Here's an update regarding the stuff I found on top! I got this email after the video went live: "I met the old timer who mined up there.he somehow knew there was uranium up there,climbed up and found high grade uranium, 30 percent. It was so hot it scorched his chest,when he kept a piece in his shirt pocket! He was a lifelong resident of gateway." Cool!
Wowza ! My question is, are there any snakes hanging around in those crevices? Thanks for the exciting adventures. I got a wee bit nervous looking down ...lol 😮
@@nickjonson6996 Check it out on Google Earth, it sure doesn't look like there is any easy path, he must have had a hoist system or something. Maybe someone scavenged it all a long time ago.
This is why I love this channel. He'd take you on an easy walk/hike on one video which most everybody can do. Next video, it's technical climbing which very few people can do. I personally like the technical climbing videos because it shows places/scenery which I will never experience. Thanks Tristan!
I came through that spectacular canyon from the south some 45 years ago on a motorcycle trip, Gateway was just a few old cabins with caterpillar nests in all the cottonwood trees. Although I've never revisited that road it left a lasting impression on me and a curiosity about that whole, almost empty, region between Grand Junction and Moab. Having studied it much on google earth, this was one of the most interesting points to me, and I was thrilled when I realized where you were. I'm old now and it tires me to walk a quarter mile, so videos like this are 'beyond wonderful' to me, Thank You for the experience... I can imagine what it was like sleeping under the stars up there, maybe 75 years ago...
My heart is in my throat as I watch you climb that mountain. I admire your bravery and ... skill. Thank you for sharing places I will probably never get to see in person. You're amazing.
Looks like so much loose rock. Yikes. I get goosebumps and hold my breath. I met a young woman in Colorado who fell at Red Rocks, fractured pelvis. Seriously breathtaking, yep.
Not a bandaid tin. That is a Prince Albert rolling tobacco tin, which was very commonly used for holding their claim papers and they are typically found buried in a pile of rocks that mark the stake's claim.
What a challenging climb in a stunningly beautiful place! Oh, to be 40 years younger with the right skill set... Thanks for this exhilarating look at the beauty of Mother Nature. My Saturdays start with a 6-7 mile walk, rewarded by fresh coffee, a snack, and Tristan's weekly adventure. Always inspiring.
Thanks for sharing that first golden hour shot. It was truly spectacular. Next time you do a climb like that, would you remember to periodically remind US to breathe? That must’ve been just thrilling for you! 😊 Great adventure!!!!
I too have climbed the Palisade. Back in 1982 when I was 11 years old. We lived in Gateway from 1978 - 1982. This was before the resort was built and the only commerce was mining and ranching. The Hubbards and the Casto families were the big families in town. The population was 200. The claim to fame for Gateway and the reason for naming it is that the outlaws of the wild west would head for the palisade, it was the Gateway to freedom where they would hang out until the "heat" would die down. Butch Cassidy had a stone hut about 4 miles west of town there. Thanks for the film. Good to see that the town has not dried up and blown away.
I work for the US Forest Service. And yesterday I went out alone looking for trees for our breeding program. My forest burnt down in a big fire- anyways point of this comment is to say that the beginning part of this climb reminds me of my day yesterday because I had a pretty scary Four-wheel-drive part where I had to solve a problem while I was on two wheels and my vehicle was rocking back-and-forth and I was on a very exposed foot drop off. Afterwards, I realize that a lot of people would’ve probably really enjoyed that!! 😮😂 me not so much I did enjoy the satisfaction of not dying or wrecking the vehicle.😅 But I don’t seek out stuff quite that challenging. I do enjoy being able to manage it though. But I didn’t have a choice because a mile further down the road that I was traversing was an abandoned vehicle and no way around it. I had to reverse up the road until I could turn around.
what a great job that is! More people should appreciate our government efforts and regulation. It is the backbone of what keeps this nation outstanding and admired from all around the world.
Don't know about that mountain top but the mesa visible behind you is covered with uranium mines on top with a lot of old mining gear left up there. DOE warning signs all over. We have been up there. So that fellow may have hoped to find something like that up there. He may have had DOE or USGS assistance if they were interested, so a helicopter may have been possible.
