THE MOST INCREDIBLE VIEWS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK: HIKING AND CLIMBING MOUNT SIYEH AND SIYEH PASS
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Siyeh Pass and Mount Siyeh are among the best hikes in all of Glacier National Park. Mount Siyeh is Glacier National Park's most accessible 10,000 foot peak and it may be the easiest of them to climb. Perhaps the most spectacular part of this climb is the 4,100 foot drop from the summit of Mount Siyeh to turquoise blue Cracker Lake below. Siyeh Pass via Piegan Pass trailhead at Going to the Sun Road is another great option as this trail climbs over 2,000 feet in 5 miles. The reward of hiking to Siyeh Pass is views down into Otokomi Lake, Saint Mary's Lake and multiple peaks in the area. This pass is definitely one of the most beautiful areas in Glacier National Park.
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Some serious footage Matt. You are a blessed man . Thanks for Sharing
Thanks my man! I really appreciate that! Cheers!
Nice video! BTW, it's pronounced "sigh eeee". I did the Siyeh pass trail several times when I worked in Glacier, a truly beautiful trail.
You had the dream job Mark! When and what did you do when you work there? I figured I’d have a few people letting me know how to actually say it 🤣… it’s been at least a year since then and I can officially say that I can pronounce it correctly 😂👍🏼
@montanamark9574, thanks for the clarification. Now all I need is which syllable gets the accent. I'm assuming #1. Thanks.
I did this through hike last year, honestly one of the best hiking trails in the world ❤
Non stop views! I bet that day is etched in your mind 👍🏼
This is fantastic. I only ever got to the pass. Thank you so much.
That was one of my favorites so far! I bet you could make it 👍🏼! Glad you enjoyed the video!
What a stupendous, beautiful place; absolutely breathtaking. I love you and your lovely family and thank you for taking us with you!
Best wishes from UK. 💕
Hi Janice! I was sitting at my computer and saw this comment pop up. Thanks so much for watching! It's so cool that you're able to watch from halfway across the planet! Stay tuned, Cheers!
@@TheMountainMatt Hi Matt! I doubt I'll ever make it to your wonderful country but thanks to generous, kind people like you I can revel in your landscape to my heart's content. My youtube journey throughout Montana and another on my wish list, Utah, is just getting going and I can't wait. 😀
Stay well all of you. 💕
@@janicetaylor7516 Glad to be of assistance! I'll help you journey throughout Washington State and California as well starting this fall 😁
Have a wonderful day and stay in touch 👍🏻
Awesome video! I've climbed Reynolds, Clements, Piegan & Pollock already. Siyeh is my #1 goal for next summer. Thanks for posting this! I already want to start training for that climb!
You’ve climbed some good peaks out there 👍🏼 you should be good to go for Siyeh if you’re in decent shape 👍🏼 it’s in my top 3 to date for sure!
Dang what a wholesome family you have! Going to glacier in August, super excited and glad I found your channel! We have five days there so we are trying to find the best hikes to do!
Thanks so much Rachel! We are blessed beyond! You’re going to absolutely love it there. Let me know if you have any questions 😁👍🏼
Amazing Vid Matt! I Can't wait to tackle one of these projects with you!
I have big plans for you sir! Start training that's for sure 😁🤣
Beautiful family! I love the editing the video in the perspective of two parties.
Thank you so much! We are truly blessed. I appreciate you watching 😁
Very beautiful mountain
The top was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
Heading there in mid July, what great hike up you had. Thanks for sharing another adventure bro!
We’ll be in the Two Medicine area right after you 😁👍🏼
Unbelievable views. Holy crap!! Outstanding footage. You killing me to get out west😄 to bad I live on other side of the country. This hike was incredible. Glad you guys stayed safe from the grizzlies.
By far my most favorite hike to date! Views and wildlife were incredible that day. Glad you're enjoying the adventures Jason! I'm super pumped for the next bunch of videos to come out 😁
The grizzlies have figured out that army cutworm moths shelter under the rocks on Siyeh to escape the heat. That's why you see so many up there flipping rocks.
