Hiking the TERRIFYINGLY Steep Slide to Mt Flume | White Mountains NH

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  • @rangerwez3167
    @rangerwez3167 Рік тому +6

    100% ... I did this trail back in 2002 and I was super out of shape and it was VERY terrifying ... I won't even consider doing it in rain or snow. Now days I wouldn't might going back and trying it again. But Adam ... you didn't just do this once ... you were going up and down the slabs to get your cameras ... you are truly a spiderman :)

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому +1

      O ya it is a doozy for sure and I was scrambling all over that thing. It took me over an hour to clear that one huge slab with all my angles lol

  • @buettnermike
    @buettnermike Рік тому +6

    This is the only channel I will drop what I'm doing to watch when the notification comes thru. Another great video and hike! You must have quite a few of the terrifying 25 checked off by now

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому +1

      You're the best! Glad you enjoy the videos so much. Luckily I have plenty of T25s still in the can to show before the injury happened! I was more than halfway done I think!

  • @Amy-gi7jo
    @Amy-gi7jo Рік тому +5

    Adam!! Wow, this is fantastic and probably one of the best videos showing this climb. All of the extra work you did to get those shots - amazing!! Congratulations. Really fun and scary to watch. Be safe!

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! Yes this was quite the ordeal to do through for all that footage but I think the end result has been worth it. So tough!

  • @firnatine67
    @firnatine67 4 місяці тому

    Awesome job! Also thank you for doing your own personal PSA on the difficulty of this Trail while ensuring that people actually stay on the slide to eliminate all of the erosion of people trying to avoid the trail itself. Keep it up out there. You are doing great!

  • @jk-cj2ly
    @jk-cj2ly Рік тому +2

    Adam, your videos are getting more amazing all the time. This was fantastic. Of couse, my favorite so far is Mount Washington desolate in the snow. But i love your videos; you should have 100k subscribers!

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      Yes I was really happy with how this one turned out! I couldn't agree with you more. tell all your friends! lol

  • @stephenodonovan4168
    @stephenodonovan4168 Рік тому +7

    I did this one this summer in less than ideal conditions - wet and foggy - truly terrifying!! I hiked solo, descending the slide, and thought I got off trail since the slide section is not well marked coming down. Without the energy to go back up and dreading the thought of bush-wacking my way home once I got to the bottom, I started yelling out into the wilderness to no avail to see if anyone else was on trail. Then at the very base of the slide I found a marker - I was never so happy to see a splash of paint on a tree!!!

    • @richardlent6580
      @richardlent6580 Рік тому +1

      we almost had problems with not enough markers on Huntington Ravine trail, at the bottom coming down to the top of the boulder field [ 40 years ago]. we were searching left and right for a while before my friend found a marker. A very big relief. going up it 3 years ago just 2 turns before the chimney near the top of the steep part, Icould not see a paint spot and there were2 or 3 possibile choices. I tried the middle one which went staight up, but ran out of handholds at the top of it, so I had to back down it for several feet. That was my scariest moment climbing.

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      That sounds so harrowing. Glad you made it down safely. Definitely not a trail I would want to tackle in less than ideal conditions!

  • @daniel.creative
    @daniel.creative Рік тому +3

    Awesome video as always, Adam. I did Flume during winter 2012 and I agree, it is crazy. The sheer verticality is leg shaking. Highly recommend ascending the Flume Slide trail and descending Liberty Spring Trail. It adds some miles to the total but makes for a less panic inducing trek!

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому +1

      Totally agree! That is exactly what I did that day. Hopped over to liberty and went down that way. But saving mt liberty for another video in the future!

    • @daniel.creative
      @daniel.creative Рік тому

      @@AdamHoyt looking forward to it!

  • @bruschi8148
    @bruschi8148 5 місяців тому +1

    My buddy and I did this trail in 94. We camped on the bottom and hiked up and down it. Great times. We also did liberty on another trip and camped at liberty spring same summer

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  5 місяців тому +1

      Always Great Memories. I did liberty on my loop back for this trail!

  • @christaluongo8919
    @christaluongo8919 5 місяців тому +1

    I hiked this! You used to be able to access this trail from Flume Gorge. I was in my early 20s when I did this hike and loved it! Very challenging hike!

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  5 місяців тому

      Interesting how they have changed the route over the years. Glad it brought you some great memories

  • @smtheodore
    @smtheodore Рік тому +1

    Wow! I don’t mind a climb or some scramble… but I’m smart enough to realize this is out of my league! Thank you for all you do with these videos!

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! it was a doozy!

  • @benbeaver1824
    @benbeaver1824 Рік тому +1

    I did this one in mid July and it was so cool! I started at the Lafayette trailhead, walked the 2 miles on the bike path and did a loop all the way to little haystack and down the falling waters trail. Flume has such a great summit and on a clear day I think it has the best views of the notch. Definitely less crowded than the other peaks next to it.

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      that sounds like a spectacular hike. Yes people are really sleeping on it!

  • @newagedrama562
    @newagedrama562 7 місяців тому +1

    I just did this yesterday. No joke. I’m impressed you filmed this.

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  7 місяців тому +1

      Hope it was still as fun for you! It was a very long day of filming lol

    • @newagedrama562
      @newagedrama562 7 місяців тому

      @@AdamHoyt Yeah it was a blast! I did the Mt. Flume-Mt. Liberty loop.

  • @chrisbentleywalkingandrambling

    That was a very tough up. I agree, up but not down. Another great vlog Adam. Thanks for sharing.

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it. Yes this one was a freaking doozy!

  • @JamesRobertSmith
    @JamesRobertSmith Рік тому +1

    Hey! You didn't look terrified! Not even once!
    I would definitely like to hike that one!