I'm just an old duck watching you go places I never dreamed of attempting. Not to make light of what is clearly an effort requiring skill and experience, I can watch all the really difficult climbing parts without having any personal reaction... but when you stood on one leg while working your other leg into that harness... THAT I can relate to and greatly respect your strength and balance!
Intense and beautiful. Loved seeing the old camp with bed etc. Having Multiple Sclerosis and heart disease, my only climbing is through you. Thank you so much.
The camera perspective on your head is scary looking as you're climbing. The views are astounding! And interesting artifacts lying around. What a fun find.
I have been to that part of Colorado. It is desolate but incredibly beautiful. I was fascinated about those discoveries on top. It is hard to believe that prospectors actually built small dwellings up there, due to the extremely difficult access and no obvious water source but the video doesn't lie! I didn't see any telltale signs of prospecting, such as shafts, prospect holes or mining equipment. I agree with another comment--there must be an easier access to the top. Regardless, thank you for the video and the efforts you made to show us such a beautiful place. My days of attempting that are long gone so I enjoy watching those who are able to explore and document for the rest of us.
WOW Tristan 😮 Love to watch you climb & show us all the beautiful sights from above. Like you I would love to know the history of all the artifacts found because that was someone’s life up there. Great adventure ❤👍🏻🙋🏼♀️
That was wonderful as usual, Tristan. Spectacular country, and I loved your showing us more of the nuts and carabiners of rock climbing. -- charlie, sacramento
That was epic! We’ve done a lot in this area and it one of the most beautiful areas in south western Colorado. Seeing the views from the top was amazing. Thank you for sharing it because we will only enjoy the views from ground zero. The Delores River area may be designated as a National Monument, at least being considered. This was one of your best videos.😢😀😀😀😀👍👍👍👍👍
We have been watching you for over a year now and let me just say - THIS one gave us a scare for you. We knew you were a climber, but this was ridiculously scary. We enjoy watching your videos. Bonnie
When driving through the southwest, I have often viewed mountains like this and wondered what it would be like to 'hike' to the top of it. I can imagine routes that would be doable until a cliff section which would be the end of the road except for experienced climbers. This video was fascinating showing the different sections of the ascent. The drone photography of the last sections was incredible - I don't know how you managed that and the climbing together.
You are a skilled cinematographer. Thank you for making interesting, informative, high-quality videos with beautiful scenery. Do you ever see snakes when climbing?
love your sense of adventure but, uuh, uuh…..no way in hell would I do the climbing that you did! and it always totally amazes me that you do this with both hips replaced. you are truly an amazing person. I love your channel sooomuch
Every time you climb, I remember my own minor league climbing, and I think, well, going up is one thing, coming down quite another. Coming down is always what scared me. So, all props to you. "Coming down, I don't even film." Sheesh.
Just bought a 2011 rav4, in part because of your videos. Heading out to Utah, from Ohio, in August, can't wait to hike some great trails and see greater views.
You are amazingly calm and focused. I highly appreciate your stealth and also not only good at climbing but good at video recording this. I feel like I am doing it with you, however without the calm and stealthiness.
Wow, spiderman! "Very easy..." We'll take your word for it dude. You're fearless! It always amazes me you never have anyone else with you. Just in case. Beautiful place. Thank you for bringing us with you.❤🙏
My heart was really pounding and my mind wanting to scream and plead, “Please, please, don’t do this any more! I am so afraid you’re gonna die if you continue to do this. You could slip so easily.” My son was a climber doing what he said were “trad” climbs in various parts of the world. And even though I never climbed, I got him started when he was about eleven years old or so, thinking that it was good fun for him starting with those climbing gyms and then some local cliff sites. Thank goodness now that he’s in his forties and married with a busy career, I don’t think he climbs anymore. Nevertheless, I suppose it’s all good, relatively speaking, if you have proved yourself to being a prudent and expert climber over many years, which I know is you. So, all the best!