Gorgeous
‘Twas 👍🏼
What a great video. Really enjoyed it. I went to grinnel glacier overlook and now i want to go back to glacier and do more hikes
Thanks! There’s something special about that place. Can’t get enough 👍🏼. That overlook is incredible! I could spend a lifetime there.
@@TheMountainMatt my daughter is almost 3 years old. I can't wait for her to be old enough for long hikes with me. How old were your kids?
16 and 13. We've been training them for years now, pushing them a little more each season. Now they're scrambling and rock hopping like it's nothing. We tried to start them young enough so now they don't even realize how tough some of the adventures we are doing actually are🤣. Start her young, just ease into it 👍🏼 just make it fun and they'll love it!
Great video. Truly enjoyed it
I'm glad you found the channel! Thanks for watching, cheers!
Wow those views at the end were amazing. We are going mid July, cannot wait!
The views are literally everywhere immediately! You are going to love it! We're headed back to the Two Medicine area in August then Dalton and I are headed back the end of September as well. I switch between Glacier and the Tetons for my favorite place depending on which park I'm at 🤣. Have you been to the Tetons yet?
@@TheMountainMatt we were there last year. Had one clear day after it stopped raining and was beautiful. Then the next 2 days the smoke from the fires was so thick you could barely see the Tetons. We did the Jenny Lake trail into Cascade Canyon which was fun. Saw 2 bears and 2 moose. Want to go back when it’s clear. From the Moulton barn the Tetons were barely a shadow
@@bluetickgamer bummer about the smoke! Last year was horrible like that. At least you saw the wildlife in Cascade Canyon, that area is incredible. Starting tomorrow I have a bunch of Teton vids coming out. Those will help you decide which area to hike for the next time you go 😁👍🏼. I may have told you this in a different video comment section 🤔. Cheers!
@@TheMountainMatt definitely have to go back either spring or fall. Have you been to Zion yet. Some amazing hikes there but need to go in off season. Did the Narrows in July and it was a total zoo. Went back in December and had it almost to myself. Went almost 2 hours up the Narrows before I ran into other hikers. Same with Angel’s Landing. Wes there at sunset and it was me and 3 other people
@@bluetickgamer We were lucky enough to visit Zion a bunch of years back before it got really crowded. Still it's a great place and one of my favorites. Shoulder season at the parks are my new thing, except for at least one trip with the girls per summer because of school. That sunset at Angel's Landing would be sick!
Love your channel! I’m coming to glacier for the first time this august! We’re hoping to do Reynolds and Siyeh. We hike all kinds of class 3 scrambles in Washington where we live. Do you think Siyeh and reynolds will be ok for us? I keep worrying what if Montana mountains are different 🤣
The rock in Glacier is VERY loose shale. Just be prepared for that. Otherwise you should be fine if you have good experience route finding and climbing. I was out there last fall on Dragonstail which is right next to Reynolds and it was some of the loosest I’ve ever dealt with. There will be good goat trails going up each 👍🏼. Have a great time!
Awesome! Thanks so much. I cannot wait.
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It looks like another planet!
I envy your family!
Thanks for taking us along.
Ram
That was probably mine and Dalton’s favorite to date! It had everything we could have asked for. We are truly blessed 😁 cheers!
Well done. Excellent vid with spectacular footage. Girls did a nice hike as well. Any parts of Siyeh (other than the top) where you can die while climbing.
It’s basically straight up after 3 or 4 miles of hiking. There are parts that if you slip or fall while climbing could cause serious injury or death. That being said the foot and hand grabs going up are good. It’s a decent class 4 scramble from the valley floor. Once you reach the ridge there is that massive cliff down to Cracker Lake but you can stay back as far as needed. It’s a tough climb if you’ve never done anything like that before and the route finding going up can be tricky. To this day it’s in my top 3 for sure 👍🏼😁 cheers Jon!
Sick!
Yes it was 🤣 probably my most favorite to date! It had everything. Can't recommend it enough!
@@TheMountainMatt Goacier is so beautiful, have you done MT Wilbur?
