Excellent video. Narration explained where/what/when. Scenery great and background music volume not intrusive. Also the narrator's calm demeanor suited the tranquility of the hike. All these things made this video far better than most others.
I loved your video. Made me homesick for the high Sierra, probably will never make it back. Watching your video truly gave me at home sick feeling in my stomach if you know what I mean. Thank you!
Well done! You gotta do a lessons learned follow up video. Favorite gear. Stuff you could have left behind. Stuff you wish you had. Experience is pure gold.
Thanks for this. It brought back memories. In 1974 at 14 years of age, I hiked the same but the opposite direction. It's good to see that it looks the same except for the larger size of the store at the end and the crowds on that side of trail.
My husband and I loved this - I especially appreciated that there wasn't really loud background music, and that you were honest about the difficulties. Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic video diary! Thank You! I'm 56 now and have always wanted to do exactly the same route as you guys did. I've done Whitney a couple of times a couple of decades ago, and from the summit, looking out across the West side into that valley, was just so inviting. Unfortunately, (and occurring very soon thereafter,) with very bad knees, those hopes and dreams have gone unfulfilled. I have to say, this video made me Google, "Hiking the John Muir Trail with Bad Knees". I am now reading loads of articles on this and SOOO hope that I will someday, in the near future, be able to fulfill this long overdue adventure. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
You're still young so you have plenty of time to make this dream of yours a reality! There are a few ways to cover 211 miles but it all starts with building up a base fitness for hiking. Although hiking isn't usually seen as a competitive sport, you can still apply a training regimen to help strengthen your body and overcome past injuries. I think some good milestones to hit are 1 mile, 5 mile, 10 mile, 15 mile day hikes; then work your way up to those distances with a pack; then start doing a few consecutive days of backpacking. Fortunately, backpacking gear is considerably lighter/better than it was in the past so that can be very helpful with weaker knees. You can even do the trail in sections! No matter how you get out there, it's simply breathtaking once you're there.
Try cycling. It worked for me. I have osteoarthritis in both knees and my doctor said I should expect to need a knee replacement by last year. I'm still going strong and loving backpacking. Proper use of trekking poles is also a big help.
Tremendous work. You nailed it. Perfect timing this year. I have spent hundreds of days in the Sierra, watched dozens of other video. This is the one of the best.
So true these guys did it right. The hippies along the Appalachian trails completely ruin it along with any desire to hike it. They ruin the point of going on these hikes with their music, drinking and drugs and don't enjoy the nature.
+april murphy: Right. Why do some people assume I'll like their music? If it's about hiking, I'd like to hear the silence or sounds of the trail as well as the hiker's narration. As you intimated, why add an alien sound to nature when the whole video is about enjoying nature?
I use this as my go-to for backpackers and non-backpackers to explain what JMT is like. This is really well done, guys; thanks for putting in the work to make this
My daughter and friends are just finishing up the JMT. Before leaving, she told me to watch some of the video's out there of JMT. I believe she wanted to reassure me, she will be fine, now I envy all the beauty she will see as I watched your video. It was a fantastic journey for you and your brother to take together. I must say, you and your brother have the best one out there. Thank you for sharing your adventure.
This is beautifully done. Narration is perfect - not intrusive, yet still provides perspective that is interesting and involving. Wonderful videography, too. And you couldn't have chosen a more beautiful time, though you paid for it with snow and mosquitos. So well done! I did exactly the same trip when I was 22, and now I'm 71. Thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories...
I really love you said “All we had to do is walk it, but somebody had to build it" I should really try out all my efforts to protect all out there, the trail, the environment, the spirit! Thanks for the video!!
Hiking Nerd, Yes, beautiful indeed. It’s hard to choose just one memory, however, I will say it’s when I reached the Whitney Portal after summiting Mt. Whitney because that was the finish line. I summited from Guitar Lake with one hour of sleep so it was brutal. I always sleep well in the Sierras, but not that night prior to the final climb. The JMT will always be a slice of heaven to me. Keep on hiking, friends!