OK, I’m always impressed by your climbing and your photography but the placement of that drone while you climbed up section 5 is pretty primo dude very nice 👏
After the Korean war ended my dad spent a couple years prospecting for Uranium in Utah near Hanksville. He pretty much lived out of jeep. I still have the letters he wrote to my mom who was at the time teaching in Caracas Venezuela. I think about that whenever I am exploring the area. Had he not come to his senses and married my mom I wouldn't be writing this. 😉
@24:13 you timed the music perfectly. Great video, Tristan! One of my favorites that you've done. My anxiety kicked in a bit...some of these sections triggered a few memories of hiking and being a little too high for my comfort zone with shear drops on one side. I get dizzy and feel like I am being pulled down into it, and my intrusive thoughts are like "just go with it and fall down and see what happens", then the fight or flight kicks in and I start to panic and my heart rate races. Hearing you talk calmly through it all helps reinforce what I tell myself: "It's all in your head, just calm down. You're fine. It's not as bad as you make it out to be."
Definitely one of your very best videos. You are without question a very brave young man…..I found myself holding my breath in between your ascent. And you treated the descent like a walk in the park. Thanks for sharing, and continued good luck in your upcoming adventures.
holy crow, that was a thrilling adventure... I was sweatin' bullets there for a while..... and I wasn't even there, haha! Thanks for showing us 'the ropes" of how you did the rapels, that was interesting.
Thank you for showing how to rappel. I have always been curious about that. Thank you for taking us along on the climb. But I was pretty nervous about it.
That was a great video to watch, and to include your rappelling with that little device we didn't have when I was young. Thanks for sharing - that was fun!
Hi Tristan, I love your channel. Have you ever thought about night hiking where you would be able to show us all the milky way unspoiled? I bet a lot of viewers would enjoy that. Stay safe and happy voyages.
As you said, interesting, intricate and fun. Really like these videos that involve a hike, a challenging scramble and a tremendous view. SW USA really rocks!
This is yet another adventure I won't try myself! However, that area around Gateway is so pretty and I love that drive between there and Naturita. Perfect curvy road if you have a sporty car of some sort.
My old stomping grounds! Welcome to the Uravan Belt. Lots of uranium and vanadium. Mostly uranium mined around Gateway. Yellow Carnotite covers some of the sandstone around there. I have some that my Geiger counter says puts out over 2,000 Counts/Minute of ionizing radiation in the form of gamma radiation. Found some dinosaur bones on a friend’s property in Glade Park that I recently found out were hot too. It’s Uraninite. So hot that we keep them in the garage now. Still very safe to hike in the Belt as natural occurring Uranium isn’t as threatening as many think it is just don’t consume it or breathe in the dust.
Thanks for including the viewers, but there is no us. There is no way I would ever climb something like that! I hike and backpack but this is beyond my comfort level. But thanks for letting us see what its like! I hope you enjoy my home province of BC.
Well yeah, Ok. Hey, thank you for prompting more wonderful memories, i.e., my days of rock climbing. An Aside: The part you called a dihedral, you said was a 5.2 whereas I give it a 5.4 or better not knowing the steepness or elevation. We just called it a crack, which was always good for stuffing protection if need be. The "open slab", to me that was definitely a 5.3. What's great about 5.3's is they look like a walk in the park, but if you slip could definitely kill ya or mess you up real bad. As for how the Hermit got a bed and canned food, etc. up there was the same as a question I had for you. When you passed the short cliff-like wall and found a way to the left, when you climbed you went first without your pack, then returned for it. IF you had a rope, why didn't you just climb the iffy parts and pull your pack, or e.g., bedframe and bldg. supplies, up with your rope!?! Climbing while wearing a full, heavy, pack seemed a whole lot more iffy to me. BTW, you gotta really hand it to that Miner fella, whoever he was? That must of been one helluva job, not only hoisting all that crap up there, but also making all those handholds and steps carved into the rock face. It made ya kind of wonder if he actually did commute!?! LOL
That looks like a dicey scramble and climb to me. Thanks for sharing this experience of climbing to the Palisades. My heart was racing for you! I knew that you safely made it down, but oh my gosh!!