@@rossmerrigan3220 not yet … some year I’d love to! Targeting Glacier in the fall if the weather holds. I’d really love to go up “The Notch” to Iceberg Peak which is across from Wilbur. That looks incredible as well 👍🏼
@@TheMountainMatt yeah Iceberg Peak looks amazing as well, thank you for the inspiring videos, I can’t wait to go back! Do you guys have an IG?
@rossmerrigan3220 thanks Ross! I love making these vids and mainly make them for people like yourself 😁 we do have a IG as it is the same name as the UA-cam channel 👍🏼 cheers man!
Great video! Anymore vids from glacier?
Just the 3 out right now. Headed back to Glacier in August and the end of September for some bangers though! So eventually I’ll have a bunch more 👍🏼😁
Amazing place, great shots!!! Thank you for sharing. How long will it take for you to get to the top? Whats the brand of that orange hoodie you are wearing btw?
Thanks man, I appreciate you watching. I think it took Dalton and me around 7 hours to summit. I do a TON of messing around trying to get good shots so that adds a decent amount of time to our days. We've got a system down now for filming everything that cuts the time down a tad. I found the brand Stio in Jackson, Wyoming. They have incredible alpine clothes that I love!
Nice videos (just came across your channel)!! Planning a Glacier trip for next year (Aug 2024) - can hardly wait for this beauty. What camera(s) are you using for your action footage? I'm thinking of getting one for our outings, and to use in our apiary.
Hi Terry, glad you stumbled across the channel! You will absolutely love Glacier, it's the best! I currently use a GH5 with a couple different lenses depending on things. I also have a GoPro for both Dalton and myself when things are a bit sketchy. We also have Iphone 14 pro's. The camera's in the Iphone 14 and 15's are so good now that I don't mind using them as well. The stabilization in the Iphone's are off the charts as well. Cheers!
Hey Matt, the video was incredible! What camera setup do you use?
Thanks Alex! Currently I use a GH5 with a couple different lenses, while I have Dalton and the girls using a GoPro 7.
Thanks for the content Matt! What would you say are some other accessible peaks in the park? And where did you do your research to find the right trails? Thanks for the help!
Most peaks in Glacier are accessible it’s all about the individual’s experience level and desire to summit. Some are easier than others. Some have huge approaches and some are right off the road. I have multiple apps and research far in advance for the adventures depending on the experience level of the people I’m with. Thanks for watching! I use Strava, AllTrails, FATMAP-( going away with 😩) and Google earth. Between the aforementioned and the internet I unusually feel safe route finding 👍🏼
Thanks so much! Thinking of doing Siyeh and Iceberg peak at the very least. Is your Strava account the same name as your UA-cam channel??
Search Matthew Jacobs for Strava / the mountain matt for AllTrails. All my past routes are on AllTrails. Unfortunately I only just started using Strava this summer since they bought out FATMAP a short while ago. If you don’t already have AllTrails+ follow the link in any UA-cam video or the link in my Instagram bio for 30% OFF AllTrails+ 👍🏼 OR enter mountainmatt30 at checkout. I have multiple routes in Glacier that I’ve done in my AllTrails account. I’ve yet to upload those adventure videos in Glacier to UA-cam.
Amazing, that is super helpful! Been going to Glacier for at least a two weeks the past 3 summers and want to do some more off trail adventures this year. Looking forward to replicating some of your hikes!
Yeah buddy! Sounds like you have but if you haven’t look at some of those past routes I have on AllTrails 👍🏼😁 cheers!
Absolutely stunning views! Great video!
Thanks Roger! It was an absolutely incredible day up there. Glacier is a special place, have you been there yet?
@@TheMountainMatt I only went as far as the creek crossing.
@@rogerdavis2443 Views galore anywhere you go though 👍🏻 hard to beat Glacier!
Awesome hike, what month we’re you guys there?
