Great video! It’s crazy to think about all the extra vert you have to add when filming yourself. With you running down the scree at the end, all I could think about was your scramble back up to get the camera. This is one of my favorite channels. Thank for all of your effort and dedication to sharing your adventures.
Literally same. I’m relatively out of shape and after doing my first 6 mi round trip hike with 3k elevation gain, the 1000ft to 1 mile ratio has been my main benchmark.
If I'm doing anything over 800 feet per mile, I switch to how much elevation I'm gaining per hour instead of distance. Distance would be too disheartening.
me photographer who have been filming myself on trails sometimes looking at your shots: omg the energy to go back up and down after filming himself.. you deserve your thumb up and comment!!!
Stunning scenery, Danny! “Scree for all” lol…another epic MA video. Love it! Thanks for taking us along, and well done to Nick for getting in shape and turning a shaming into something positive.
How is it that you have such restraint to not stop and take photographs of such beauty? My goodness, I wouldn't be able to hike that trail in a day because of all the vistas just begging for a photo. Your filmography is unmatched, just pure art.
Well that's a strange way to decide. You do mtns because you want the challenge, the exercise, and the views. Not to please somebody else or to provide "content." There'd be way fewer ppl in the mtns if they couldn't let everybody know what they did.
Nice to see you playing in my backyard, gotta love that Canadian Rockies choss. I can't imagine what your Strava looks like with all the back tracking to get camera's.
Red lining your friends is a way of showing you care, hahah have a great weekend everyone. Great stuff appreciate the extra miles hiking in order to capture your adventure. 👍🏽
A good chunk of Alaskan peaks are made up of that "chossy garbage" as well. And its always the summit push where you deal with it the most. ALWAYS. Another great video, as always. 😀
Super neat to see another trail that's very familiar to me! Can't wait to see where else in the Canadian Rockies you checked out - if you didn't get the chance to go up the Icefields Parkway, that's definitely one for the top of the list!!
I love the channel, here from the start. This is Lake Louise by the way, Banff is down the road a ways. Did guys get an expensive sandwich at the tea house just to have the chipmunks steal it?? Cheers from Golden, just down the road. OOOPS, my bad, I clicked so fast I neglected to see your thumbnail, lol.
I did a simalar Mt Baldy trek. didnt summit but made it down to Laguna beach by sunset. I bet that was fun skiing down. looked like decent cali / LA baldy snow.
I did this exact itinerary back in 2013 except but instead backtracked back to the Niblock/Whyte col with a climbing partner I had met that day. He decided to take an alternative route down from the col and ended up needing SAR before the day was done. Glad to see you had much better luck than he, Danny! Great video.
When filming one's self: 1) Hike up portion of trail 2) place camera 3) walk back down trail 4) Turn around 5) Run up trail past camera to give the impression of always moving that fast 6) Go back and retrieve camera Now onto official business... Without any other Mediocre Amateurs I wasn't holding out much hope for Danny pushing himself beyond his stomach's agreement...Official Counter: Mediocre Amateur videos since Danny's last puke: 17!
might have better luck on trailforks than alltrails and its a cooler full of pop! welcome to canada eh. stoked to see some canadian peaks but bummed the all the amateurs couldnt make it. hopefully your saving the HSCT for the crew! great episode you should be on cable television cause this is better than the bachelor
Nothing "mediocre" about this guy. Clever and entertaining, and an absolute beast. Riding a "rock-alanche" with his shoes like he was skiing down a "scree-for-all" (while videoing it no less). Nonchalantly managing an exposed ridge with abrupt drops of hundreds of feet on loose crap, after an elevation gain of 5-6K feet, and after doing sometihng similar the day before. I was feeling vertiginous sitting in my chair watfching this. Jees!! And always optimistic even when the comments turns dark: "This is an alternate way down... It looks a little rough but there are tracks and maybe a faint trail---which could lead to a bunch of corpses..." [Me thinking: "That could be right."] Then effortlessly throws in a philosphical pearl: "Things always look worse from a distance [but] when you get into the mix the path reveals itself." If that's mediocre, the rest of us live in the opposite of Lake Wobegon (ie, below average). Respect.