I've watched this video a number of times, I just watched again, and as usual, WOW! Always enjoy this one! Great footage, some incredible views! Thanks again and again for sharing!
I can't imagine the camaraderie that you two must have after that trip! Bravo!..Not only for undertaking an adventure like this but also having the craft and patience to put it together so well!
Thank you! We were very lucky for the opportunity - it isn’t often that we can make this much time available and to have such great conditions on trail.
I've done parts of your hike. It was a life changing experience. Your video took me back there. Thank you for making this video and sharing it with us. Thank you.
I watched this documentary last year. It is still on my bucket list! We have a song that we wrote called "Mountain Calling" and it is a nod to John Muir and his life. Very inspiring guy. If you haven't read his biography you should!
Nice documentation of your JMT. Your picture quality was better than most. You made someone very happy giving your stove away. I like the next to the last shot, using the mouth mask to shade the eye for a nap, very practical double use.
What a beautiful adventure. So many scenic views along the way and to end with Yosemite was epic. This is def on my to do list. Thanks for sharing as always.
One of my favorite JMT videos! I'm quite impressed with the pace you two maintained. It's nice to be young. I love the preparation and organization of your gear lists. Very detailed. Not many people count and weigh their toilet paper squares, and list each every item of their first aid kit. I'm surprised with that level of organization that you lost your stove and pot, but great that you took it in stride and adapted. Congratulations on a great hike and great video.
Hey guys this was the first video I ever watched of the JMT, since then I watched many more, and I felt in love with the journey, my wife and I attempted the trail in 2019, totally unprepared failed, will hike it again this year, and will finish our adventure for sure, thanks for your video.
You may be confusing me with someone else. Haven't been at Reds this summer...yet. I did check out your channel and subscribed. Good stuff! We share a similar vision in sharing what we love and possibly helping others. Happy trails!
Awesome job guys!! Really making me consider northbound for my next attempt! Your video quality was best I've seen here on UA-cam. What camera did you use if you don't mind me asking? Congrats on your trip!
Love your videos, I'm on dialysis and always wanted to go on a long trail hike. I'm always pushing myself and hope to get out there and experience real natural untouched nature. Keep up the great work
So awe struck with your hiking experience. You both did an amazing job! Love the photography of beautiful nature, your experience and sharing it with the world.
What a great video! You captured the incredible scenery, your feelings and struggles and the overall experience of the JMT, and you did it without unnecessary conversation. The JMT has long been a dream of mine and is on my backpacking "bucket list". Thanks for taking me along.
3 years ago me and friends had to exit the JMT after 6 days due to an injury. After watching this video I'm inspired to go back and do the whole thing! Keep up the awesome content. Will love to hit the trail and cross paths
Hello Jimmy and Michael, thank you for sharing your fine video. I really enjoyed it. Your adventure brought back some pleasant memories of a back packing trip that I took in the early 70's. You guys be safe out there. 🤗
Great video. I’d like to see and hear a bit more narrative above and beyond: this is where we are and this is where we are going. Talk about why you love hiking, add some motivational dialogue. Like why did you decide to do the JMT? what roadblocks did you encounter and how did you conquer them? Congrats and good job on JMT.
Nice video. I hope you enjoyed the hike; it looks like you did. I did the JMT in 2015 and then came back in 2016 to explore the southern Sierra away from the JMT and the area between Reds Meadow and Wanda Lake this year. So much beauty along the JMT and beauty with seclusion off the JMT. I don't think I'll ever grow tired of it.
Very well done Gentlemen. Right down to the burger and beer at the end. Bravo! My only comment would be that your water bottle location next to your face the whole time would have drove me bonkers, but to each their own! Very well done!
the headache is from altitude sickness....drink lots of water, take anti inflammatory meds and try take breaks. when wanting to clean up heat your water first....then take a camp bath. always have a back up stove. make a checklist for packing up your stuff before heading out on the hike (breaking camp). you wont forget your gear this way.
Loved watching you and your brother on this epic journey. Thanks for sharing such an amazing trip. You further inspire me to do the JMT, a trail I have wanted to do for many years. So cool you got to do it with your brother. Happy trails.