That was the middle of August a couple years ago already
Could i tag alone? Love your videos
I appreciate that! I'm glad you're enjoying the vids 😁👍🏼
Love your videos; you do a great job! 👍
I'll be in Glacier in three weeks and am planning to attempt Siyeh... I've got Blake Passmore's "Climb Glacier Park" book with color photos of the route and GPS waypoints (though I'm at this point unclear on how to use waypoints, or which app to use; considering paying for AllTrails Pro to download offline maps... just not sure I really need that?) 🤔
Just wondering how much trouble you guys had in route finding? I've chatted with a few other people who have summited Siyeh, and they told me it's comparable to climbing up on your kitchen counter in the steepest sections of the cliffs. The crux of the climb looks a bit sketchy, and coming down (safely) is my biggest concern, as it will look a lot different than going up.
Did you and your son get lost at all, or use any offline maps or GPS? Any advice you have would be appreciated.
I'm kinda thinking as long as it's not foggy and we can see the thumb nail scree field at the base of the mountain, that should keep us from getting too far off route climbing up and down the creek beds/gullies?
PS- We will have bear spray! 🐻
First off hopefully you get bears up there in the distance 😂 it will only add to the greatness of this hike😁. I read Blake’s book about Siyeh several times, which definitely helped. I also use Alltrails Pro for every hike just to be safe, it seems to always come in handy, and it did that day as well. When we met Daniel he had been much more to our right going up, and said that there were better defined trails going up where he was going down… I hope that makes sense 🤔. We did go down closer to where we saw him. It did have a tad better defined spur trails. If you’ve done any kind of class 3-4 climb before than you should be fine 👍🏼. Lots of foot holds and grabs. I always try to over-prepare for big days like that and it sounds like you do as well👍🏼. No way points needed, it’s pretty much keep going up. I liked our approach which brought us to that first overlook. You might be able to download my map from my Alltrails account. I think you just need to search my name? If you can download my map, let me know 😁 I’d love to know if that’s possible! I’m fairly certain it is. Let me know if you have any other questions 😁👍🏼!
@@TheMountainMatt I will definitely pay for AllTrails Pro in the next week or so; offline maps may come in handy on other hikes as well --hoping to also do Iceberg Lake, Grinnell Glacier, Dawson-Pitamakan, and Swiftcurrent Pass/Lookout-- and expecting lingering snow fields on all of them; could be challenging finding the trail in spots? ⛄️
I noticed while watching your video that it appeared you guys climbed up to the "left" of the large scree field/"thumb nail" at the base of Siyeh; Passmore's route is more off to the right, the middle and right of the three gullies I believe. I've heard from others that the way you went up can be much more dangerous class 3-4 versus class 2-3 on Blake's route. We will definitely try to stick with easier and safer, but I may take a look at your map before we attempt it 👍
I definitely want to climb up the upper scree portion of Siyeh near where you guys did above that ridge overlooking Upper Grinnell Lake and Salamander Glacier. Looks to me like the views along that cliff wall are fantastic all the way from the ridge to the summit; hopefully the bears will allow us to go that way versus more "in-land." Just don't get too close to the edge while climbing and enjoy the views 😲
I was last in Glacier in 2018, and we also summited Oberlin, though we went up the scree route rather than the climbers route you all did. We also did Grinnell Overlook off the Highline rather than The Loop, and then went up to Banff in Canada and summited Devil's Thumb above Lake Louise. Definitely recommend that hike --one of my all time favorites-- if you're not familiar. I do think Siyeh will ultimately become my favorite if we're able to get up there and live 😉🤞😬🐻🥵 Siyeh will likely be the toughest hike I ever try. Gotta get myself up there, because as you know, it's absolutely incredible 😍
Thanks for the reply, and keep doing what you do. ^^As I said, love your videos and appreciation for family and the mountains! Happy hiking!
@@greatestshow99 sounds like you have some good experience climbing and route finding 👍🏼 I think once you get up there you’ll be good. I did the same thing and when we starting climbing it all fell into place. If you like Glacier then you’ll love the Tetons as well! I have a few Teton videos coming out over the next few months when Dalton and I were out there last fall. Amazing hikes and seriously beautiful climbs! Every time I’m in either Glacier or the Tetons that becomes my favorite park! I go back and forth, they’re off the charts! Have a great adventure out there!
