Bravo! A good documentary: good balance between personal and trail commentary. I have wanted to hike the Sierras for 55 years. I hope I may before the end.
Thank you so much Jamie & Ryan for posting this vid. It's a fantastic vid and well edited. We are hiking the HST next week and we are using you video for beta. This deserves far more views than it already has.
Nice Hike & Video!! I climbed Whitney on my JMT Hike in 2014 & then passed through Crabtree on my 2016 PCT sobo thru-hike & I am now hoping to break away & do this HST trail this year and get back up the Whitney! Looks like you had a good choice of campsites that were at lower elevations up until Guitar lake? Along with a good enjoyable pace! Hoping to do that same. Thanks Again ~Siesta
Thank you! And yes, the campsites we chose allowed for a nice and easy acclimation and neither of us had any issues with alt sickness on the Whitney ascent. I hope you get a chance to do this hike- it’s a good one! Have fun 😎
That looked like a fun trip...a bit less "high" than I thought it would be. That was one hell of a roll of the dice to pack your pack up the hill when you didn't know that you could exit the portal. The cell service only at the tippy top is even spotty. Do you have any thoughts or aspirations of doing the Sierra High Route (Ropers)? I'm local to your area.....always looking for hiking people.
Thank you so much! We used our REI half dome 2 plus for this trip. It is a pretty big tent as far as backpacking tents go. I think you’d be fine with your Copper Spur. We did pick some smaller sites, but there were plenty of larger sites available.
Get the vanilla flavored Breakfast Essentials packets from any grocery store- they are perfect for cereal! Just dump into a bowl or ziploc along with the cereal and add water 👍🏼👍🏼
Great video! I'm doing Whitney in a few weeks, but San Gorgonio next week, followed by San Jacinto; both before Whitney. These will be my first overnight backpacking trips. Thanks to your video I have started to plan my HST hike next summer. I am very curious about your food situation. Did you take regular dehydrated packs and split them up between zip lock bags?
Awesome and good luck! Glad this video was helpful. Prepare to get addicted to backpacking 😆. Gorgonio and San Jac are super fun hikes. We also did Langley a couple weeks prior to the HST. Great warm-up, and harder that Whitney in my opinion! So stoked for you to do the HST next summer- we had such a great time. Regarding food- for this trip we did about half prepackaged dehydrated meals (Mountain House, Backpackers Pantry, etc) and half our own creations portioned out in ziploc freezer bags. Most prepackaged dehydrated meals contain 2 servings so we just share it straight out of the original packaging. A classic meal that we like to make is pad thai (we went through most of the ingredients in the video). Another easy one we do a lot is instant mashed potatoes with real bacon bits. If you are a cereal person, vanilla Breakfast Essentials packets work great for milk- just add water! Happy hiking!
I know! I have more in the works! I had a baby so I had to put my backpacking videos on the back burner for a bit. But I’m figuring things out and getting back into it!
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Bravo! A good documentary: good balance between personal and trail commentary.
I have wanted to hike the Sierras for 55 years. I hope I may before the end.
You should camp at least 100' from water!
Right?! This was a great video until I saw that last campsite choice.
HECK YEA JAMISON!! You and Ryan killed that hike! Thanks for taking us along for the ride 🤙🏼
Very helpful video, thanks for sharing! Planning on doing it next year :-)
You’re welcome! It is such a beautiful trail. You will have a great time!
Awesome James! Loved it!!
Beautiful scenery
Thank you so much Jamie & Ryan for posting this vid. It's a fantastic vid and well edited. We are hiking the HST next week and we are using you video for beta. This deserves far more views than it already has.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. You are going to have the best time! How many days/nights are you planning on?
@@jaymayhikes 8 days, 7 nights. Fingers and toes crossed the wildfires don't hose us!
@@sharlson have so much fun! I’ll be crossing my fingers for you too!
Thank you for sharing that! My son hiked there alone a few years ago so it was nice to see what he saw. (He didn't take a phone with him).
You’re welcome❤️ It was such a beautiful and fun trail. I am sure your son had a blast!
The scenery is gorgeous!
Right?! It is such a gorgeous trail.
Amazing…… planning this year… hopefully you guys can share some tips to us
Great video! Subscribed to your channel and hoping there's more to come! We just did this hike a couple weeks after you!
Thank you! Wasn’t the HST amazing?! Currently working on some videos from my recent solo TRT adventure. Stay tuned!
@@jaymayhikes Just posted part 1 of our trip! Cool to see all the familiar places from your trip and the different vantage points and camp spots.
@@RolandLabana awesome! I’ll check it out!
Nice Hike & Video!! I climbed Whitney on my JMT Hike in 2014 & then passed through Crabtree on my 2016 PCT sobo thru-hike & I am now hoping to break away & do this HST trail this year and get back up the Whitney! Looks like you had a good choice of campsites that were at lower elevations up until Guitar lake? Along with a good enjoyable pace! Hoping to do that same. Thanks Again ~Siesta
Thank you! And yes, the campsites we chose allowed for a nice and easy acclimation and neither of us had any issues with alt sickness on the Whitney ascent. I hope you get a chance to do this hike- it’s a good one! Have fun 😎
That looked like a fun trip...a bit less "high" than I thought it would be. That was one hell of a roll of the dice to pack your pack up the hill when you didn't know that you could exit the portal. The cell service only at the tippy top is even spotty. Do you have any thoughts or aspirations of doing the Sierra High Route (Ropers)? I'm local to your area.....always looking for hiking people.
Nice!!!
Loved the video!! Can I ask what tent you used? Wondering if my CopperSpur 3p will be too large for some of the spots.
Thank you so much! We used our REI half dome 2 plus for this trip. It is a pretty big tent as far as backpacking tents go. I think you’d be fine with your Copper Spur. We did pick some smaller sites, but there were plenty of larger sites available.
Fruity Pebbles!?!? Holy COW what a great idea! What did you use as milk?
Get the vanilla flavored Breakfast Essentials packets from any grocery store- they are perfect for cereal! Just dump into a bowl or ziploc along with the cereal and add water 👍🏼👍🏼
@@jaymayhikes You actually just changed my outdoor experience.
Great video! I'm doing Whitney in a few weeks, but San Gorgonio next week, followed by San Jacinto; both before Whitney. These will be my first overnight backpacking trips. Thanks to your video I have started to plan my HST hike next summer. I am very curious about your food situation. Did you take regular dehydrated packs and split them up between zip lock bags?
Awesome and good luck! Glad this video was helpful. Prepare to get addicted to backpacking 😆. Gorgonio and San Jac are super fun hikes. We also did Langley a couple weeks prior to the HST. Great warm-up, and harder that Whitney in my opinion! So stoked for you to do the HST next summer- we had such a great time. Regarding food- for this trip we did about half prepackaged dehydrated meals (Mountain House, Backpackers Pantry, etc) and half our own creations portioned out in ziploc freezer bags. Most prepackaged dehydrated meals contain 2 servings so we just share it straight out of the original packaging. A classic meal that we like to make is pad thai (we went through most of the ingredients in the video). Another easy one we do a lot is instant mashed potatoes with real bacon bits. If you are a cereal person, vanilla Breakfast Essentials packets work great for milk- just add water! Happy hiking!
What do you use for filming? Great work!
Everything was shot with my GoPro Hero8. Except for the the footage of the bears which was shot on an iPhone X. Thank you!
So sad that this is the only video you uploaded.
I know! I have more in the works! I had a baby so I had to put my backpacking videos on the back burner for a bit. But I’m figuring things out and getting back into it!
Why did you drive all the way around you could have crossed over 58 and cut your drive time alot shorter
We did take 58.