I did Devils Thumb this summer! Loved the hike and scramble. When I did it someone in front on the steepest part of the avalanche scar dislodged a rock that came rolling down the hill so I had to dive out of the way. The dive has just made the memory even better!
Always makes me wonder what people think of you going up and then down, just to go back up 😹 Great shots and the Views are gorgeous! Hopefully you got all the rocks out of your shoes, ha
Danny, Dude, you are the epitome of awesomeness on this hike. You never fail to blow me away with your chutzpah and humour. You are an incredible inspiration to an old goat like me. Keep on climbing you little mountain goat you!!!
Not sure about your hiking boot choice especially for walking on scree. regardless thank you for the video, been to Lake Louise hiking and skiing it is a wonderful place and the mountains are so different to those we have in the UK
"Things always look worse from a distance, but when you get into the mix the path reveals itself" ... Come for the mountains, stay for the wisdom.
I was about ready to make a comment on that too. Who knew he was so deep? :)
Awesome quote. I just came here to post the same thing!
Epic
i can use that decluttering my apartment right now.
Anytime I feel uneasy about a hike I'm about to do, I play this song 0:01 in my head and I summon the mediocre confidence.
Glad to know I'm not the only who does this.
@@double0newb Yeah Buddy!
Dude I still do this
9:05, "Things look worse from a distance but when you kinda get into the mix the path reveals itself." A brilliant metaphor for life in general.
Great video! It’s crazy to think about all the extra vert you have to add when filming yourself. With you running down the scree at the end, all I could think about was your scramble back up to get the camera. This is one of my favorite channels. Thank for all of your effort and dedication to sharing your adventures.
Same xD I feel like I would seriously contemplate leaving the camera
Glad I'm awake at 4am lol
It would be an honor to be shamed by you, Danny. You are an inspiration to us all. Incredible footage, boogers and all.
This is whitout a doubt the best channel in YT. Cheers from Mexico
Did that poor person at 6:10 watch you place your camera, descend and then climb back up all while they struggled?
"A faint trail that could just lead to a bunch of corpses" 😂 hilarious.
Thanks for the scree show. You guys are fun to watch.
Please do a review of those Sportiva Boa trail runners! Awesome video, Banff looks like everything it’s hyped up to be!
When planning my hikes I consider that 1000 ft to 1 mile distance ratio as my definition of steep.
Literally same. I’m relatively out of shape and after doing my first 6 mi round trip hike with 3k elevation gain, the 1000ft to 1 mile ratio has been my main benchmark.
hahaha was trying to do mount nelson in BC, then i saw the trail haha, 1900m (6200)elevation gain for 5.2km (3.2miles) up
If I'm doing anything over 800 feet per mile, I switch to how much elevation I'm gaining per hour instead of distance. Distance would be too disheartening.
I've always wanted to visit Banff. This reinforces that desire.
Best channel on UA-cam!!
me photographer who have been filming myself on trails sometimes looking at your shots: omg the energy to go back up and down after filming himself.. you deserve your thumb up and comment!!!
When he said, "A well-worn trail with plenty of cairns," I heard, "Karens" instead. Haha! Changes the meaning a bit.
WOW! Magnificent views from on high! 😊🏔👏🏻
What a great tune towards the end. Like a good 70s cop show song.
So much joy in these films chaps.
"a faint trail that might lead to a bunch of corpses" 😂 Amazing views!
Fantastic footage. Kudos for the very impressive solo camera work.
Absolutely one of your best videos! The rockies are home
constant inspiration to chase my dreams and hike as much as possible. One of my favorite channels!
Stunning scenery, Danny! “Scree for all” lol…another epic MA video. Love it! Thanks for taking us along, and well done to Nick for getting in shape and turning a shaming into something positive.
How is it that you have such restraint to not stop and take photographs of such beauty? My goodness, I wouldn't be able to hike that trail in a day because of all the vistas just begging for a photo. Your filmography is unmatched, just pure art.