Mountain Matt, have you done the Pitamakan/Dawson loop? If so did you go clockwise or counterclockwise?
We actually took the Dawson section up to Dawson pass then Dalton and I summited Flinsch Peak while the girls summited Helen Peak. It was outstanding! From the top of Flinsch the rest of Pitamakan looped incredible👍🏼!
We are planning a 8 day trip to GNP next year. Do you have any recommendation on top hikes? We plan on spend half the week on the east side and half on the west side of the park. :)
8 days is a great time frame for Glacier as you can almost guarantee a day or two for bad weather. We’ve had a complete rain (week)out 1 year and the next perfect weather. Both in August. Honestly September would be my first pick as the crowds are MUCH smaller and the foliage is top notch! The hikes are all incredible and only get better the more effort you put forth. Both sides have strenuous and easier type hikes. I have a few more Glacier vids coming out over the next few months 👍🏼😁
I wanted to see you and your son reunite with the girls. Is there a part two?
Unfortunately not 😁 they finished long before us and headed back to the car to wait. We barely made it off the mountain before a storm came in. It was double time coming down. I’ll have to remember that kind of ending for future videos👍🏼😁 thanks, cheers!
What boots are you guys wearing when hitting these peaks in Glacier.
I’m strictly La Sportiva where as Dalton likes Salomon. Emily has jumped on the La Sportiva women’s boots in the past two seasons as well.
@@TheMountainMatt thanks, I’ve been wearing altra lone peak mids but they don’t have very good grip on rock. Been looking at the La Sportiva TX4. Love all your videos, keep it up.
I can’t recommend the La’s enough 👍🏼 I’ve had 3 pair now 🤣 thanks Ryan! I’m actually back in Glacier as I respond to you 😃 love this place!
Incredible!🤯 Do you use an app for set routes when doing climbs like that?
I use and love FatMap. It has multiple options such as gradient levels ect… I’ll sit down at my Mac and research and review best options for peak hikes/climbs. You can download your route into your phone for live use. OnXBackcountry app is good as well.
From a 1/10 how tough was the clime up to MT Siyeh?
It's a subjective kind of climb. If you have some experience route finding and some decent rock climbing/scrambling then it shouldn't be to tough. For people without much of the foregoing then it would be difficult. Hopefully that helps.
@@TheMountainMatt Awesome, we have this planned for day 2 of our trip! How do we get to Siyeh Bend? Do we just enter from the east side of going to the sun road? and follow it up until Siyeh bend
Going to the Sun Road runs from East Glacier to West Glacier. Siyeh Bend is up near Logan Pass close to the middle of Going to the Sun Road. There should be signs up there. I suggest getting the AllTrails app if you haven't already. You can download offline routes that will come in handy with route finding. Check on Google Earth for the exact spot that Siyeh Bend is on Going to the Sun Road.
Have you ever climbed mt Ruth in the north cascades?
I just got back yesterday from Washington and Ruth was on the docket but it was terrible weather up near Baker all week. We ended up chasing the sun all over the state for 4 other bangers though. I've got Ruth and Icy still on the list for the future. I'd love to see the view of the Shuksan massif.
@@TheMountainMatt we did Ruth last year. The glacier was unusable. We went up the back way. The Wally Bahl route. Took 2 days but we did it.
That’s great that you still made it! Glad to hear there’s other routes up. I think we’ll be attempting it one day. I’ve yet to be in that part of the state. Ben has been up Baker multiple times and he’s mentioned making a run at Ruth in the past👍🏼. The weather up near Baker is so tricky.
Apakah kamu sepupu jason statham bro?
Hilarious 😂 I get that sometimes 🤣
I'm guessing you didn't find Daniel's body? Lol.
No luck thank God 😂🤣
@@TheMountainMatt Hahaha!
7 grizz sharing a summit ? Hum … 🤔
we saw 4, there was a lot of area up there for more. Apparently Siyeh is notorious for having a bunch of grizzlies up there.