Hello my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing your adventure on the JMT. That is such a beautiful area. you did a great job of filming and narrating. Back in October of '71' my neighbor and I summited Mt. Whitney. Your video brought back some pleasant memories. All the best to you guys in the New Year. 🤗
Great video guys! One thing you might want to do when forgetting streams is to remember to un buckle you pack straps. if you fall in the water you don't want your packs weighing you down.
AMMMMMMMMAZING HIKE, guys!!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!! very impressive! love the way you documented this and such a well organized hike!!!! BRAVO!!!! hands down
I really enjoyed sharing in your trip. Well done video and the scenery is just fantastic. Hope you have another adventure and make another video of it. All the best to you both!
Another great video. Good job guys. Congrats !! Also, get the left leg checked out, I had the same issue, meniscus. Hope it gets better for you. God Bless
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Excellent video. Narration explained where/what/when. Scenery great and background music volume not intrusive. Also the narrator's calm demeanor suited the tranquility of the hike. All these things made this video far better than most others.
true 😊
I loved your video. Made me homesick for the high Sierra, probably will never make it back. Watching your video truly gave me at home sick feeling in my stomach if you know what I mean. Thank you!
Well done! You gotta do a lessons learned follow up video. Favorite gear. Stuff you could have left behind. Stuff you wish you had. Experience is pure gold.
Ok, you had me rolling at "the biggest challenge isn't Whitney, it's holding my poop in" 😂😂😂😂 Love how you documented this.
Hahaha I got a good laugh out of that too!
LOL - I had rewind a couple of times to make sure if that's what I heard him say!
It's funny because.... it's true. :P
Of course you would catch this, Tim. You definitely have an eye (and ear) for all things related to poop and trowels :)
I just sat down for lunch . I thought that is what he said, lol. Great video
Thanks for this. It brought back memories. In 1974 at 14 years of age, I hiked the same but the opposite direction. It's good to see that it looks the same except for the larger size of the store at the end and the crowds on that side of trail.
My husband and I loved this - I especially appreciated that there wasn't really loud background music, and that you were honest about the difficulties. Thank you for sharing!
Ran into you guys on the way up Muir pass, we were the guys doing the High Route. Well done on the video, I enjoyed watching it!
Fantastic video diary! Thank You! I'm 56 now and have always wanted to do exactly the same route as you guys did. I've done Whitney a couple of times a couple of decades ago, and from the summit, looking out across the West side into that valley, was just so inviting. Unfortunately, (and occurring very soon thereafter,) with very bad knees, those hopes and dreams have gone unfulfilled. I have to say, this video made me Google, "Hiking the John Muir Trail with Bad Knees". I am now reading loads of articles on this and SOOO hope that I will someday, in the near future, be able to fulfill this long overdue adventure. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
You're still young so you have plenty of time to make this dream of yours a reality! There are a few ways to cover 211 miles but it all starts with building up a base fitness for hiking. Although hiking isn't usually seen as a competitive sport, you can still apply a training regimen to help strengthen your body and overcome past injuries. I think some good milestones to hit are 1 mile, 5 mile, 10 mile, 15 mile day hikes; then work your way up to those distances with a pack; then start doing a few consecutive days of backpacking. Fortunately, backpacking gear is considerably lighter/better than it was in the past so that can be very helpful with weaker knees. You can even do the trail in sections! No matter how you get out there, it's simply breathtaking once you're there.
Again, thanks for the support and words of encouragement.
Rene Zambrano I bet you could do it. Go for it!
Try cycling. It worked for me. I have osteoarthritis in both knees and my doctor said I should expect to need a knee replacement by last year. I'm still going strong and loving backpacking. Proper use of trekking poles is also a big help.
Well done gentlemen. Thank you for sharing your journey and experience with us.
Tremendous work. You nailed it. Perfect timing this year. I have spent hundreds of days in the Sierra, watched dozens of other video. This is the one of the best.
Very well done! Love this video! Beautiful photography without loud, annoying music! You guys kicked butt!
