isn't safe' and pull back. Another solid entry to the library. Great episode!
This was one of your better episodes. No need to hit a Home Run every time !!!
I camped near the stream at 4:42 when I was 8 or 9 years old with my dad, mom, and brother. mid 50's
I've been watching your videos for about a year. It started because I was interested in Van Life. But it changed now. Now I watch you because your editing skills (when talking about editing as a way to tell a story) are awesome.
Eating from a sizzling skillet is better than any plate! This hike was crazy, I kept thinking how brave you are then I realized, you're brave period to live the life you live. Very enjoyable. Even if you felt it was a fail, for us dreamers it's always a success.
Beaut of a comment 💙💚💛
Enjoyed the video. Loved your "washing line" strapped to your chest. You have such a nice smile and keep us entertained . Thanks for sharing. 😀 From the UK
This was great. I think it's super important to see safety being prioritized rather than idealized hikes. We all love the sumits, but we also love learning about the realities of backcountry hiking and climbing. Safety is often underrepresented in the 'social outdoors' space, and I really appreciate seeing it here. Thanks!
Buck up Foresty! Beautiful footage and a man on a mission givin it his all!
Anyone who can’t appreciate that is just a hater! Even you so don’t be too hard on yourself man!!
I enjoy all of your videos, nothing to do with the summits. It’s the adventure.
Your helpful identification of things along the way is great.
And your cooking is “icing on the cake”
A day-in-the-life with you is attitude changing 😊
Frosty Forest the only guy living true the full potential of Van life every mile you do is more than everyone else 🙂
True that
Incomplete hikes are still awesome to watch. I enjoy the journey no matter what. It's forests, water falls, mountains, scenery, etc., that most of us will never see either way.
I absolutely love the incomplete trail conversation. That recap of your trip and sharing your experience with us was the best part 😊 thank you
Despite his compact kitchen, Foresty Forest prepares better meals most of the time than 90% of us!!
Nice to see Foresty getting sponsored by the Archwood Flextrek 37,000,000,000,000 Whipsnake Sidewinder Edition I-Series
Agree with all the others about liking the odd missed summit. Variety is the spice of life, they say. Other than smoked paprika, that is.
FF is one BRAVE soul...he talks about bears as a nuisance rather than a fear. It takes a lot of guts to sleep alone in bear country. Maybe the bears are less dangerous in Cananda? I’m from US, they are dangerous here, the grizzlies, not so much black bears.
Grizzly Bears live throughout most of Western Canada. They are as dangerous, or not as dangerous, as the ones in the very close northwest USA, northern Montana, Idaho, Wyoming. Many migrate across the border. Part of the problem in the USA is the bears are squeezed into a fraction of their former range and are in close proximity to lots of people, especially in and around Glacier and Yellowstone Parks. In Canada there are fewer people and lots of space for the Grizz so there is less stress for both.
@@auroraborealiscanada9160 Great info, thanks for verification. Sounds like a much better environment in Canada than the US for the bears!
Don’t be disappointed, you are amazing and we love seeing whatever happens. Always love you video footage. Thanks, Foresty!
that last minute banana addition was awesome 😂
If anything, these videos remind me to get up and go do something. I have a desk job and do things that sound important. I miss the beauty of where I live every single day. FF videos show you there are adventures to be had, if you're willing to get out there. The adventure is always in the journey.
Reevaluating on a hike like that is what makes it interesting. Don't know what to expect. Good one. 👍
Don't look at it as a fail but as a learning experience for the next Frosty adventure you always give us good content 🙏👍
Foresty not finish a hike?? That’s when you know shit gets real 🔥
I'm so glad I was eating dinner while watching this video, because good lord that food looked absolutely delicious at the start.
Probably my favourite recent video. I love the overnight ones...
Just been watching all his old videos. He looks so much happier now than in his early stuff. He's done really well and built a nice life for himself.
Hey the Foresty Forest jingle is back!
Who composed that, btw?
@@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 Isn't it a Lennon-McCartney? Definitely a classic :-)
This is ‘reality’ and I like that your prepared to show it as it is… authentic Foresty Forest.
shrimp goes in last, or cooked separate and then added to the rest, they only take 2 mins to cook unless you like rubber.
Thank you for explaining about the shrimp; once it loses translucency it is overcooked!
Was going to comment but this hike blew me away…
I love watching your show. I used to live in the mountains and can nolonger go there. Your show gives me the mountains!. Suggestion. When you make your shrimp stir fry with cooked shrimp. Break the tails of to season your butter. Remove tails.. Add your sausage.. Then your vegis. Then your shrimp. Your shrimp won't be rubbery then
As always, you being you and being real and showing everything is what brings us to watch you. It's not always sunshine and rainbow! Thank you for the entertaining video.
Cheers from QC.
I’ve always been amazed by how insane your hikes are, even this “failed” one. You have the conditioning of a pro athlete.
I would absolutely have one of your bad days over the bad week I had working retail this week.
I always enjoy watching your videos. You have become my favorite you tuber. I think it is because you provide a bit of everything, cooking, sewing, climbing, nature, biking, hiking, building and very little complaining. I think you show the best of humanity all in a short clip. (Please know, I realize the 12 minutes you show us took hours of filming, editing and re-editing, /thumbnails etc.) I'm also so proud you're from my home province. Please keep being your best and be safe! There are not enough Foresty Forest people left in the world.