Starts Scree slide
“Rock”
Lmao that’s the kind of stuff that I do on my solo sufferfests
Starting my day with this!! Awesome 👏 👌 🆒️ 🙌
Oh my lord! Some of those scenes were very scary just watching. I could only imagine being there. You could definitely be the next Bond Danny!
Definitely put in a lot of extra work filming this. Awesome views, thanks so much!
Good job. Amazing scenery.👍
The Canadian Rockies are spectacular to look at from afar, but a loose chossy mess up close aren't they?!
Yes, and that's why there are so many peaks that amateurs and even clueless ppl manage to get up.
Another stellar video, and great music!
"All Trails must have a reason"... "So I'm going rogue" cracked me up.
You sure make hard look easy. Gorgeous scenery, great hike.
sick send as always. When I'm considering any hike I always think would the mediocre amateurs respect this.
Well that's a strange way to decide. You do mtns because you want the challenge, the exercise, and the views. Not to please somebody else or to provide "content." There'd be way fewer ppl in the mtns if they couldn't let everybody know what they did.
12:40 the thought of you having to climb back up and get the camera after scree skiing down all of that shows your dedication.
Nice to see you playing in my backyard, gotta love that Canadian Rockies choss. I can't imagine what your Strava looks like with all the back tracking to get camera's.
Excellent vid dude -- impressive number of framed shots, high-quality image, awesome 70s soul soundtrack, spectacular scenery.
Always great videos, in super places.
Lol Danny’s humor, always on point! “maybe a faint trail, which could just lead to a bunch of corpses”
Awh my Gawd! what a HIKE! dis aint "mediocre"! thanx for the trip!!!
Red lining your friends is a way of showing you care, hahah have a great weekend everyone. Great stuff appreciate the extra miles hiking in order to capture your adventure. 👍🏽
Another epic hike/video. Thank you!
I appreciate the effort that goes into filming good videos of yourself. it takes patience and time. nice work
A bucket list hike for me.
Man these videos are awesome! That view is insane
Stoked you're doing routes in Canada. I'll definitely be hitting these up next summer 👌
Thanks for sharing your spectacular hike.💪👍
Beast! Great video as always Danny.
A good chunk of Alaskan peaks are made up of that "chossy garbage" as well. And its always the summit push where you deal with it the most. ALWAYS.
Another great video, as always. 😀
Thank you for creating such a quality content. Absolutely love it.
Super neat to see another trail that's very familiar to me! Can't wait to see where else in the Canadian Rockies you checked out - if you didn't get the chance to go up the Icefields Parkway, that's definitely one for the top of the list!!
Woohoooo. That music at the beginning is the classic mediocre amateur beginning ✌️😁. Happy Thursday. Awesome spot, epic views. 👊👊
Wow. Epic.
Pretty brave to just go down the scree like that.
If there was a cliffband it would be bruttal slogging back up. ;)
God bless you in your efforts to make&share the video
Dan the man back in action
Love the videos and would really appreciate additional content for instance maybe your dinner conversation at a restaurant after an interesting climb
Awesome scenery and video
Fun to see you exploring in our backyard! Epic!
I love "skiing" down loose rock like that. So much fun.
Stunning! Great visual at the start showing your route, brilliant idea!
Wonderful as always! Thanks brother!
"when you get in to the mix, the path reveals itself." Heard in the voice of tiny Zen master tending rutabagas
"Scree for all" was good. Surprised that hasn't been used before.
This was a great video!!
I love the channel, here from the start. This is Lake Louise by the way, Banff is down the road a ways. Did guys get an expensive sandwich at the tea house just to have the chipmunks steal it?? Cheers from Golden, just down the road. OOOPS, my bad, I clicked so fast I neglected to see your thumbnail, lol.
well, good choices and a great day. really like your input of the footage. a fine video again!
Awesome thanks for sharing
Beautiful!
I did a simalar Mt Baldy trek. didnt summit but made it down to Laguna beach by sunset. I bet that was fun skiing down. looked like decent cali / LA baldy snow.
Amazing job & epic footage!