+Lance Takata: Exactly, no loud music, wonderful. Most other videos ruin their recordings with intrusive noise.
So true these guys did it right. The hippies along the Appalachian trails completely ruin it along with any desire to hike it. They ruin the point of going on these hikes with their music, drinking and drugs and don't enjoy the nature.
+april murphy: Right. Why do some people assume I'll like their music? If it's about hiking, I'd like to hear the silence or sounds of the trail as well as the hiker's narration. As you intimated, why add an alien sound to nature when the whole video is about enjoying nature?
I really like the "without loud annoying music comment!" So yes agree very nice video.
Thanks for the ride, guys!
I use this as my go-to for backpackers and non-backpackers to explain what JMT is like. This is really well done, guys; thanks for putting in the work to make this
Phenomenal video - not too long and not too short. Video quality was spectacular!
My daughter and friends are just finishing up the JMT. Before leaving, she told me to watch some of the video's out there of JMT. I believe she wanted to reassure me, she will be fine, now I envy all the beauty she will see as I watched your video. It was a fantastic journey for you and your brother to take together. I must say, you and your brother have the best one out there. Thank you for sharing your adventure.
rebecca lasiter Thank you! I’m sure she’s having a great time out there! There are also a lot of people on the trail so I wouldn’t worry.
Thanks for taking me on your journey. Excellent work !!
This is beautifully done. Narration is perfect - not intrusive, yet still provides perspective that is interesting and involving. Wonderful videography, too. And you couldn't have chosen a more beautiful time, though you paid for it with snow and mosquitos. So well done! I did exactly the same trip when I was 22, and now I'm 71. Thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories...
Thank you! I hope to be in your position one day, reminiscing on a life well adventured.
I really love you said “All we had to do is walk it, but somebody had to build it" I should really try out all my efforts to protect all out there, the trail, the environment, the spirit! Thanks for the video!!
I watched this whole video with a goofy smile. What a cool hike with your brother!
You guys bring life to my August JMT 2017 trip! I didn’t film nearly as much as u did.
Thank you.
You are the epitome of excellent living!
Beautiful trail this year, eh? What's your fondest memory from your hike?
Hiking Nerd,
Yes, beautiful indeed. It’s hard to choose just one memory, however, I will say it’s when I reached the Whitney Portal after summiting Mt. Whitney because that was the finish line. I summited from Guitar Lake with one hour of sleep so it was brutal. I always sleep well in the Sierras, but not that night prior to the final climb. The JMT will always be a slice of heaven to me. Keep on hiking, friends!
Wonderful photography. That's a long hike !!!
I've watched this video a number of times, I just watched again, and as usual, WOW! Always enjoy this one! Great footage, some incredible views! Thanks again and again for sharing!
Thanks Carla!
I can't imagine the camaraderie that you two must have after that trip! Bravo!..Not only for undertaking an adventure like this but also having the craft and patience to put it together so well!
Thank you! We were very lucky for the opportunity - it isn’t often that we can make this much time available and to have such great conditions on trail.
I've done parts of your hike. It was a life changing experience. Your video took me back there. Thank you for making this video and sharing it with us. Thank you.
Amazing video!!! I am 55 and have backpacked throughout the Sierra in my 20s and 30s.
Aching to get back into it. Thank you!!!!
Brings back great memories. Well done you two.
Very quick 40 minutes! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for bringing the experience to us...people that will never get this opportunity. Cheers!
Mt. Whitney - where the air is thin, but the marmots are not! Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful trail! Thanks for taking us along with you!
I watched this documentary last year. It is still on my bucket list! We have a song that we wrote called "Mountain Calling" and it is a nod to John Muir and his life. Very inspiring guy. If you haven't read his biography you should!
Nice documentation of your JMT. Your picture quality was better than most. You made someone very happy giving your stove away. I like the next to the last shot, using the mouth mask to shade the eye for a nap, very practical double use.
My favorite JMT video so far. Thanks!
What a beautiful adventure. So many scenic views along the way and to end with Yosemite was epic. This is def on my to do list. Thanks for sharing as always.