Dude that was awesome!!! I usually don't comment but I have to say... THIS is why I watch your channel!!! Going solo like that is crazy, but you did it!!! Cheers 🍻
Rock climbers are a different breed of people. They possess skill, bravery, mental and physical strength. As usual those don't look images have my vertigo and anxiety through the roof. Super beautiful area. Thank you I'd never be able to see places like this with those views without you. Stay safe
My heart is filled with gratitude that you would take us with you on your phenomenal adventure! Fantastic videography, narration, and editing. We are truly blessed! You are so intelligent, skilled, brave and kind, which makes our experience even more epic:-) just super Suoer thankful for your generosity! ❤
I climbed Table Mountain many years ago - Right Face (with ropes and an experienced mountaineer ) twice and can totally identify with the height. Thanks for the experience, absolutely stunning!
Thank you Tristan for the sneak peek of the morning beauty of creation. Sure do appreciate your thoughtfulness. Glad You're someday came, and you shared it with us. That was a sketchy climb. I took a deep breath and put my hands over my mouth and my eyes were wide open with a aw sound. Thank you for your extra work adjusting your camera during your climb. Your drone footage was amazing. What an awesome find. Perhaps there was more than one person involved in brining up the materials? A flashback of someone's life. Thank you Tristan for another magnificent video. Always so inspiring and educational. Tater Tot
Thunderbird is one of few left that put coffee in one of their bars. Gotta say, this video had me puckering a little. Great job with the videoing and the climbing.
Two people hauling up the material in stages by rope is likely how they did it. One man goes up and sets the rope which is tossed down to the guy below who ties it to the materials in pile sizes that can be pulled up by the guy above, who stages it there and then climbs on up to the next staging point. Meanwhile the guy below climbs up the materials and ties off materials with the same rope tossed from above. This is tedious but doable.
Here's an update regarding the stuff I found on top! I got this email after the video went live: "I met the old timer who mined up there.he somehow knew there was uranium up there,climbed up and found high grade uranium, 30 percent. It was so hot it scorched his chest,when he kept a piece in his shirt pocket! He was a lifelong resident of gateway." Cool!
How did he haul all that stuff up there? Including water!
The Ut-Colo border area is a Hotbed for uranium, especially around Uravan.
@@InSurrealtime Seems there must be another way up.
Wowza ! My question is, are there any snakes hanging around in those crevices? Thanks for the exciting adventures. I got a wee bit nervous looking down ...lol 😮
@@nickjonson6996 Check it out on Google Earth, it sure doesn't look like there is any easy path, he must have had a hoist system or something. Maybe someone scavenged it all a long time ago.
This is why I love this channel. He'd take you on an easy walk/hike on one video which most everybody can do. Next video, it's technical climbing which very few people can do. I personally like the technical climbing videos because it shows places/scenery which I will never experience. Thanks Tristan!
Same.
I came through that spectacular canyon from the south some 45 years ago on a motorcycle trip, Gateway was just a few old cabins with caterpillar nests in all the cottonwood trees. Although I've never revisited that road it left a lasting impression on me and a curiosity about that whole, almost empty, region between Grand Junction and Moab. Having studied it much on google earth, this was one of the most interesting points to me, and I was thrilled when I realized where you were. I'm old now and it tires me to walk a quarter mile, so videos like this are 'beyond wonderful' to me, Thank You for the experience... I can imagine what it was like sleeping under the stars up there, maybe 75 years ago...
My heart is in my throat as I watch you climb that mountain. I admire your bravery and ... skill. Thank you for sharing places I will probably never get to see in person. You're amazing.
I appreciate the kind words! Thanks for watching.
Looks like so much loose rock. Yikes. I get goosebumps and hold my breath. I met a young woman in Colorado who fell at Red Rocks, fractured pelvis. Seriously breathtaking, yep.
As someone who is afraid of heights and falling I admire your abilities. This was a grand view adventure. Thanks for bringing me back safely.
Not a bandaid tin. That is a Prince Albert rolling tobacco tin, which was very commonly used for holding their claim papers and they are typically found buried in a pile of rocks that mark the stake's claim.