I click on a Foresty upload faster than Usain Bolt reacts to the starting pistol
Complete or incomplete hikes, your videos are always a joy to watch. Keeping it real. That's true vanlife. 👍
That was some of the best scenery and that meal at the start looked awesome !
Putting up a video showing you not completing a summit is really good for your followers to see. It shows you calculating the risk and deciding that the odds are not good. It also shows you stopping on the way back to the van in order to give your body a break. All good modeling for people who could get carried away by the "do or die" motto. Sorry you didn't make it all the way, but man those lower trails were so pretty.
This video was great, really enjoyed the different camera angles when you were cooking, and the over all message for me was acceptance of the experience. Not everything you set to achieve is going to work, but what you learn from the experience is what’s most important. Good job keeping it real man 🤙
When I was younger and a member of a number of bushwalking clubs, I would do six or seven exploretery walks a year
On average 2 would not be doable, 3 would be doable but just to much work.
I love that you showed this footage, in fact that to me is I believe one of the reasons that makes your show so good .
You show it as it is .
Forest- Do you look while you edit to see if you filmed a bear without knowing? I always find myself looking for one. :)
My kids and I enjoy your videos
10:54
George: “It's Gore-tex. You know about Gore-tex?”
Jerry: “You like saying 'Gore-tex', don't you?”
_Seinfeld_ s05e13, “The Dinner Party”
Always nice to score a free watch on the trail. Even though you didn't make it to the top, it was a hell of a trip. Really epics views.
You have climbed more mountains one handed than I will
ever climb with two 🤣
This isn't a "failed" adventure FF. It's just an adventure. Isn't that what matters most? I think it's perfect just the way it is. We love your videos and nothing will change that. Infact it's good that you show this part too. Just goes to show how difficult it really is. Call it a reality check for us. It's not disappointing to us. It was quite the video! 👍🏻
Love seeing this side of you.
It is good to see when even the best climbers admit they realize (which is a warning to amateurs) that sometimes you just have to say....Time to give this one up.
Love your videos.
One of my favorites yet! Some amazing tripod shots on this video. I love your camping overnight hikes. The suspense adds to the excitement. Will Simon summit this one or not? Showing non summited hikes adds a realistic and a much need open ended story. Life isn't always a success every step of the way. Thank you for sharing all your adventures. It's awesome. You are an amazingly driven person. You motivate more people than you know. That's more important than a summit. You're metaphorically already on the summit of life. Stay blessed.
Brave effort my friend. Glad you posted. Nobody can say you lack focus or determination in your quests. Keep on Rockin!
I think the Deer wanted to know if you had any Bug Spray ................ 😂😂😂
Incredibly interesting to watch the process of one of these trips!
Foresty, your channel is one of the best available. What you may call a failure is a learning experience for us. Keep them coming.
Must just be like heaven seeing the van again.
Good change of pace. Sorry you had to lug the drone around all day and night and couldn’t use it.
I get the disappointment but the video was solid. We like just being part of it!
Actually, i tremendously enjoyed this video POV, learning more about the little ‘ends and outs’.
For me, pitching tent in the ‘middle of trail’ first night was hilarious. I would have been leary of a ‘bear visit’…AND you WERE!! 🤣🤣👍🏻
(especially after eating IN your tent🤔)
DITTO !! Pitching directly ON a game trail ? With recent Apex scat ! Cooking within 100-200' of your tent ?! & eating INSIDE the tent ???
Amazing effort Foresty! I can't believe you even attempted going through all that deadfall. Thanks for the adventures, even the ones that don't always work out. At least it is real!
Sure enjoyed this video. Good hike, appreciate you taking us on the trip.
That Patreon "marry me" request, did he/she say yes? 🤩
Thanks for sharing a hike you didn't complete. I hope you share more. For all of us that haven't made it to the peak or had to turn around its good to know its worth the try anyway. Because it is.
Video was awesome!! I would love to see a part 2 - Retribution!
Yeah we gotta get that summit done eh!
There is wisdom in knowing when to bail. Super nice vid. I'm gonna have to put a spice rack in my Subaru.
Love the adventure videos. The journey and story is what makes the video, not necessarily the summit or end
Unbelievable. Thank you for turning around. No attempt is worth your life or injury. It looked like you had more challenges than your boots! Proud of you!🙌🙌🙌🙌💕💕💕👍👍👍💪💪
It the reality of life.
This is what makes your show 👍
Your intro song is the best thing to wake up to, foresty forest na na na, love your work.
I dont know how you do it, I walked 100ft into the woods in Canada and every noise was a Grizzly, even after being told they hadnt seen one for 50 years in that area.
As long as Forest is safe, cooks meals and brings us along his various journeys, it’s all good.
Good upload, regardless of which channel you choose.
Good on you to show good decision making on your main channel to teach the inexperienced.
Your boot dilemma is why military jungle boots have drains in them
Forestry forest music back ! I am happy !
Regardless whether you reach the summit or not, we enjoy being taken along on the adventure!! You never disappoint 😎🤙 Besides, we don’t want Moresty stealing your footage 😉🌲🌄💛
I don't see it as failed! I watch for the adventure, being in the woods and mountains, and the meals. That was a fantastic adventure!