Your production quality is superb. Been following you for a while and really enjoy the work you put in. Keep it up!
Thank you!
One of my favorite JMT videos! I'm quite impressed with the pace you two maintained. It's nice to be young. I love the preparation and organization of your gear lists. Very detailed. Not many people count and weigh their toilet paper squares, and list each every item of their first aid kit. I'm surprised with that level of organization that you lost your stove and pot, but great that you took it in stride and adapted. Congratulations on a great hike and great video.
Hey guys this was the first video I ever watched of the JMT, since then I watched many more, and I felt in love with the journey, my wife and I attempted the trail in 2019, totally unprepared failed, will hike it again this year, and will finish our adventure for sure, thanks for your video.
Good luck!
That first scene should be enough to convince anyone -- glorious.
What a wonderful journey 👏🏼 amazing picture perfect view 👌🏼 well done
Awesome video guys. You made it look easier than it is. The JMT is a worthy accomplishment. Congrats! Great pictures by the way.
Thanks, I subbed to your channel! Looks like it's a small world of video creators here on UA-cam.
You may be confusing me with someone else. Haven't been at Reds this summer...yet. I did check out your channel and subscribed. Good stuff! We share a similar vision in sharing what we love and possibly helping others. Happy trails!
My bad, I thought it was just too coincidental..
Awesome job guys!! Really making me consider northbound for my next attempt! Your video quality was best I've seen here on UA-cam. What camera did you use if you don't mind me asking? Congrats on your trip!
Thanks. I used an iPhone 7 Plus for the video.
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.
Awesome achievement guys! Thanks for taking us along 👍🏾
This was great, loved it and thanks for sharing it with those like me, that can no longer hike the trails.
Ahh the memories. Used to do 50-60 mi treks over a week as a Boy Scout in the early 70's. Remember lots of spots. Thanks
I don't like hiking long distance but I thoroughly enjoyed watching your long video! Very good narration, picture quality and peaceful music...
Really beautiful and inspiring! This is a bucket list trip for me and my brother as well.
Love your videos, I'm on dialysis and always wanted to go on a long trail hike. I'm always pushing myself and hope to get out there and experience real natural untouched nature. Keep up the great work
If you get a transplant let yourself heal a just go.
So awe struck with your hiking experience. You both did an amazing job! Love the photography of beautiful nature, your experience and sharing it with the world.
What a great video! You captured the incredible scenery, your feelings and struggles and the overall experience of the JMT, and you did it without unnecessary conversation. The JMT has long been a dream of mine and is on my backpacking "bucket list". Thanks for taking me along.
Thanks! Hope you get to walk this one day.
3 years ago me and friends had to exit the JMT after 6 days due to an injury. After watching this video I'm inspired to go back and do the whole thing! Keep up the awesome content. Will love to hit the trail and cross paths
Hello Jimmy and Michael, thank you for sharing your fine video. I really enjoyed it. Your adventure brought back some pleasant memories of a back packing trip that I took in the early 70's. You guys be safe out there. 🤗
Great video. I’d like to see and hear a bit more narrative above and beyond: this is where we are and this is where we are going. Talk about why you love hiking, add some motivational dialogue. Like why did you decide to do the JMT? what roadblocks did you encounter and how did you conquer them? Congrats and good job on JMT.
Jimmy and Michael's excellent adventure... epic trip. Thanks for sharing, take care.
Spectacular scenery... what an adventure!
Awesome footage bro! My brother and I plan on doing the trip August 2018. Praying our application gets selected.
Fantastic video! Beautiful documentation of your travels. Congratulations on completing the trail.Thank you so much for sharing.
brilliant vid guys. and beautyful photography.....thank you
Great video gentlemen! Can only say thank you! Take care...
Very good video, good eye for scenery and light, great attention to detail. We enjoyed it tonight.
I have always wanted to hike this. I hope to when my kids are grown. It look beautiful. Great job guys!
You made one heck of a pace! Looks like you started out at a normal pace then kicked into overdrive!
Good stuff, guys. It gives a very good view of what hiking the JMT is really like.