What a challenging climb in a stunningly beautiful place! Oh, to be 40 years younger with the right skill set... Thanks for this exhilarating look at the beauty of Mother Nature. My Saturdays start with a 6-7 mile walk, rewarded by fresh coffee, a snack, and Tristan's weekly adventure. Always inspiring.
The only reason I can watch your harrowing climb is because I know you didn't fall or the video wouldn't be posted😅 it is very beautiful. Thanks
Thanks for sharing that first golden hour shot. It was truly spectacular. Next time you do a climb like that, would you remember to periodically remind US to breathe? That must’ve been just thrilling for you! 😊 Great adventure!!!!
I too have climbed the Palisade. Back in 1982 when I was 11 years old. We lived in Gateway from 1978 - 1982. This was before the resort was built and the only commerce was mining and ranching. The Hubbards and the Casto families were the big families in town. The population was 200. The claim to fame for Gateway and the reason for naming it is that the outlaws of the wild west would head for the palisade, it was the Gateway to freedom where they would hang out until the "heat" would die down. Butch Cassidy had a stone hut about 4 miles west of town there. Thanks for the film. Good to see that the town has not dried up and blown away.
I work for the US Forest Service. And yesterday I went out alone looking for trees for our breeding program. My forest burnt down in a big fire- anyways point of this comment is to say that the beginning part of this climb reminds me of my day yesterday because I had a pretty scary Four-wheel-drive part where I had to solve a problem while I was on two wheels and my vehicle was rocking back-and-forth and I was on a very exposed foot drop off. Afterwards, I realize that a lot of people would’ve probably really enjoyed that!! 😮😂 me not so much I did enjoy the satisfaction of not dying or wrecking the vehicle.😅 But I don’t seek out stuff quite that challenging. I do enjoy being able to manage it though. But I didn’t have a choice because a mile further down the road that I was traversing was an abandoned vehicle and no way around it. I had to reverse up the road until I could turn around.
what a great job that is! More people should appreciate our government efforts and regulation. It is the backbone of what keeps this nation outstanding and admired from all around the world.
You're a good climber. Well done, Triston. It is simply amazing what miners did in search of their precious metals.
Right? What a tough life!
Beautiful! If you were my kid I wouldn't sleep at night, but I love your spirit of adventure.
You are one brave human. The climb was terrifying. Great video as always. I'm glad I get to see these places through you.
Prince Albert has left the can.
Lol!
Tristan, you amaze me. I was petrified during that adventure. Wow!
You’re the man! That was a great adventure. Thanks for doing a lot of that twice for us. 😅
Nice switch to drone footage. At first I thought you got a film crew. Awesome.
It was phenomenal!
Don't know about that mountain top but the mesa visible behind you is covered with uranium mines on top with a lot of old mining gear left up there. DOE warning signs all over. We have been up there.
So that fellow may have hoped to find something like that up there. He may have had DOE or USGS assistance if they were interested, so a helicopter may have been possible.
WOW! Thanks for taking us along! You rock! :)
Looked risky, glad you survived!!! Thank you...
I'm just an old duck watching you go places I never dreamed of attempting. Not to make light of what is clearly an effort requiring skill and experience, I can watch all the really difficult climbing parts without having any personal reaction... but when you stood on one leg while working your other leg into that harness... THAT I can relate to and greatly respect your strength and balance!
Yippee. Tristan on Saturday morning! Thank you. The climbing/repel step by step was very interesting.
Intense and beautiful. Loved seeing the old camp with bed etc. Having Multiple Sclerosis and heart disease, my only climbing is through you. Thank you so much.
That drive through the canyon between Grand Junction and Gateway is really impressive.
It really is! Beautiful part of Colorado.
The camera perspective on your head is scary looking as you're climbing.
The views are astounding!
And interesting artifacts lying around. What a fun find.
You make the best videos!
Thank you! 😁
When you asked "Was this guy crazy?" I asked the same question about you, doing that crazy climb. 😅😅😏
You posted the video so I am sure you made it safely! I believe it to be wise to bring another person on these types of adventures.