I did this exact itinerary back in 2013 except but instead backtracked back to the Niblock/Whyte col with a climbing partner I had met that day. He decided to take an alternative route down from the col and ended up needing SAR before the day was done. Glad to see you had much better luck than he, Danny! Great video.
nick disappeared so quick!!! i love loose rock!......... when its really small lol! absolutely amazing footage!
“Scree for all” love the Das jokes Danny!
Nice adventure, @forestyforest can show you some hidden gems 💎 in that area👌
When filming one's self:
1) Hike up portion of trail
2) place camera
3) walk back down trail
4) Turn around
5) Run up trail past camera to give the impression of always moving that fast
6) Go back and retrieve camera
Now onto official business...
Without any other Mediocre Amateurs I wasn't holding out much hope for Danny pushing himself beyond his stomach's agreement...Official Counter: Mediocre Amateur videos since Danny's last puke: 17!
Always a good day when you upload a new video 👏
12:40 that's some commitment to filming right there Danny!
In Canada we never go back to a "cooler full of soda". Its always a cooler full of cold beer! ;). Great vid though!
Great views and great tunes
might have better luck on trailforks than alltrails and its a cooler full of pop! welcome to canada eh. stoked to see some canadian peaks but bummed the all the amateurs couldnt make it. hopefully your saving the HSCT for the crew! great episode you should be on cable television cause this is better than the bachelor
Nothing "mediocre" about this guy. Clever and entertaining, and an absolute beast. Riding a "rock-alanche" with his shoes like he was skiing down a "scree-for-all" (while videoing it no less). Nonchalantly managing an exposed ridge with abrupt drops of hundreds of feet on loose crap, after an elevation gain of 5-6K feet, and after doing sometihng similar the day before. I was feeling vertiginous sitting in my chair watfching this. Jees!! And always optimistic even when the comments turns dark: "This is an alternate way down... It looks a little rough but there are tracks and maybe a faint trail---which could lead to a bunch of corpses..." [Me thinking: "That could be right."] Then effortlessly throws in a philosphical pearl: "Things always look worse from a distance [but] when you get into the mix the path reveals itself." If that's mediocre, the rest of us live in the opposite of Lake Wobegon (ie, below average). Respect.
I did Devils Thumb this summer! Loved the hike and scramble. When I did it someone in front on the steepest part of the avalanche scar dislodged a rock that came rolling down the hill so I had to dive out of the way. The dive has just made the memory even better!
While watching, I wondered about rock fall from above.....w/o a helmet
Always makes me wonder what people think of you going up and then down, just to go back up 😹 Great shots and the Views are gorgeous! Hopefully you got all the rocks out of your shoes, ha
Thanks for taking us along Danny! Always such a good inspiration to get back to the mountains and suffer!
you deserve more subscribers!!
Thanks for taking the time and effort to bring us along again. You may be an amatuer, but you are definitely not mediocre.
The bee hive has some nice blocky climbes
Being from the Canadian Rockies this is stressful, can I buy you a helmet? Lol. Nice job as always
Love this video, Cheers. I did Niblock and Devil's Thumb last week and made a video on my channel.
Interesting music choices. . . Glad to see you using poles buddy!
Scree skiing very impressive
Danny,
Dude, you are the epitome of awesomeness on this hike. You never fail to blow me away with your chutzpah and humour. You are an incredible inspiration to an old goat like me. Keep on climbing you little mountain goat you!!!
Incredible scenery once again. It’s so beautiful there. You guys are crazy!! Congratulations on a hike well done!
Also come over to Australia and check out some of our mountains, I'll show you the best days out
Jumping over the camera on a scree slope, bold move for someone who has to wade back up to the camera lol.
Not sure about your hiking boot choice especially for walking on scree. regardless thank you for the video, been to Lake Louise hiking and skiing it is a wonderful place and the mountains are so different to those we have in the UK
You're the man Danny! Appreciate all the effort you put into making these sick videos for us to enjoy
Woohooo new video!!!
Your dedication to those solo shots is highly commendable, good sir!