  • @edseeway
    @edseeway Рік тому +1

    Hope you're well on you way to a full recovery Adam!

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      Things are going very well thank you! Better than I ever expected!

  • @austinwhite4710
    @austinwhite4710 Рік тому +1

    Fun fact my brother carried that tree branch as a walking stick from the liberty summit to the flume summit, glad to see it’s still there and you featured it in your video 😂

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому +1

      Bahaha sure made it easy to find the spot lol

  • @Darmalarm777
    @Darmalarm777 Рік тому

    Did this today, your video was a tremendous help when it came to the technical parts of the climb on the slabs!

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому +1

      Glad you found it so helpful and that it worked out for you!

  • @johannehoyt6868
    @johannehoyt6868 Рік тому

    Wow Wow and Wow!!! What a hike and what a view from the summit and the video was amazing!

  • @Heyzeus18
    @Heyzeus18 Рік тому +1

    This video inspired me to go hike this trail. It was a nice day and it took me just around 6 hours and I made it right at sunset! It was hard but very worth the amazing view!!😁

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      that's amazing! glad it was inspiring and that you found the view worth it!

  • @ieatbroccoliforlunch
    @ieatbroccoliforlunch Рік тому +5

    How many times did you climb the slide to get all those different angles? Most people go up it once and say "glad I don't have to do THAT again" or "at least I don't have to go back down this"

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому +1

      lolol I think I literally spent over an hour just on that one super steep slide part. Maybe 5 or 6 times up and down because of other people messing up the shot and the damn sun darting in and out of the clouds in the middle of filming. It all was so so annoying but worth it in the end. What an epic scramble!

  • @scottblunt5897
    @scottblunt5897 Рік тому +1

    First time I did that trail was going down... people going up where looking at me like I was crazy... it was a bit crazy looking back.

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому +1

      Seems like a mistake to me!

  • @wildeone1636
    @wildeone1636 Рік тому +2

    I like your theme music 🙂🎶

  • @jimjerrycal5045
    @jimjerrycal5045 7 місяців тому +1

    Hey Adam; did you do Great Gulf over time in sections - or did you do it all in one go/have a video of you doing it all in one go.
    I’m @ 45/NH48;
    Doing The Bond’s next weekend to wrap it up.
    @18/T25’s. I’ve got Ice Gulch,
    Great Gulf, Great Gully, Chemin Des Dames, Subway, Sphinx, and Six Husbands to go!
    Going to do Sphinx and Six Husbands via The Caps Ridge Trail - for my next T25 hike
    (Planning on somewhere between July 1st and the 10th) - and finishing the T25’s before my 35th in mid September!
    I’ll be giving myself plenty of time in between to go out to Maine and VT for some VT5’s/ME14’s as well as Acadia National Park for The Beehive and Precipice Trails!
    #AdamHoyt Lmk if you’d be down for a hike! I live right on NH/MA border right off RT93. I’m planning on one hike every 10-14 days for the next 4 months!
    That goes for any other hikers watching this as well; down for the wildest, and most beautiful hikes out in New England!

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  5 місяців тому

      Hey I am still working on my great gulf because I was injured part way through that hike and never finished it. I hope to finish that hike sometime soon. I hope all the hiking this summer so far for you has been fruitful and you earned yourself some patches!

  • @edwardfowler7733
    @edwardfowler7733 Рік тому +1

    Thx for attempting this beast, !!! Do u carry any filteration for water when u hike as acback up ? Thx , again great editing!

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      Thank you! glad you enjoyed it! no I only do day hikes and carry all my water bottles with me. But I'm sure you could bring filters!

  • @benfactor1293
    @benfactor1293 4 місяці тому

    You don't have to walk the bike path for long if you park at the Basin and walk in that way. There's a cutoff about .3 in from the Basin parking lot that takes you to LST and on to the Flume trail

  • @billbraski
    @billbraski 8 місяців тому +1

    I came down this trail doing the loop backwards. It was so sketchy. A slightly rainy day at that. Thought i was going to die. 🤣😅🤘

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  8 місяців тому

      Omg that is not the right way and it was wet. Dude that’s so sketch! 😮😮😮

    • @christaluongo8919
      @christaluongo8919 5 місяців тому

      Omg!!!!!

  • @jacksoneathorne
    @jacksoneathorne Рік тому

    Did this hike in reverse in the dark while it was raining a couple days ago and it was not fun at all, very terrifying, multiple cliffs.

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      Oo god why would you do it reversed! I’m scared just thinking about that! And wet! Jeeze!

  • @qedj
    @qedj Рік тому

    I think I saw you on the trail! that knee brace looks familiar...

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      You probably did! I spent hours on that trail that day!

  • @nicoledodge6591
    @nicoledodge6591 Рік тому

    How do you get back down? As difficult as climbing up it seems, I imagine going down woukd be even worse? Did you go another way ( loop trail)?

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому +1

      In the guide section I describe how I made this a full hiking loop with mt liberty

  • @cartwright1348
    @cartwright1348 6 місяців тому

    Did this in 2004 as part of a 5 day camping trip. Pivotal moment in my young life.

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  5 місяців тому

      That sounds like an epic trip and memory!

  • @thomasconnors7511
    @thomasconnors7511 Рік тому

    Did it by myself in late October with a slight mist all day. Rocks were wet and i should of turned back. If i do it again i will do it with someone and bring ropes. It becomes rock climbing and not a trail anymore. Enjoy.

    • @AdamHoyt
      @AdamHoyt  Рік тому

      Dang I would definitely not do it wet!

  • @elliebelele
    @elliebelele 4 місяці тому

    but how do you get back down these terrifying 25 trails?? 🥲