I have been to that part of Colorado. It is desolate but incredibly beautiful. I was fascinated about those discoveries on top. It is hard to believe that prospectors actually built small dwellings up there, due to the extremely difficult access and no obvious water source but the video doesn't lie! I didn't see any telltale signs of prospecting, such as shafts, prospect holes or mining equipment. I agree with another comment--there must be an easier access to the top. Regardless, thank you for the video and the efforts you made to show us such a beautiful place. My days of attempting that are long gone so I enjoy watching those who are able to explore and document for the rest of us.
Nope! 😂. Was anyone else leaning to the right as you watched? Amazing courage.
WOW Tristan 😮 Love to watch you climb & show us all the beautiful sights from above. Like you I would love to know the history of all the artifacts found because that was someone’s life up there. Great adventure ❤👍🏻🙋🏼♀️
That was wonderful as usual, Tristan. Spectacular country, and I loved your showing us more of the nuts and carabiners of rock climbing. -- charlie, sacramento
Was in Bears Ears this week. So close to the legendary TH-camr. Love your work. Trailer parking southern CO is available for membership privileges.
That was epic! We’ve done a lot in this area and it one of the most beautiful areas in south western Colorado. Seeing the views from the top was amazing. Thank you for sharing it because we will only enjoy the views from ground zero. The Delores River area may be designated as a National Monument, at least being considered. This was one of your best videos.😢😀😀😀😀👍👍👍👍👍
We have been watching you for over a year now and let me just say - THIS one gave us a scare for you. We knew you were a climber, but this was ridiculously scary. We enjoy watching your videos. Bonnie
My leg start shaking just watching you climb that.
When driving through the southwest, I have often viewed mountains like this and wondered what it would be like to 'hike' to the top of it. I can imagine routes that would be doable until a cliff section which would be the end of the road except for experienced climbers. This video was fascinating showing the different sections of the ascent. The drone photography of the last sections was incredible - I don't know how you managed that and the climbing together.
You are a skilled cinematographer. Thank you for making interesting, informative, high-quality videos with beautiful scenery. Do you ever see snakes when climbing?
Not very often at all. I see them more when hiking than climbing 🐍
Thank you i was wondering what same thing. 🐍🐉@SUVRVing
Right. The climb looks hard enough, but to make a documentary at the same time is amazing.
love your sense of adventure but, uuh, uuh…..no way in hell would I do the climbing that you did! and it always totally amazes me that you do this with both hips replaced. you are truly an amazing person. I love your channel sooomuch
This is the first hike you’ve done that I was holding my breath. Well done!🎉
what a great video...thanks so much for taking us along
24:30 GLORIOUS 👍🧓
Every time you climb, I remember my own minor league climbing, and I think, well, going up is one thing, coming down quite another. Coming down is always what scared me. So, all props to you. "Coming down, I don't even film." Sheesh.
Unreal! I have a fear of heights! Can’t believe how easily you scaled this rock mountain! Thank you for filming this one!😀😞
Just bought a 2011 rav4, in part because of your videos. Heading out to Utah, from Ohio, in August, can't wait to hike some great trails and see greater views.
What an adventure! The view at 23:30 and 24:40 was beautiful with the river winding up the canyon.
Awesome.
You are amazingly calm and focused. I highly appreciate your stealth and also not only good at climbing but good at video recording this. I feel like I am doing it with you, however without the calm and stealthiness.
Love your video's. These always makes my groin hurt. Might have done this 40 years ago, but not now. Thanks!
Wow, spiderman! "Very easy..." We'll take your word for it dude. You're fearless! It always amazes me you never have anyone else with you. Just in case. Beautiful place. Thank you for bringing us with you.❤🙏
OK! I need a nap now.
My heart was really pounding and my mind wanting to scream and plead, “Please, please, don’t do this any more! I am so afraid you’re gonna die if you continue to do this. You could slip so easily.” My son was a climber doing what he said were “trad” climbs in various parts of the world. And even though I never climbed, I got him started when he was about eleven years old or so, thinking that it was good fun for him starting with those climbing gyms and then some local cliff sites. Thank goodness now that he’s in his forties and married with a busy career, I don’t think he climbs anymore. Nevertheless, I suppose it’s all good, relatively speaking, if you have proved yourself to being a prudent and expert climber over many years, which I know is you. So, all the best!