Nice video. I hope you enjoyed the hike; it looks like you did. I did the JMT in 2015 and then came back in 2016 to explore the southern Sierra away from the JMT and the area between Reds Meadow and Wanda Lake this year. So much beauty along the JMT and beauty with seclusion off the JMT. I don't think I'll ever grow tired of it.
Very well done Gentlemen. Right down to the burger and beer at the end. Bravo! My only comment would be that your water bottle location next to your face the whole time would have drove me bonkers, but to each their own! Very well done!
Whitney is one of my favorite hikes. Great job brothers!
the headache is from altitude sickness....drink lots of water, take anti inflammatory meds and try take breaks. when wanting to clean up heat your water first....then take a camp bath. always have a back up stove. make a checklist for packing up your stuff before heading out on the hike (breaking camp). you wont forget your gear this way.
I agree we’ll done on the video.
Thanks for sharing.
Great video! I really liked the pace feel of it. It's awesome that you two can share these trips together!
I can't stop watching this video! I love it because it's like I'm backpacking with you guys. Can you guys to the colorado trail please!!!
Loved watching you and your brother on this epic journey. Thanks for sharing such an amazing trip. You further inspire me to do the JMT, a trail I have wanted to do for many years. So cool you got to do it with your brother. Happy trails.
Well done guys! It was fun tagging along.
Hello my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing your adventure on the JMT. That is such a beautiful area. you did a great job of filming and narrating. Back in October of '71' my neighbor and I summited Mt. Whitney. Your video brought back some pleasant memories. All the best to you guys in the New Year. 🤗
I'm inspired.. luv it fellas.
Great video guys! One thing you might want to do when forgetting streams is to remember to un buckle you pack straps. if you fall in the water you don't want your packs weighing you down.
Crazy auto spelling won't let me spell forge ing.
Thanks for sharing guys! Great adventure ... Greetings from the Netherlands. Walter.
Brilliantly filmed and edited. Amazing views. Thanks for sharing and congrats on completing the JMT.
Total respect to you both. An awesome achievement.
What a great journey!! Thank you for sharing it with us. God bless you both. John
AMMMMMMMMAZING HIKE, guys!!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!! very impressive! love the way you documented this and such a well organized hike!!!! BRAVO!!!! hands down
Thanks. for bringing me along! Congrats!
Great job great seeing you and your brother together. I wasn't bored for a moment of the video and it was well-balanced
This is such a beautiful film
This is so beautifully shot and an awesome journey to follow! Thanks for sharing.
Kamran Shafi Thanks!
Beautiful landscape. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed sharing in your trip. Well done video and the scenery is just fantastic. Hope you have another adventure and make another video of it. All the best to you both!
Excellent video. JMT is on my list if not the whole PCT. Thank you for sharing and congratulations
Hi Jimmy and Michael, thanks for this amazing video!
Guys, thanks for post such an awesome video. Really felt for you when you left your stove behind!
So impressive!!! My sister and I are planning a trip!! Inspirational thank you for sharing
Great adventure guy thanks for filming it and sharing it.
Great job boys !! Can't believe you didn't pull a few wild trout out of those lakes and streams, tastiest food in the sierra...
Another great video. Good job guys. Congrats !! Also, get the left leg checked out, I had the same issue, meniscus. Hope it gets better for you. God Bless
Awesome job with this video! I really feel like watching it has pushed me over the edge and now I’m pulling the trigger on planning my trip out there!
Awesome! I have backpacked a couple of days in the Sierra's but nothing like this. Excellent video journal.
fantastic scenery, straight to the point. Well done, loved it.I`ll probably watch it again!! well done boys!! Stay safe.
Thanks!
Really amazing scenery! Looks like a great hike. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome back Jimmy! Been awhile. Love the dual Flex's!
Thanks Martin. Now you know what I've been up to!
Wow congrats. Thanks for bringing us along. Really beautiful video !😉
Thank you for sharing your great adventure.
Great video, I hope to hike this trail one day. Thanks for sharing!
Go for it!