OK, I’m always impressed by your climbing and your photography but the placement of that drone while you climbed up section 5 is pretty primo dude very nice 👏
Amazing.. Again....and I found myself leaning to my right... This is so good...thank you, stay safe, be well
Fascinating! I always appreciate the fact that you have to go and retrieve your camera after videoing yourself from a distance.
After the Korean war ended my dad spent a couple years prospecting for Uranium in Utah near Hanksville. He pretty much lived out of jeep. I still have the letters he wrote to my mom who was at the time teaching in Caracas Venezuela. I think about that whenever I am exploring the area. Had he not come to his senses and married my mom I wouldn't be writing this. 😉
Thank You for another excellent adventure. ♥
Thank you, I’m 53 and worked my body to its end, your camera is my eyes and your legs are mine 10 year’s ago. Great video.
@24:13 you timed the music perfectly.
Great video, Tristan! One of my favorites that you've done. My anxiety kicked in a bit...some of these sections triggered a few memories of hiking and being a little too high for my comfort zone with shear drops on one side. I get dizzy and feel like I am being pulled down into it, and my intrusive thoughts are like "just go with it and fall down and see what happens", then the fight or flight kicks in and I start to panic and my heart rate races. Hearing you talk calmly through it all helps reinforce what I tell myself: "It's all in your head, just calm down. You're fine. It's not as bad as you make it out to be."
Thanks!
Definitely one of your very best videos. You are without question a very brave young man…..I found myself holding my breath in between your ascent. And you treated the descent like a walk in the park. Thanks for sharing, and continued good luck in your upcoming adventures.
Wouldn't be surprised if you and Cassie had a little heart to heart conversation after she saw this video.
holy crow, that was a thrilling adventure... I was sweatin' bullets there for a while..... and I wasn't even there, haha! Thanks for showing us 'the ropes" of how you did the rapels, that was interesting.
Thank you for showing how to rappel. I have always been curious about that. Thank you for taking us along on the climb. But I was pretty nervous about it.
That was a great video to watch, and to include your rappelling with that little device we didn't have when I was young. Thanks for sharing - that was fun!
Tristin, what a climb! My blood pressure raised at the narrow path😮
Hi Tristan, I love your channel.
Have you ever thought about night hiking where you would be able to show us all the milky way unspoiled?
I bet a lot of viewers would enjoy that.
Stay safe and happy voyages.
Thanks Tristan for sharing the great footage and a mysterious history of this mountain top!
As you said, interesting, intricate and fun. Really like these videos that involve a hike, a challenging scramble and a tremendous view. SW USA really rocks!
This is yet another adventure I won't try myself! However, that area around Gateway is so pretty and I love that drive between there and Naturita. Perfect curvy road if you have a sporty car of some sort.
Good spaghetti Western soundtrack... Excellent video. Thanks. 😎
My old stomping grounds! Welcome to the Uravan Belt. Lots of uranium and vanadium. Mostly uranium mined around Gateway. Yellow Carnotite covers some of the sandstone around there. I have some that my Geiger counter says puts out over 2,000 Counts/Minute of ionizing radiation in the form of gamma radiation. Found some dinosaur bones on a friend’s property in Glade Park that I recently found out were hot too. It’s Uraninite. So hot that we keep them in the garage now. Still very safe to hike in the Belt as natural occurring Uranium isn’t as threatening as many think it is just don’t consume it or breathe in the dust.
The open range... that music... must be hiking Marlboro Country today
The drone footage was awesome, but the celebration kick says it all👊🏻 awesome awesome place thank you
Wow! That was Fan-Tas-Tic! Whew! Thx!
Pretty dern cool. Thx for filming the downward journey! Looking forward ro your next video adventure.
Thanks for including the viewers, but there is no us. There is no way I would ever climb something like that! I hike and backpack but this is beyond my comfort level. But thanks for letting us see what its like! I hope you enjoy my home province of BC.
Thanks for showing your ropework at the end.
Well yeah, Ok. Hey, thank you for prompting more wonderful memories, i.e., my days of rock climbing. An Aside: The part you called a dihedral, you said was a 5.2 whereas I give it a 5.4 or better not knowing the steepness or elevation. We just called it a crack, which was always good for stuffing protection if need be. The "open slab", to me that was definitely a 5.3. What's great about 5.3's is they look like a walk in the park, but if you slip could definitely kill ya or mess you up real bad. As for how the Hermit got a bed and canned food, etc. up there was the same as a question I had for you. When you passed the short cliff-like wall and found a way to the left, when you climbed you went first without your pack, then returned for it. IF you had a rope, why didn't you just climb the iffy parts and pull your pack, or e.g., bedframe and bldg. supplies, up with your rope!?! Climbing while wearing a full, heavy, pack seemed a whole lot more iffy to me. BTW, you gotta really hand it to that Miner fella, whoever he was? That must of been one helluva job, not only hoisting all that crap up there, but also making all those handholds and steps carved into the rock face. It made ya kind of wonder if he actually did commute!?! LOL
That looks like a dicey scramble and climb to me. Thanks for sharing this experience of climbing to the Palisades. My heart was racing for you! I knew that you safely made it down, but oh my gosh!!
Dude that was awesome!!! I usually don't comment but I have to say... THIS is why I watch your channel!!! Going solo like that is crazy, but you did it!!! Cheers 🍻
Rock climbers are a different breed of people. They possess skill, bravery, mental and physical strength. As usual those don't look images have my vertigo and anxiety through the roof. Super beautiful area. Thank you I'd never be able to see places like this with those views without you.
Stay safe
I imagine getting water up there was no easy deal.
I started watching and paused - took meclizine - felt better - resumed viewing - took Aleve afterwards - feel great - great visuals!
I needed a seatbelt for this awesome video!.what a view!
My heart is filled with gratitude that you would take us with you on your phenomenal adventure! Fantastic videography, narration, and editing.
We are truly blessed! You are so intelligent, skilled, brave and kind, which makes our experience even more epic:-) just super Suoer thankful for your generosity! ❤
All I can say is WOW. That was quite the video.
I climbed Table Mountain many years ago - Right Face (with ropes and an experienced mountaineer ) twice and can totally identify with the height. Thanks for the experience, absolutely stunning!
Your dedication to making a great video is amazing. It’s hard to remember that you don’t have a crew with you. Thank you!
Great tok see you doing a real adventure again! Gorgeous cinematography too.
Great adventure; thanks for the bird's eye view!
What an adventure! I appreciate you showing all the prep and safety steps... still, scary to do this alone. Take care!
Thank you Tristan for the sneak peek of the morning beauty of creation. Sure do appreciate your thoughtfulness. Glad You're someday came, and you shared it with us. That was a sketchy climb. I took a deep breath and put my hands over my mouth and my eyes were wide open with a aw sound. Thank you for your extra work adjusting your camera during your climb. Your drone footage was amazing. What an awesome find. Perhaps there was more than one person involved in brining up the materials? A flashback of someone's life. Thank you Tristan for another magnificent video. Always so inspiring and educational. Tater Tot
One of your best Tristan, through the wonders of technology (and your hard work) the world sees this place for the first time.
Thunderbird is one of few left that put coffee in one of their bars. Gotta say, this video had me puckering a little. Great job with the videoing and the climbing.
Those stats are insane 😮
Those stationary drone shots just blow my mind, as do you! This was a tuff one wasn't it!?
The opening music had me searching for my spurs and six gun. 🤠
Two people hauling up the material in stages by rope is likely how they did it. One man goes up and sets the rope which is tossed down to the guy below who ties it to the materials in pile sizes that can be pulled up by the guy above, who stages it there and then climbs on up to the next staging point. Meanwhile the guy below climbs up the materials and ties off materials with the same rope tossed from above. This is tedious but doable.
My morning coffee was not sitting well watching.